[Lord Ludtke]

I don't think it is fair to say that fighters are for "newbies" or anyone that wants it easy. I have finished the game 2.5 times(stupid bugs) and am soloing a sorcerer now, but I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the fighters. Its what I played on PnP,and it is what I relate most to.

I am trying different kits right now to experiment, but when I make a party that I am going to play for a while, it is 2 fighters up front, no kits, no dual or multi, just two fighters. The rest fall in to place.

For all you guys that pick special kits like kensai, and stack long and katana swords waiting for the blackrazor or the fury, what if this was the first time you went in there? What if the best sword you could find was long sword +1, but there was Plate mail +20 and composite long bow +15,+30 vs. undead which you couldn't use? Would it still be a tough class? You have to go into unexpected situations with someone who can do it all, and that is a plain fighter. Ranged weapons,melee and armour: all of it.

After you finished the game a couple times, try the kits for fun. Don't go into a new maze, with the DM sitting across from you, telling him you are taking a guy that can only use these certain types of weapons, and would he please limit the booty to these. Doesn't work.

That's why I will ALWAYS take a straight fighter in the first time. It's not easy or for newbies, it's for guys going into a new experience that has to be prepared for everything. 'Nuff said.