Comments on: DPS Only Classes Are Now Redundant

By: Around the Blogosphere 14/01/2012 « Lashings of Liam

Around the Blogosphere 14/01/2012 « Lashings of Liam — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:50:45 +0000

[...] so often I hear this argument crop up: character classes that can only deal damage shouldn’t exist in modern MMOs. Every class [...]

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:31:36 +0000

Exactly – I think people want flexibility now. It’s so nice having the option to perform more than one role and just as how now it’s expected that every tank or healer in every MMO will have a DPS spec, I think it will soon become just as standard for traditional DPS only classes to have tanking or healing specs.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Well, exactly. There’s no reason why a Cleric couldn’t be kitted out in battle armour and tank either

By: Ferrel

Ferrel — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:55:46 +0000

This is exactly why Rift has ruined every other MMORPG for me. I have always loved being a healer for groups and raids. By doing that it often meant being horrible at everything else. I had to level a second character on a second account in EQ2 just so I could play when Ferrel couldn’t get a group. These days that is ridiculous to me.

Rift Ferrel can heal when necessary but, when I want to just go out and solo, I can do that pretty well. Trion did a great job with versatility in the cleric, warrior, and rogue classes. Mages are a bit left out.

At the end of the day though, in my eyes, nobody has done it better yet. If a new MMORPG forces me into one role I simply won’t play it. I can’t go back to only being able to heal.

By: Boris

Boris — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:13:18 +0000

Actually, I’ve always played a cleric/healer class. Not sure why but I just prefer it for roleplaying. The bad thing about this, of course, is that healers are often designed as glass cannon. Yeah sure they can heal but they have lower hp, low physical defense, etc. I mean, okay I like healing but a pure healer class is a pain to play since all you do is heal. Boring, much?

The hybrid classes are just so much better if they are done right. There’s no reason why a healer would be unable to defend himself. I know some doctors irl who could kick my behind…

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:47:00 +0000

Good summary and covers a lot of my gripes with SW:TOR too. Personally, I would’ve loved weapon skills not to be linked to ACs.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:45:07 +0000

Hmmm Skyrim style classes in a MMO… that would be nice

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:44:02 +0000

Totally agree. Playing a tank in WoW is usually just vile. Sometimes I enjoy it but it is so much more stressful than just DPSing because other players seem to put a lot of pressure on you to be perfect or have the best gear.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:42:39 +0000

“I feel I’m being punished by having to play a Marauder just so I can have sabers akimbo, which is by far the best way to saber IMO.”

One of my big bugbears with the game too.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:42:07 +0000

I can’t say I’ve felt that pressure before but then I’m not adverse to tanking and quite enjoy filling the role if no one else wants to.