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<blockquote data-quote="Anguish" data-source="post: 5471701" data-attributes="member: 27032">To be fair, Complete Magic will have one new class in it.&nbsp; Complete Combat will have zero new classes in it.&nbsp; It has three alternate-class-ability sets that replace existing classes.&nbsp; If you play a Ninja, you're really playing a rogue that substitutes a few abilities for specialization.So far - judging from the APG - I think Paizo's doing a good job of widening player options without really introducing power-creep.&nbsp; Want to play a fighter who specializes in unarmed strikes... fine, there's an archetype for that.I've always wanted to play a knife-throwing fighter, but it just doesn't work because it's so sub-optimal.&nbsp; With a nice archetype, it would be possible for such a thing... instead of making the game overall more powerful, make a sub-optimal choice closer in power to an optimal one.That's what I think Paizo is up to.&nbsp; New rules that aren't easily cherry-picked for max/min situations.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anguish, post: 5471701, member: 27032"] To be fair, Complete Magic will have one new class in it. Complete Combat will have zero new classes in it. It has three alternate-class-ability sets that replace existing classes. If you play a Ninja, you're really playing a rogue that substitutes a few abilities for specialization. So far - judging from the APG - I think Paizo's doing a good job of widening player options without really introducing power-creep. Want to play a fighter who specializes in unarmed strikes... fine, there's an archetype for that. I've always wanted to play a knife-throwing fighter, but it just doesn't work because it's so sub-optimal. With a nice archetype, it would be possible for such a thing... instead of making the game overall more powerful, make a sub-optimal choice closer in power to an optimal one. That's what I think Paizo is up to. New rules that aren't easily cherry-picked for max/min situations. [/QUOTE]

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