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== Why roles exist == | == Why roles exist == | ||
Group content on Vortex Legends is balanced around a real team, not a pile of damage dealers. The role system makes sure a party brings the pieces an encounter needs | Group content on Vortex Legends is balanced around a real team, not a pile of damage dealers. The role system makes sure a party brings the pieces an encounter needs — someone to hold the enemy, someone to keep the team alive, and someone to deal the damage — and it gives the Tank a reliable way to control where the monsters attack. | ||
== The four roles == | == The four roles == | ||
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=== 🛡️ Tank === | === 🛡️ Tank === | ||
Holds the enemies' attention so the rest of the party can act safely. The Tank is built to '''draw and keep enemy aggression''' (threat), standing at the front and absorbing the encounter's damage while teammates heal, support and attack from safer positions. In instances that track threat, the Tank is the role that keeps bosses facing away from the group. | Holds the enemies' attention so the rest of the party can act safely. The Tank is built to '''draw and keep enemy aggression''' (threat), standing at the front and absorbing the encounter's damage while teammates heal, support and attack from safer positions. In instances that track threat, the Tank is the role that keeps bosses facing away from the group. | ||
=== ✚ Healer === | === ✚ Healer === | ||
Keeps the party alive by '''restoring health'''. Because instances apply a [[Instance System#Recovery penalties inside instances|recovery penalty]], healing is more demanding inside group content than out in the open world | Keeps the party alive by '''restoring health'''. Because instances apply a [[Instance System#Recovery penalties inside instances|recovery penalty]], healing is more demanding inside group content than out in the open world — a dedicated Healer is what lets a party survive sustained boss damage. | ||
=== ⚔️ DPS === | === ⚔️ DPS === | ||
Focuses on '''dealing damage''' to bring enemies down. DPS players turn the time the Tank and Healer buy into actual progress, racing boss enrage timers and clearing waves before they overwhelm the group. | Focuses on '''dealing damage''' to bring enemies down. DPS players turn the time the Tank and Healer buy into actual progress, racing boss enrage timers and clearing waves before they overwhelm the group. | ||
=== ✨ Support === | === ✨ Support === | ||
Assists the party with '''utility and backup''' | Assists the party with '''utility and backup''' — buffs, crowd control, and filling whatever gap the team needs. Support rounds out a composition and helps a party handle mechanics that raw healing and damage alone can't. | ||
== Assigning a role == | == Assigning a role == | ||
Every member must have a role '''before''' the party can enter. If anyone in the party has no role assigned, entry is blocked until they pick one. | Every member must have a role '''before''' the party can enter. If anyone in the party has no role assigned, entry is blocked until they pick one. | ||
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== Composition requirements == | == Composition requirements == | ||
An instance can require a minimum and/or maximum number of each role. For example, an encounter might require '''at least one Tank and one Healer''', or cap how many of a given role can join. If your party does not match the required composition, entry is blocked and you are told what is missing. | An instance can require a minimum and/or maximum number of each role. For example, an encounter might require '''at least one Tank and one Healer''', or cap how many of a given role can join. If your party does not match the required composition, entry is blocked and you are told what is missing. | ||
Not every instance enforces a composition | Not every instance enforces a composition — each one sets the requirements that fit its design. Always check the instance's own page (or the entrance NPC) for its exact rules. | ||
== Roles in combat == | == Roles in combat == | ||
Once inside, your role | Once inside, your role influences how enemies behave toward you: | ||
''' | * The '''Tank''' is built to hold enemy aggression, keeping bosses and packs focused on the front line. | ||
* '''Healer''', '''DPS''' and '''Support''' players are expected to manage their threat so they don't pull enemies off the Tank. | |||
Playing to your role — rather than ignoring it — is what makes the harder encounters survivable. | |||
== Role skills and assignment == | == Role skills and assignment == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:50, 23 July 2026
The Battle Role system assigns every party member one of four combat roles. Many instances and raids use it both as an entry requirement (your party may need a specific mix of roles) and as a combat rule (your role changes how enemies react to you). It is part of the Instance System.
Why roles exist
Group content on Vortex Legends is balanced around a real team, not a pile of damage dealers. The role system makes sure a party brings the pieces an encounter needs — someone to hold the enemy, someone to keep the team alive, and someone to deal the damage — and it gives the Tank a reliable way to control where the monsters attack.
The four roles
🛡️ Tank
Holds the enemies' attention so the rest of the party can act safely. The Tank is built to draw and keep enemy aggression (threat), standing at the front and absorbing the encounter's damage while teammates heal, support and attack from safer positions. In instances that track threat, the Tank is the role that keeps bosses facing away from the group.
✚ Healer
Keeps the party alive by restoring health. Because instances apply a recovery penalty, healing is more demanding inside group content than out in the open world — a dedicated Healer is what lets a party survive sustained boss damage.
⚔️ DPS
Focuses on dealing damage to bring enemies down. DPS players turn the time the Tank and Healer buy into actual progress, racing boss enrage timers and clearing waves before they overwhelm the group.
✨ Support
Assists the party with utility and backup — buffs, crowd control, and filling whatever gap the team needs. Support rounds out a composition and helps a party handle mechanics that raw healing and damage alone can't.
Assigning a role
Every member must have a role before the party can enter. If anyone in the party has no role assigned, entry is blocked until they pick one.
Composition requirements
An instance can require a minimum and/or maximum number of each role. For example, an encounter might require at least one Tank and one Healer, or cap how many of a given role can join. If your party does not match the required composition, entry is blocked and you are told what is missing.
Not every instance enforces a composition — each one sets the requirements that fit its design. Always check the instance's own page (or the entrance NPC) for its exact rules.
Roles in combat
Once inside, your role influences how enemies behave toward you:
- The Tank is built to hold enemy aggression, keeping bosses and packs focused on the front line.
- Healer, DPS and Support players are expected to manage their threat so they don't pull enemies off the Tank.
Playing to your role — rather than ignoring it — is what makes the harder encounters survivable.
Role skills and assignment
To be defined. How each role is assigned in detail, and the specific skills or abilities tied to each role, will be documented here once finalised.