balance isnt one of the game's strengths. another thing that weakens melee classes imo is that they arent particularly tougher than the ranged (including magic) classes but they have to get in the thick of things where they WILL get damaged. sure you can use points to up your life but then your damage would suffer. ranged characters by contrast dont have to have big hp pools to survive and can just put everything into damage.

that said however, the game is hardly difficult enough to required careful character planning and its very easy (maybe even inevitable if you dont purposely try to sabotage yourself) to eventually overpower enemies whichever path you take.

Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you. See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands... - Isaiah 49:15-16