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<blockquote data-quote="ObsidianCrane" data-source="post: 4250056" data-attributes="member: 54918"><p>I disagree with the op.</p><p></p><p>Looking at the options revealed by confirmation of these races seems to open up some sweet combos to me. For example, Human Warlock with Wizard MC (Scorching Ray) or Half-Elf Warlock using their racial to get Scorching Ray seems pretty good. You get the benefit of an extra encounter power - one that you can use with your Warlock's Curse to do a significant amount of damage to multiple opponents in a round, without reducing your effectiveness as a Warlock compared to say...well actually any other race (except maybe an Elf with that handy Re-roll on ranged attacks /Encounter).</p><p></p><p>I'm sure other combinations will show up. But that flexibility to cherry pick another classes first level powers, or grab the multiclass benefit essentially for free is very nice. Its the same old flexibility vs fixed power balance of 3E, but in 4E the advantage of picking flexibility appears to not be as pronounced as it was in 3E (in part thanks to the removal of feat treeing, and the increased number of feats gained)</p><p></p><p>That's just ideas available from public information, I'm sure as the books hit other benefits will become apparent as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ObsidianCrane, post: 4250056, member: 54918"] I disagree with the op. Looking at the options revealed by confirmation of these races seems to open up some sweet combos to me. For example, Human Warlock with Wizard MC (Scorching Ray) or Half-Elf Warlock using their racial to get Scorching Ray seems pretty good. You get the benefit of an extra encounter power - one that you can use with your Warlock's Curse to do a significant amount of damage to multiple opponents in a round, without reducing your effectiveness as a Warlock compared to say...well actually any other race (except maybe an Elf with that handy Re-roll on ranged attacks /Encounter). I'm sure other combinations will show up. But that flexibility to cherry pick another classes first level powers, or grab the multiclass benefit essentially for free is very nice. Its the same old flexibility vs fixed power balance of 3E, but in 4E the advantage of picking flexibility appears to not be as pronounced as it was in 3E (in part thanks to the removal of feat treeing, and the increased number of feats gained) That's just ideas available from public information, I'm sure as the books hit other benefits will become apparent as well. [/QUOTE]
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