Best class, favourite class Options

[Baronius]

No this is not a poll, rather a discussion topic.

What is the class you think to be the most powerful in BG2 (and ToB), and what is YOUR favourite class?

As for me, I'm sure that the Sorcerer is the most powerful class in the game. It's also a favourite class of me, I think not only because it is strong but also because the Sorcerer's energy comes from his/her veins... anyway I also like the Conjurer a lot.

[Aldeth the Fo...]

I think the answer to this completely depends on whether or not you are soloing. If you are soloing, I'd have to say a sorcerer, although a wild mage has a lot of potential as well, plus the ability to scribe scrolls to boost his XPs in the early going.

With a party, from a completely powergame perspective, I'd have to say a fighter-theif. It gives you the one class that is lacking in many parties (a fully functional thief) and especially if you are playing something like a half-orc, the backstab potential is nearly limitless. Once you hit ToB, in addition to HLAs of the various traps and use any item, you get assassinate. Assassinate in the hands of a skilled fighter-thief will take down just about anything. You can easily rack up upwards of 500 points of damage in a single round, probably more if you cast improved haste.