The dwarf was my main, he's a run of the mill tank. He's annoying on teams because part of his defense/herding is throwing everyone everywhere. Once he's leveled up you can just spam box in front of a few bosses and not worry about much (occasionally hitting hoop for his big attack and retrieving the hammer). No finesse required.
I think the character you choose first is probly everyone's fav
I knew I was going to like the wizard, and then they buffed him even more with a patch.
I was just afraid he was gonna be a glass cannon, but 90% of the time my life is above max.
That's the only grind is bringing a character up to level 99 cuz you need to beat normal/hard/infernal, but you still get skill points so it is awesome.
i always forget my wizard does +50% damage when he is flying in the air, and I forget to overcharge my magic. If im gonna be running some postgame dungeons I need to remember how to optimize everything. Some of these postgame items are crazy too, like regen 14mp/sec, +50% damage if health is maxed, -50% damage if health is maxed, overextending gives you +1 item use, etc.
yeah i tried making my dwarf all about lava bracers and unarmed damage and i think im over thinking him. fighter was great for my son cuz his moves are just spamming box and holding box to defend. The wizard is prob most complex cuz stupid mp charging and item magic. My daughter is running the elf and I tried last night and just couldn't get anything going. I'm used to just rushing into battle so her ranged attacks weren't my style and my daughter put most of her skill points on this elemental hold box move and it is just like a super weak version of a regular magic attack. idk.
also expendables 2 was awesome with you guys last night. That would have been such a chore to do solo i dont htink I could have done it. It was like MST3K where we were just ripping on it nonstop and the ending was broken and it was hilarious. good times.
I can't believe how much we improved in just a few hours too. upgrades and personal skill levels

That first chapter we did seemed like hell, and I thought we were gonna give up when we hit that phalanx of shielded dudes, but damn we pushed through and beat it all in one sitting. awesome