[Thrifalas]

Dual-classing is my personal favoured choice. First because they can choose a kit which opens up a whole world of possibilities but also because you can dual whenever you choose, giving you complete control of the balance between the classes.

For example, dualling a cleric to a mage at the right level would let you cast spells up to level 7 while not losing a single level 9 mage spell. In ToB you are allowed 8 mil exp, but after a 5-6 mil you really do not gain that much power anymore. Therefore, spending those on a preclassed kit you will become incredibly much more powerful than your non-classed counterpart.

There are only one big drawback to this. And I am not talking about the fact that you become weak for a few levels - that is only a pain if you decide to solo or dual very, very late in the game. The drawback is that you do not access both classes HLA, which in case of for example a thief/mage can be a pain.