why do we need classes then at all?
What's the point of balanced party?
4 mages and lets go.
This is getting worse and worse...
A lot of fun can be had with random party composition. You can come up with really interesting ways to get through situations. A 4 mage party sounds great to me. Nothing stopping anyone from having a "balanced" party but forcing everyone to do this takes out a lot of the replay value.
