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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thecasualoblivion" data-source="post: 4548135" data-attributes="member: 59096">The way I look at it is this:In 2E, if I wanted to smash things in the face in hand to hand combat, a single classed Fighter will generally do a better job of it in terms of game mechanics than any other character choice.In 3E, if I want to smash things in the face in hand to hand combat, a single classed Fighter is a suboptimal choice, and possibly not even top 10. Off the top of my head, 10 classes/builds I would rank above the Fighter in terms of melee combat over the long term:1. DMM Cleric2. Druid3. A well designed Gish(high BAB and as close to full Wizard/Sorcerer spellcasting as possible, though this sucks at low levels)4. Daring Outlaw or another Rogue build designed to maximize BAB and Sneak Attack5. Duskblade6. Psychic Warrior7. Barbarian/Frenzied Berserker8. Warblade9. Crusader10. Psionic Gish based on Illithid SlayerNote: all ten of these have vastly more interesting non-combat optionsIts a matter of if I want to use game mechanics to stomp things, Fighter is not the way to do it.</blockquote>