Question time: What role—tank, healer, or DPS—do you actually play in MMORPGS, and why?

Alisaie stands, poised and at the ready in Final Fantasy 14 to deliver a telling blow.

Terminally Online

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This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer's very own MMO column. Every other week, I'll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we've all taken for granted, and, occasionally, bringing in guest writers to talk about their MMO of choice.

Ah, the Holy Trinity. An institution that has stood for time immemorial. That is, since MMORPGs have existed. So more like roughly 25-30 years.