Even now you can go on the Steam forums and see complaints about Larian adding in a 'joke class' over Paladins or Monks. Or, really, don't waste your time going there, for obvious reasons.
I know that this attitude is really pervasive, and has been for a long time, Bards are a "joke", and Gnomes/Halflings are also a "joke", so I shouldn't be surprised, but somehow I'm still let down.
