Please do not factor our mythical epic when considering class balance.

[Lord Hackenslash]

<p>I see many posts discussing class balance from the assumption that we have our mythicals. </p><p>Remember that in order to get our mythicals we need to have enough to offer a raid to be allowed to get it in the first place. Mythicals are really neat and an awesome way for the top 1% players of each class to have some cool special abilities but thay do not define the class as a whole. Due to the lack of benefits we offer a raid force, the vast majority of SK who would play hardcore if given  the chance will never see it. </p><p>In order to balance our class it needs to be done at a core level. Itemization is terrible but if the class is not fixed, there will be no one to wear the fancy equipment that the devs design for us when they get around to designing Crusader based equipment. </p>

[Soefje]

<cite>Melina@Splitpaw wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I see many posts discussing class balance from the assumption that we have our mythicals. </p><p>Remember that in order to get our mythicals we need to have enough to offer a raid to be allowed to get it in the first place. Mythicals are really neat and an awesome way for the top 1% players of each class to have some cool special abilities but thay do not define the class as a whole. Due to the lack of benefits we offer a raid force, the vast majority of SK who would play hardcore if given  the chance will never see it. </p><p>In order to balance our class it needs to be done at a core level. Itemization is terrible but if the class is not fixed, there will be no one to wear the fancy equipment that the devs design for us when they get around to designing Crusader based equipment. </p></blockquote>/agreedGood post.  Itemization alone will not fix this class.  But, as much as I hate to say it, I think this is the path the devs will take.  It has already been stated that a Ranger/Coercer type re-design is not on the horizon.  Let's hope that whatever items they create to help us is obtainable by some other method than raiding.  Or at least make them tradeable, so I and buy it off the broker.