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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Valiantheart" data-source="post: 1033380" data-attributes="member: 10165">The fighter is a bit stronger than he was in 3E but he is still one of the weaker classes. He was made stronger in 3.5 by the inclusion of Greater Weapon Focus and Specialization and by the general improvement of several of the existing feats( improved trip, disarm, sunder).  However he is still one of the weakest classes for the following reasons:1.  The Fighter is not particularly more effective in combat than the other melee classes.  In fact, he is often less effective than the Barbarian.  This in and of itself might not be damning, but when you consider he has the weakest skill set in the game, no spells, and absolutely no special abilities combat is the ONLY thing a fighter is supposed to do well.2.  The fighter is the most magical item reliant class in the entire game.  A fighter who suddenly finds his gear broken is next to useless.  His golfbag of weapons is broken and he wont be able to bypass magic reduction.  His magical defenses are laughable.  He has no spells to buff himself, transport, or GMW his items.  Other classes can also take a big hit from magic item destruction but but they can all still fulfill a vital role.The Fighter in its current form exists to either provide a few bonus feats for a multiclasser or prepare a character for a prestige class.Now this opinion is based on what the Fighter has available to him in the 3.5 PHB.  Andy from WOTC has specifically said that he will be focusing a lot of effort on getting more mid and high requirement feats in future WOTC.  This paradigm shift in feat design will benefit the fighter more than any other class.</blockquote>

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