>My point is that a class whose specialty is supposed to be
>healing is better at combat than we are. I suppose you could
>argue that we're not supposed to be very good at combat
>either, but still I'd like to be better than the class whose
>purpose is anti-killing.
>

Well, i haven't been keeping up with the list as of late so i hope i posting
in the right context here.

Cleric vs Bard melee should DEFINITELY be a NON-Issue (especially after 17th
level). Beside the fact that Clerics skill is inherently (sp?) low,
something like 3 or 4 points per level toward blunt skills, which is
comparable to a caster, I have personally meleed a cleric in a duel and
found it laughable.

I walked up to Nektulos zone in E Commons to find a Dark Elf Cleric
harrassing a friend of mine. He was 20th level as was I, my friend was 16th
level. He kept challenging her to a duel, but she wouldn't accept so I
dueled him for her. He smited me down to 2 bubbles of hp before he was oom,
after which i proceeded to rape him in melee (he was full health at the time
he went oom). He zoned out almost dead; I still had 2 bubbles hp. I was not
twinked either.

Sartori D'Elsiraad, Follower of Quellious
Bard of Kelethin of the 47th Chorus
Veeshan