Support classes

They also have some of the best skill icons, alongside the mesmer.

Mesmer/ranger/necro should get their own category as disruption or something.

Abathur in HotS is the best original concept for a support role I've ever seen implemented. I loved feeling like a vast intelligence and support system for my team, sweeping my gaze across the entire map and leaping to assist teammates with the symbiote immediately when they needed it. My intuitive sense of who needed the symbiote the most was very impeccable and led to many kills because the enemy overextended.

Also, I really liked Dehaka.
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Some games have almost no necessity for supports, and sometimes they're mandatory.
Sometimes a game will switch between both.

Are you seriously talking about Blizzard's moba attempt?

FFXI RDM, though it isn't solely limited to debuffs. Lots of bosses can be afflicted with a myriad of shit, assuming your skill level and magic accuracy is good enough.

arent you suppose to protect the city?

That is what Benediction and Tetragrammaton are for. Spam Holy for days, let the tank shit their pants at 3k HP, top them off, then go back to slaughtering.

depending on the game supports can be some of the most powerfull characters.

in dirty bomb for example i used to play medic, because you can carry your team hard if you play well. especialy the medic with the shotgun can still easily take out most other classes in close quarters while refilling the lifepool of half your team at the same time.

In path of exile i also play a support every league because supports are absolutely insane. Huge defensive buffs all around and massive offensive bonus, plus debuffs on enemies. Every party wants a support because if everyone stays close he doubles the powerlevel of everyone else. and as a reward for not being able to play alone you get to hang out in partys that waste fucktons of currency on tripple breach maps with beyond and silly but fun shit like that.

ok then.

dofus is a much more polished wakfu square-enix's involvment with wakfu was to its detriment