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<blockquote data-quote="AGFlynn" data-source="post: 4301494" data-attributes="member: 17562">I'm not sure if this has been discussed elsewhere, but in putting together my first 4e Warlock I realized that the curse and a number of other powers allow a character to target only their closest enemy on any given round.I find this a bit mystifying as I try to imagine it in play. That means my Warlock can't target, for example, the big boss standing two squares away but one square behind and to the left of his minion. Why the hell not? There's a clear line of sight, no cover and he's nice and close. Sure, the warlock only has to shift a couple squares and the big guy's the closest. No big deal.But a savvy DM will make sure the big guy positions himself whenever possible so that nobody can make him the closest target.So my warlock is likely going to be denied one of the most potent tools in his arsenal just about all the time. In 1 square wide corridors, or just about anywhere tight, he will almost never be able to move into position to use the curse, since the tanks will be in there up close and personal, taking up squares that could give the warlock the proximity he needs.I find that a massive limitation to the class. I have this great power that is central to my character's combat effectiveness, but in many situations I won't be able to use it.This must have come up in playtesting. I certainly hope that in the errata such things will be given a short range rather than the &quot;closest&quot; requirement. I'll be sure the asking my group to house rule this one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AGFlynn, post: 4301494, member: 17562"] I'm not sure if this has been discussed elsewhere, but in putting together my first 4e Warlock I realized that the curse and a number of other powers allow a character to target only their [I]closest[/I] enemy on any given round. I find this a bit mystifying as I try to imagine it in play. That means my Warlock can't target, for example, the big boss standing two squares away but one square behind and to the left of his minion. Why the hell not? There's a clear line of sight, no cover and he's nice and close. Sure, the warlock only has to shift a couple squares and the big guy's the closest. No big deal. But a savvy DM will make sure the big guy positions himself whenever possible so that nobody can make him the closest target. So my warlock is likely going to be denied one of the most potent tools in his arsenal just about all the time. In 1 square wide corridors, or just about anywhere tight, he will almost never be able to move into position to use the curse, since the tanks will be in there up close and personal, taking up squares that could give the warlock the proximity he needs. I find that a massive limitation to the class. I have this great power that is central to my character's combat effectiveness, but in many situations I won't be able to use it. This must have come up in playtesting. I certainly hope that in the errata such things will be given a short range rather than the "closest" requirement. I'll be sure the asking my group to house rule this one. [/QUOTE]

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