Quote Originally Posted by Alcyon1 View Post
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Those MMO's are referenced often because they are the biggest ones, with 2 very different schools of thought. And, frankly, almost every MMO can be classified between those 2 schools of thought. Please note the "almost" there. Saying that DPS should only DPS, Tank should only Tank, and Heal should only Heal is a misconception, and falls into the WoW mentality. The OP is exploring the options of Utility vs. Traditional Role, which I commend thoroughly, though I am fully aware it's not as viable currently. I've only recently started seeing threads discussing the real potential of Classes in certain scenarios, so there's no reason not to discuss it further. If we fall into a 1 Job/Class 1 Role mentality, we could be limiting ourselves from other possibilities.