well I think I should add to this since I think some of you have gotten this whole archtype thing mistaken.
Let me give an example while I explain.
Lets say you have two different warrior classes. You have a Monk and then you have a Berserker. While both fill the ROLL of being the warrior (tank)... they are definitly better at certain things than the other.
Same goes for Mages. My main (though I have at least level 9 in all 4 primary classes) is my summoner. I've noticed that a Sorcerer is better at some things than I am and I'm definitly better at other things than him. A perfect example is how I summoned a underwater essence for a group so we could swim underwater and attack underwater sea creatures that could not have been reached otherwise. On the other hand, when it came to topping off long combos, he could do much more damage in a single strike. To add to this though, it did'nt mean he did more damage than me over all. If it was just us soloing, I could do more DPS than him but just barely. So he was better at doing long drawn out combos in a group. Hope that helps. Everyone truly is equal for the most part... it just really depends on what you're doing. I personally have come to love that about this game. I surprisingly havent seen as much "jealousy" in the game as I did in the original EQ1. But there will always be those jerks who wants everyone elses skills for themself.
Hope that helped.
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