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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 9468758" data-attributes="member: 92511">I don't know that any contention is necessary. Divergence, I suppose. It's just a matter of how one prefers to categorize/view the bases of your classes. From my longstanding perspective...<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Warrior classes are best at Combat/&quot;fighting.&quot; Your bonuses are about hitting, damage, taking/overcoming damage, using weapons and armor. Fighters, Barbarians, Paladins...case can be made for Monks.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wizard classes are best at Magic. Your almost certainly have/use spells/supernatural powers, bonuses about knowing occult things, overcoming magical creatures and threats. Mages (&quot;wizards&quot;), Psychics, Witches... arguably Warlocks.(...arguably Druids.)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rogue classes are best at Skills. Your bonuses are about stealth, &quot;exploration,&quot; overcoming/avoiding hazards. Thieves, I easily submit Rangers, Acrobats, Assassins.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mystic classes are best at Support. Your bonuses are divided among various areas, often about bolstering others, protecting/defending against and dealing with specific situations (which may or may not include: combat or magic or exploration, etc...). Clerics, Bards, Magus/Spellsword types, arguably Druids, (I would submit arguably Warlocks, as well). A case could be made</li>
</ul>This is not to say this is ALL the class is about or other classes can't be &quot;good&quot; in other areas. A Paladin, arguably, might be considered a &quot;Mystic/Support class&quot; because of their divine/magic/healing abilities. But it is not the archetype's primary role, definitely secondary to their position as an evil-smiting &quot;warrior.&quot;&nbsp; But what a particular class is primarily about, what they are most effective at, what they have the most abilities built around. A Thief/Rogue is going to have/get more skills-related stuff than other classes. A non-magic Ranger (which is my take/preferred default for the class) would easily fall into that category before/moreso (again, to my own thinking/preference) than the Warrior types.&nbsp;Just my take.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 9468758, member: 92511"] I don't know that any contention is necessary. Divergence, I suppose. It's just a matter of how one prefers to categorize/view the bases of your classes. From my longstanding perspective... [LIST] [*]Warrior classes are best at Combat/"fighting." Your bonuses are about hitting, damage, taking/overcoming damage, using weapons and armor. Fighters, Barbarians, Paladins...case can be made for Monks. [*]Wizard classes are best at Magic. Your almost certainly have/use spells/supernatural powers, bonuses about knowing occult things, overcoming magical creatures and threats. Mages ("wizards"), Psychics, Witches... arguably Warlocks.(...arguably Druids.) [*]Rogue classes are best at Skills. Your bonuses are about stealth, "exploration," overcoming/avoiding hazards. Thieves, I easily submit Rangers, Acrobats, Assassins. [*]Mystic classes are best at Support. Your bonuses are divided among various areas, often about bolstering others, protecting/defending against and dealing with specific situations (which may or may not include: combat or magic or exploration, etc...). Clerics, Bards, Magus/Spellsword types, arguably Druids, (I would submit arguably Warlocks, as well). A case could be made [/LIST] This is not to say this is ALL the class is about or other classes can't be "good" in other areas. A Paladin, arguably, might be considered a "Mystic/Support class" because of their divine/magic/healing abilities. But it is not the archetype's primary role, definitely secondary to their position as an evil-smiting "warrior." But what a particular class is primarily about, what they are most effective at, what they have the most abilities built around. A Thief/Rogue is going to have/get more skills-related stuff than other classes. A non-magic Ranger (which is my take/preferred default for the class) would easily fall into that category before/moreso (again, to my own thinking/preference) than the Warrior types. Just my take. [/QUOTE]

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