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<blockquote data-quote="Mouseferatu" data-source="post: 336739" data-attributes="member: 1288">Okay, I'm neither a statistician nor a mathematician--heck, I still have to remind myself that 1-in-20 = 5% <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />--but even I can see there's a problem with the basic premise here.Ranking the classes numerically, from 1 to 11--whether you're asking people to rank by balance or popularity--requires an assumption that, I feel, is false from the get-go.Many people--myself included--can't rank all the classes.&nbsp; I have several that I like equally (or dislike equally).&nbsp; I have multiple classes that I feel are equally balanced with one another, and equally powerful.&nbsp; And what I &quot;really&quot; like in the mood I'm in for one campaign may drastically change for the next.&nbsp; I really like playing druids, except when I feel like playing a fighter, except when I feel like playing a wizard, and so forth...I realize that this would be far less precise, but what about simply a poll saying &quot;List the classes you feel are mostly balanced (or unbalanced)&quot; and &quot;List the classes you enjoy playing (or don't enjoy playing)&quot;?&nbsp; You'll get less precise results, but they'll be a lot more accurate, and you'll have a wider base of people willing (and able) to respond.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mouseferatu, post: 336739, member: 1288"] Okay, I'm neither a statistician nor a mathematician--heck, I still have to remind myself that 1-in-20 = 5% ;)--but even I can see there's a problem with the basic premise here. Ranking the classes numerically, from 1 to 11--whether you're asking people to rank by balance or popularity--requires an assumption that, I feel, is false from the get-go. Many people--myself included--[i]can't[/i] rank all the classes. I have several that I like equally (or dislike equally). I have multiple classes that I feel are equally balanced with one another, and equally powerful. And what I "really" like in the mood I'm in for one campaign may drastically change for the next. I really like playing druids, except when I feel like playing a fighter, except when I feel like playing a wizard, and so forth... I realize that this would be far less precise, but what about simply a poll saying "List the classes you feel are mostly balanced (or unbalanced)" and "List the classes you enjoy playing (or don't enjoy playing)"? You'll get less [i]precise[/i] results, but they'll be a lot more accurate, and you'll have a wider base of people willing (and able) to respond. [/QUOTE]

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