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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eldragon" data-source="post: 5403236" data-attributes="member: 3962">I don't actually think any of the roles are essential, or even matter that much for party makeup. The DM may have to pull his punches in some cases, but that is no different than having to add a few monsters if you have 7 players, or remove a few monsters if you only have 3 players.Is a party with Defender, Striker, Leader, Controller (DSLC) better at killing stuff and staying alive than the all-Controller party? Yes. But an all Controller party with smart tactically minded PCs will do much better than the DSLC party with players that don't work as a team and generally make bad decisions.For me the role is used to clue the player into how a class generally plays out more than its role in team-work. That way I can look at a class and read "Martial Controller" and have a good idea of that classes powers, hitpoints, damage potential, etc.In short, I think the players' skill (and DM's) at the game matters more than the actual role.</blockquote>