One can't compare to Dragon Age because Div 2 is not a party-based game. The main task of a warrior in DA is to keep the mobs away from mages & rogue, not to kill enemies.
Div 2 is perfectly playable for a pure melee character. Just invest in passive skills like regenerate, life leech & bleed instead of active skills (whirlwind doesn't need more than 1 point) and you should be able to kill everything without problems eventually.
But yes, mages & rangers are much more powerful & easier to play in Div 2.
Last edited by virumor; 25/11/09 08:54 PM.