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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DreadPirateMurphy" data-source="post: 3307636" data-attributes="member: 20715">Results so far...It occurred to me that it would be worthwhile to look at the length of time the classes have been published, and compare it to the poll results so far.Of the relatively new classes (less than 12 months), the Duskblade and Beguiler from PHB2 and the Swordsage and Warblade from Tome of Battle have attracted a lot of players.Of the older classes, the hands-down favorites are the Scout, Psion, and Warlock, with Psychic Warrior coming in 4th of the > 12 month classes.The LEAST popular classes that are more than 12 months in age are the Soulborn from Magic of Incarnum, the Spirit Shaman from Complete Divine, the Samurai from Complete Warrior, the Truenamer from Tome of Magic, and the Healer from the Miniatures Handbook.I've read plenty of criticism for the Samurai and Truenamer classes, and the Healer is obviously highly specialized -- maybe too much so for a base class.  Does anybody have an opinion of why the Soulborn and Spirit Shaman attract so few players?</blockquote>