Quote Originally Posted by Ashdate View Post
I don't think the Battlemind is unplayable, but I think I understand why it's classified as a weak defender. If your argument is that DM should not shift his monsters away (and allow Mind Spike to trigger), then I'm going to have to disagree; there are plenty of reasons to shift away (make flanking more difficult, avoid AO, moving away from the guy who is giving you a -2 penalty). That this hurts the Battlemind more than other Defenders is, in my mind, a problem with the class rather than some issue with metagaming.
Oh yes, a decent fighter or paladin will blow the BM out of the water any time.