Generally, Slayers and Fighters like to move up close into the action, while Gunners and Mages strikes from afar, and Priests back them up with power and healing abilities. Players can build their strategies around these basic conceits, but as they play, the beneficial nuances of specialized characters reveal themselves. Some Mage and Priest subclasses do like to get in close to the battle, while some Fighter subclasses like to use range-based magic. The art of building a character is knowing how to recognize weaknesses and overcome them.