Quote Originally Posted by kalos72 View Post
I think I am getting overwhelmed here. Why does it seem like rangers and crusaders for front line troops and marshalls, DFI bards and dragon shaman support were stronger?
Because a lot of power is hidden in specific powers, instead of easily-accessible class abilities. The astral construct-spamming dreadnought could take on any number of that ranger/crusader/marshal/bard/dragon shaman army, unless the bards were throwing greater dispel magic and managed to overwhelm the five manifesters (of course, the erudite would maintain dispelling buffer, a psionic ring of enduring arcana, and possibly multiple telekinetic spheres).