The barb is brute strength, but should he be the only one with sword skills when he could just as easily use hammers and maces?
Your right, but there are limitations. Barbs don't use bows so he wouldn't be that "mixed class". Also he is the only class that needs a sword out there right now, with the monk as mabey an exeption. I'd like to see a hybrid class as well, but it;s hard to make a class that doesn't have a dominant fighting type (melee/ranged) like you said.
Edit:Sabvre - If you are a meleeing Wizard, you might have an issue.
Your right, but there are limitations. Barbs don't use bows so he wouldn't be that "mixed class". Also he is the only class that needs a sword out there right now, with the monk as mabey an exeption. I'd like to see a hybrid class as well, but it;s hard to make a class that doesn't have a dominant fighting type (melee/ranged) like you said.
Edit:Sabvre - If you are a meleeing Wizard, you might have an issue.