Equality for the classes; My hopes for the expansion.

[aabuster1]

I am hoping that for the expansion we see all classes become equal in the amount of roles they have and the ability to use each of those roles. I don't want to see any class left with any excuse, real or imagined, why they should do better at any role than any other class.

I am hopeful the warrior class will get one soul completely changed to be a full fledged ranged soul. I am also hopeful they will get a new full support soul (If not a full heal soul; yes I read the dev post).

I am hopeful the mage class will get some form of a new tank soul rather it be to actually transform into one of there pets, use magic to turn to stone for armor and hp, or some other magic based tanking. Deflections and absorptions with either of those sound fun.

I am hopeful the cleric class will get another tank soul.

I am hopeful the rogue class will get another tank soul.

Most of all I am hopeful that Trion balances the roles between the classes, then balances the souls of all the classes in their respective roles so that any soul from any class in their chosen role can do just as good as any other class or soul in that respective role. The way it should be.

I am hopeful that after the expansion when you set your class's souls to perform DPS, Heals, or tank... No other class can say they are naturally better at that than your chosen class.

[Calibrex]

I am hopeful that after the expansion when you set your class's souls to perform DPS, Heals, or tank... No other class can say they are naturally better at that than your chosen class.

YES! regardless of the class playing a certain role. all things remaining constant, it should be the same.

[Euthan]

I'm confused you are hopeful that warriors are given another role to bring them on par with the three role per class and then asked mage's be given a fourth role??????

[Mei]

I am hopeful the warrior class will get one soul completely changed to be a full fledged ranged soul.

URL broke when I tried before... this should work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_0GJ7tXc50

[Euthan]

URL broke when I tried before... this should work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_0GJ7tXc50

This is an awesome video but a string of ranged dmg nerfs in the last 5 months has pretty much killed this.

[Itseotle]

This is an awesome video but a string of ranged dmg nerfs in the last 5 months has pretty much killed this.

Yes. Although I do enjoy me 51RB in PvP for the ability to do decent melee dps, but be able to do some dps if I have to pull out. This build doesn't work well in PvE tho.

Here's a thought I just had, why no convert the Beastmaster soul to a true master of beasts and make this a ranged dps soul via pets? :P

[Rezael]

I'm going to say I hope not to a mage tank soul. I'd rather see them get a support/heal soul to help augment the current ones, much like another tank soul would help clerics and rogues.

[Effeil]

I'm going to say I hope not to a mage tank soul. I'd rather see them get a support/heal soul to help augment the current ones, much like another tank soul would help clerics and rogues.

They said it will be completely different playstyle souls, so you can expect tank or melee. Personally, I hope to be a melee mage ^^.

[Bluelightt]

Yes. Although I do enjoy me 51RB in PvP for the ability to do decent melee dps, but be able to do some dps if I have to pull out. This build doesn't work well in PvE tho.

Here's a thought I just had, why no convert the Beastmaster soul to a true master of beasts and make this a ranged dps soul via pets? :P

Because pets scale like crap!

[aabuster1]

I'm confused you are hopeful that warriors are given another role to bring them on par with the three role per class and then asked mage's be given a fourth role??????

Since someone else dredged this up. I would love to have warriors have a full healing role, but given previous developer comment I find it unlikely... Then again maybe they will surprise me.

To the last poster... I never heard them say each sole would be given a new role, but I think they said play style as you posted, play style can mean many a thing other than just role. ... BUT yes in all honesty the entire rift community, the vast majority, appear to want a mage tank role.

[TheGrinnz]

Because pets scale like crap!

Funny how they managed to make the Druid pets scale fine

[Implying]

No to mage tank.

They can already fill 3 roles: Support, Heals, Dps

Rogues can do: Support, dps, tank
Clerics: heal, tank, dps
Warriors: tank, dps

Why should mages get to do all 4 things?

[Bluelightt]

Funny how they managed to make the Druid pets scale fine

Really? Is that why in 51 Druid my DPS is only about 200-300 different with 0 raid buffs to full raid buffed? Pets scale badly.

[Fujitasix]

I'd rather maintain the current somewhat unique abilities across all 4 classes and share PA so people don't feel like they're all serving the same purpose. I want to log into my mage to be a mage, my warrior to be warrior, etc.

[CyanideRose]

I am hoping that for the expansion we see all classes become equal in the amount of roles they have and the ability to use each of those roles. I don't want to see any class left with any excuse, real or imagined, why they should do better at any role than any other class.

I am hopeful the warrior class will get one soul completely changed to be a full fledged ranged soul. I am also hopeful they will get a new full support soul (If not a full heal soul; yes I read the dev post).

I am hopeful the mage class will get some form of a new tank soul rather it be to actually transform into one of there pets, use magic to turn to stone for armor and hp, or some other magic based tanking. Deflections and absorptions with either of those sound fun.

I am hopeful the cleric class will get another tank soul.

I am hopeful the rogue class will get another tank soul.

Most of all I am hopeful that Trion balances the roles between the classes, then balances the souls of all the classes in their respective roles so that any soul from any class in their chosen role can do just as good as any other class or soul in that respective role. The way it should be.

I am hopeful that after the expansion when you set your class's souls to perform DPS, Heals, or tank... No other class can say they are naturally better at that than your chosen class.

No no no no nooo a million times no, yes flame me all you guys want. Warriors don't need a ranged soul they don't need a healing soul. Support soul that's it we don't need classes to be equal. That removes the need for classes all together.