You really can't get a straight answer to this question. How sucessful you are with your PC depends on what kinda of class that YOU work best with. You'll probably get a lot of replies about the kensai/mage combo, and true this is a very powerful class but it's not much good if you don't like it and have trouble using the character effectivly. I cannot stand to use bards, bards are not crap but they are simply a character that's not for me. Where as some people might argue that bards are the best class to use. It's really all up to you, what type of character do you think you would enjoy? The kind of fist in face fighter? Someone who stays back and casts some really wicked spells? Or a mix of the two? There is no answer as to which is THE best class as everyone has their favourite for their own practicle/aesthetic reasons. You'll find that all classes have some situation in the game that they will preform well in.
