[ajiatus]

Couple of clarifications and random trivia.

Minstrels' Achilles's heel is their squishiness and the fact that they draw aggro. Yes you can get medium armor at higher levels, but by doing so you sacrifice other interesting traits.

The nuker in LOTRO is the hunter -- just forget that it's arrows instead of flames, the concept is the same. If you like playing mage in WoW the hunter should suit you fine.

All classes are very well balanced and hybrids of sorts -- they all have some utility skills that help round out their main skills.

The Loremaster is NOT a Nuker. Think more WoW Warlock -- pet class with some DoT ranged spells, debuffs, and best at CC.

The Guardian is a fun tank in that it has mostly reactive skills, including a reactive heal. The champion heals are HoTs that depend on the mob dying first, which adds an interesting twist.