kilpatds
Explorer
2) Infernal Pact Warlock - this is a trap. Not only do warlocks in general do less damage, the Infernal Pact Boon is defensive and grindy (temp HP are inherently
I personally don't find the Hexhammer build to be grindy, but that may be because after choosing Infernal Warlock and Armor, everything else goes to offense, that they generally run into Melee despite being in theory a ranged class, and that their Ref and Will NACDs are all really weak.
3) Bow Ranger - this is a bit of mixed bag. The bow ranger does fantastic amounts of damage, but it is grindy in 2 ways - if the bow ranger is constantly staying out of range, they're in less threat and there's less drama, and the ranger class in general has a tendency to fall into "move - twin strike - repeat" which can be a little boring for some players. This is less grindy than the first two, but I still think melee ranger makes for more excitement.
I see your point, but this is also perhaps the easiest class for the casual gamer to use ... for exactly the same reason.
I'd also add Battlerager fighters to your list.