Why would a normal melee party take a prophet over a WC? o_O
Cause PP need some <3 too :P
Ive seen some small melee parties with no SE/WC and no real healer except for a PP. Go light nightmare set :P
PP + Bishop can do a good job together. Altough if the group takes too many mobs at once, the bishops mp might take a nose dive. But a Bishop can, in most cases, compensate for VR.
But yeah, single buffer, higher levels....
WC> All
Its just getting the WC there.
Lickn, if you quote something, at least read it first ... nobody is asking why someone would take the WC, they're the obvious choice.
I'm currently EE/PP, but I know higher levels will get rough if there's no real tank with a real shield around to help keep MP up. :( Although the new self-recharge spell should help.