User blog comment:Thousand Troops/Balancing the Assassin Vocation/@comment-5977759-20130111210850

the assassin is a hybrid class isn't it? the magick archer applies magick to bows( mixing magick with physical long range) the MK applies magic to sword and shield( mixing magic with physical short range) it only make sense to me that the assassin mixes physical short and long range. personally i have not used the assassin yet, bc im maxing out another vocation first, but maybe the idea was that the assassin should be a stronger version of the fighter and strider as it is their hybrid. i do agree that the shield should probably be taken away as that is a weird concept for assassins, but again bc its the hybrid of fighter, having the shield technically makes sense too. if fighter and strider seem like a waste compared to the assassin, then start over and play as the assassin. it is also quite possible that the core skills and augments of the fighter and strider classes are the true gems to take to the assassin class and not just the inherent weapon skillls of the classes