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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6704845" data-attributes="member: 22779">KM, I'm not talking about comparing my character to the sorcerer.&nbsp; My character does the least damage of any character in the game.&nbsp; The Paladin, which is just as defensive as my fighter, does twice as much damage per round.&nbsp; The idea that fighters in 5e are the damage kings is pretty laughable.&nbsp; Sure, I'll pull ahead a bit at 11th level with the 3rd attack, but, by that time, the campaign will likely be over.&nbsp; Oooh, I get to be the damage king for a level or two.&nbsp; They are probably the most consistent about dealing damage every round.&nbsp; But as far as dealing the most damage?&nbsp; Not even close.&nbsp; Good grief, the 4th level war cleric in the other campaign would put my fighter to shame.Now, as far as 2e goes, fighters really are the king.&nbsp; They got extra attacks before anyone because they were the ONLY class to get weapon specs.&nbsp; No one got an extra attack until 7th level except the fighter.&nbsp; And when the other fighter types got 3/2, the fighter was attacking 2/1.&nbsp; Never minding the extra bonus to hit and damage that weapon specs got you.&nbsp; No one in the game dealt damage like a fighter at pretty much any level.&nbsp; Build a fighter for actually doing damage - two weapon fighting, long sword specs and short sword proficiency (all doable by 1st level), and you've got a character that's soloing 8HD monsters at 1st level.&nbsp; Potentially.&nbsp; Granted, not too often, cos he'd wind up dead, but, he was still the only class that could do it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6704845, member: 22779"] KM, I'm not talking about comparing my character to the sorcerer. My character does the least damage of any character in the game. The Paladin, which is just as defensive as my fighter, does twice as much damage per round. The idea that fighters in 5e are the damage kings is pretty laughable. Sure, I'll pull ahead a bit at 11th level with the 3rd attack, but, by that time, the campaign will likely be over. Oooh, I get to be the damage king for a level or two. They are probably the most consistent about dealing damage every round. But as far as dealing the most damage? Not even close. Good grief, the 4th level war cleric in the other campaign would put my fighter to shame. Now, as far as 2e goes, fighters really are the king. They got extra attacks before anyone because they were the ONLY class to get weapon specs. No one got an extra attack until 7th level except the fighter. And when the other fighter types got 3/2, the fighter was attacking 2/1. Never minding the extra bonus to hit and damage that weapon specs got you. No one in the game dealt damage like a fighter at pretty much any level. Build a fighter for actually doing damage - two weapon fighting, long sword specs and short sword proficiency (all doable by 1st level), and you've got a character that's soloing 8HD monsters at 1st level. Potentially. Granted, not too often, cos he'd wind up dead, but, he was still the only class that could do it. [/QUOTE]

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