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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brehobit" data-source="post: 5650866" data-attributes="member: 12032">I've got to say that I'm not horribly impressed with the essentials classes *by themselves*.  I think they are a bit bland.  But the classes combined with the other classes are way cool. Sentinel is probably my favorite, and a great example of why.  I find that selecting their one at-will the listed choices keep him in melee (poorly).  Also I find the paragon path to be a bit light.  But taking a druid at-will makes it much more interesting, moving it up to perhaps my 2nd favorite class in the game (weaponmaster is still first).Hunter comes a close second.  Just well implemented and doesn't really need much outside of the essentials until paragon (I _really_ don't need yet another disrupting shot and the seeker-cheese at paragon keeps the class competitive IMO).  But at heroic is is actually okay on it's own.The knight is good at lower levels, I'd have to see higher levels in play, but it _looks_ too weak.  Still a fun class though, but really wants better utilities (which it gets via the weaponmaster).  And it has a paragon path I'd actually take.The thief is a solid striker.  Again, you really would like the d8 back stab damage and a few other feats from the PH, but...</blockquote>