No question there. Barb defense is horrid. A barb will always be a dps powerhouse and sp sponge. Rangers have a great thing with how versitile they are.I I wont say harrys fort kills barb dps because my barbs still crit more than my tempest rangers do. I love my 3 barbs and my two tempest rangers. I think all of them have their place to be honest. But on the pally bit I have a twf pally coming up who I cant wait for mod9 to drop for koc.