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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4269544" data-attributes="member: 54846">Re: Useless Symmetry and Roles:We'll see more controllers. I promise you. WotC would not just leave one class as a controller. In fact, I remember a blog post where they were discussing a Divine Controller, who did lots of flame strikes, et al. Now, some Power Sources may lack one of the roles. Ki may not have a controller or leader. Shadow may not have a Defender. Psionics might not have a leader or a defender (Psychic warrior, at least in my mind, is too similar to the Swordmage unless they do something interesting). Re: Which class is which role.The class and race book said Monks would be a striker. I personally can't see psionicists not being controllers, because leaders seem less involved in effecting the enemy, as opposed to buffing/helping the party. The barbarian will not be a controller. First of all, controllers have far too few HP for a barbarian. Next, look at the Rogue; he's shifting people a lot, as well as moving and attacking. And many, MANY skirmishers in the MM can "Move x squares, make y number of attacks, do not incur OAs". The barbarian screams striker to me, because very little of his abilities correspond with "Tieing enemy down".I'm more curious how they're going to handle Elementalists, at least from a role perspective.</blockquote>