The key element that Drescher and Gershowitz tried to get across was that, despite these classes having many common elements, classes that share similar features might have completely different roles in the game. The best example they mentioned during our time together was our first pairing up for discussion: the White Lion and the Squig Herder.

The Squig Herder and The White Lion

The pet is, of course, the signature element of these two classes. Squig Herders get a frothing toothy creepy ball of puss as their charge. White Lions get majestic hunting cats. Despite similarities, the two classes have completely different roles. Squig herders are skirmish fighters. The White Lion is more of a melee/brawler. Masteries for the Squig Herder include long ranged attacks, skirmish (movement-based) attacks, and close-range attacks. This flexibility allows for a versatile class, but Herder attacks tend to be a bit on the weaker side. Their weakness is more than offset with a Squig at their side.