Originally Posted by
Endus
Let a through e be 10,11,12,13, and 14. Values created solely to prove a point. Let A, B, and C be equal to 19,20, and 21.
For any given a through e, it's lower than A, B, or C. But a+b+c+d+e=60, and 18+19+20=60.
While it's true that class balance isn't this precise, I'm using an analogy to get across a greater point. It doesn't matter if some of our abilities are, strictly speaking, not as good as some other spec's. What matters is the total sum of what all our tools bring to the table. Class balance is more like "it needs to be ~60, +/- 3 or so", and there's some other rock-scissors-paper dynamics, but my point is that 1:1 comparisons between abilities are pointless and distracting. Not only does it not matter if they aren't the same, they SHOULDN'T be the same. The entire point of different classes is having different abilities with different strengths