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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5372578" data-attributes="member: 82106">Yes, it is all opinion. I don't think Warlords are really behind in the awesome leader category either. It is mostly a matter of taste, and I like both. Bards are incredibly useful as well, though our group has only had one for a couple levels at the top of heroic tier so I haven't seen all the possibilities there. Shaman seem to hold their own as well, though a bit trickier to use from what I've seen.The question of the Warpriest vs the STR cleric is an interesting one. Warpriest has only one prime req, so that is a plus in their favor. I'm not sure about their damage output since we haven't tried any of the Essentials classes in play. They appear to have pretty much the same healing capability as the PHB1 cleric. Maybe they'll do a bit better in that department due to surely having a bit higher WIS. There is the OA issue with a primarily WIS based character, but I'd see that as fairly minor. They can mostly poach each other's powers, so that should be a wash. The domain based powers of the Warpriest seem stronger than PHB1 cleric equivalents from DP but PHB1 clerics do get some CD stuff that is at least potentially better. It is pretty hard to say which is best, only a straight up comparison would really tell and I'm not likely to do that until we have both in CB.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 5372578, member: 82106"] Yes, it is all opinion. I don't think Warlords are really behind in the awesome leader category either. It is mostly a matter of taste, and I like both. Bards are incredibly useful as well, though our group has only had one for a couple levels at the top of heroic tier so I haven't seen all the possibilities there. Shaman seem to hold their own as well, though a bit trickier to use from what I've seen. The question of the Warpriest vs the STR cleric is an interesting one. Warpriest has only one prime req, so that is a plus in their favor. I'm not sure about their damage output since we haven't tried any of the Essentials classes in play. They appear to have pretty much the same healing capability as the PHB1 cleric. Maybe they'll do a bit better in that department due to surely having a bit higher WIS. There is the OA issue with a primarily WIS based character, but I'd see that as fairly minor. They can mostly poach each other's powers, so that should be a wash. The domain based powers of the Warpriest seem stronger than PHB1 cleric equivalents from DP but PHB1 clerics do get some CD stuff that is at least potentially better. It is pretty hard to say which is best, only a straight up comparison would really tell and I'm not likely to do that until we have both in CB. [/QUOTE]

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