A Lusternian recognized me at a club in Vancouver last night! Yay! However, in my, uh, altered state, I can't quite remember who it was... (I also might have just wandered away suddenly afterwards, I'm so sorry.)
In my opinion, the problem with warrior has always been time. Artifacts aren't absolutely necessary, but they reduce the amount of time it takes to arrive at your kill condition, and lessen the gulf in mechanical tomfoolery- especially in a one vs. …
I will fix combat (and maybe player retention too), watch this:
Imagine that credits were available at 6000 gold per, like the old days (or less, depending on how old-as-dirt you are) and that everyone therefore has access to their skills…