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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Talassa" data-source="post: 3816415" data-attributes="member: 55848">I GMed for years DnD (BEMCI), AD&D and AD&D 2e. 3e I run for little more than a year after its release, at which point I gave up the game, for a number of reasons but must of all for its increased complexity. I have bought, read, run or played many other systems, but none for as much time as (A)D&D, in any of its iterations.Given a lot good things I have heard about 4e designing philosophy, I expect me and my old friends to resume play next year.   Ok. By now I am convinced that there will be 8 classes in PHB and that those will be the following ones (with what I think should be the primary and secondary roles for them):Fighter (Martial Defender/Striker)Rogue (Martial Striker/Controller?)Ranger (Martial Striker/Defender)Cleric (Divine Leader/Defender)Paladin (Divine Defender/Leader)Wizard (Arcane Controller/Striker)Warlord (Martial Leader/Defender?)Warlock (Arcane Controller/Leader?)Although I am liking very much 4e direction so far, I am also very disappointed that they added the last two classes in exchange of the following ones:Druid (Divine Controller/Leader)Bard (Arcane Leader/Controller?)I know there will be a  PHB 2 and those classes will probably be there. But there is something here that may keep me from buying these, where I would otherwise do it. I am fine with the expansion of "core" concept, but I am not comfortable with the feeling that I will be forced to do so just that I can have those old favourites. Other than this, please know that I am already sold in 4e (the first core books and adventures, anyway) as most of the news I read about it here - about rules and fluff - are pretty much on spot with what I think is the direction DnD needs to take to regain some of its lost support base and, more than that, to inspire a new generation of gamers.</blockquote>

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