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<blockquote data-quote="lukelightning" data-source="post: 5182819" data-attributes="member: 9745">Agreed. When I first heard about class roles, I thought it was limiting, but seeing it in practice I quickly changed my mind. It's important for everyone to know what their job is — and at the same time there is some flexibility. I've seen barbarians and avengers act as replacement defenders, and fighters being like strikers, etc.I played in a mostly striker party in a Living Forgotten Realms game; the first fight was cakewalk since we got really good initiative and tossed out some serious buttkicking before the baddies had a chance to move (my sorcerer's burst spells were perfect for this situation; with an action point I went &quot;woosh, you are slowed, boom, you are prone!). The second fight was not so smooth.I dmed a mostly defender party too (also in LFR)... they waltzed through the fights no problem — the baddies had trouble hitting anyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lukelightning, post: 5182819, member: 9745"] Agreed. When I first heard about class roles, I thought it was limiting, but seeing it in practice I quickly changed my mind. It's important for everyone to know what their job is — and at the same time there is some flexibility. I've seen barbarians and avengers act as replacement defenders, and fighters being like strikers, etc. I played in a mostly striker party in a Living Forgotten Realms game; the first fight was cakewalk since we got really good initiative and tossed out some serious buttkicking before the baddies had a chance to move (my sorcerer's burst spells were perfect for this situation; with an action point I went "woosh, you are slowed, boom, you are prone!). The second fight was not so smooth. I dmed a mostly defender party too (also in LFR)... they waltzed through the fights no problem — the baddies had trouble hitting anyone. [/QUOTE]

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