Which 3.5 class do you think is the weakest?

[Thanee]

They only learn a few spells of each level, so they can't learn every defensive or offensive spell for each possible type of attack against them, but that's why they must choose their spells carefully and take stuff like Fly and Invisibility to stay out of harm's way (or out of its notice) for as long as needed.

Hmm... my sorceress has neither of these spells, in fact she only has 2 of the spells you mentioned in the whole paragraph (magic missile and mage armor).

They need a few more spells known, more skill points, and a superior class skill selection.

Yep, a bit more in that direction wouldn't hurt, tho it's not really needed, just would make one feel better when playing the sorcerer.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Old Gumphrey]

Barbarians have more raw offensive and defensive power than Fighters

Now does this come from the Barbarian's use of tower shields and heavy armor, or from the -2 AC he gets while raging? That statement is just incorrect. IME fighters usually beat a raging barb's AC by around 7 or 8 by the time they get the good heavy armor (some kind of full plate) if they're the sword-and-board type, and that much AC is better than all the Barb's free HP.

I think Fighters can be bland, but they're highly useful in combat. If you play in a group with greedy spellcasters the fighter isn't the only one that suffers. Maybe he needs a boost, maybe not. All I've ever seen fighters do IME is withstand the test of time.