does this game follow the classic TANK/HEALER/DPS trinity?

[georgeAM]

I know the game gives some form of freedom to build your own class, but does things like Dungeons and Raids requires the players in the party to play the especific roles of the classic MMO trinity?

[Kyutaru]

Yes because those roles are inherent to the gameplay. The tank is merely the guy who positions the mobs, the healer is the guy who keeps everyone alive, and the DPS do everything else. Right now dungeons are easy so you don't necessarily need a tank or healer and people are just running full DPS parties for efficiency.

[Doomvora]

Originally posted by georgeAM:

I know the game gives some form of freedom to build your own class, but does things like Dungeons and Raids requires the players in the party to play the especific roles of the classic MMO trinity?

yes*

and by * i mean it follows the trinity but a lot of late game builds have enough sustain/evasion to not need healers, tanks are to a lesser extent affected by this but you'll be hard pressed to find a dps that doesn't get blasted by certain mechanics if the damage isn't dumped.

Generally speaking if you have a group of properly geared individuals tanks and healers aren't needed because dps can pump enough damage to skip some mechanics that require tanks/healers.

[MrHustler]

It's a MMORPG game! why would there not be?