[Mattdoesrock]

I still cry myself to sleep at night over the combat nerf - yes nerf, and the DS nerf for Marks (/Archers) but I generally agree with you.

With some decent gear marks can still hit pretty nicely, and alot don't take advantage of all the spells at their disposal, like you said.

However, it's true that Barb's do need to buff up alot to reach their full potential, but a Barb's full potential is far more devastating than a Mark's full potential. But this is only true if both sides have "average" gear. A Marks with imba gear is far more improved over a Barb with imba gear; compare a before and after with Enio vs. Bulgaro for example.