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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Irda Ranger" data-source="post: 4088072" data-attributes="member: 1003">No class, even in the PHB1, is perfectly confined to one role; the Paladin can Heal, as you note. But Mearls has specifically said that you won't see any class that is strong in more than one Role. Allowing such a class would nerf all the other classes in both of those Roles.And the other lesson they've learned is that the Jack-of-All-Trades always ends up being the fifth wheel with no clear contribution to the group.  The philosophy is: Pick A Role And Don't Look Back.That's not inconsistent with Controller though.  A Monk that can go anywhere and Trip/Knock Prone anyone, with impunity, is effective at controlling the battlefield.  Also, we already have two Martial Strikers.Of course, the Monk may not be a Martial class at all if they come out with a Ki-Power or similar.But wait ...I trust you mean that the Monk is confirmed as a Striker other than from the above quote? Because "50% wrong" could mean Martial Controller.Like fafhrd, I am hoping for a "secular" Monk.*************My own guesses:Martial Controller: None. Mearls described this as "theoretically possible." 4E is also avoiding needless symmetry, so there won't be a power-role combo in every slot.Arcane Defender: SwordmageArcane Leader: BardShadow Defender: HexbladeShadow Leader: Death Knight (they won't call it that)Shadow Striker: Assassin (old school, baby!)Shadow Controller: NecromancerPrimal Defender: BarbarianPrimal Leader: EnchanterPrimal Striker: SorcererPrimal Controller: DruidPsionic Defender: Jedi (in my dreams)Psionic Leader: Hivemind (new concept)Psionic Striker: MonkPsionic Controller: Psion</blockquote>

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