the barb is really fucking fun though, seems more fun than D2 and i'm not sure why, maybe its the physics, so when you kill someone with your axe they go fucking flying, it's great!
Really? I got to about level 5 with the barbarian and wanted to gouge out my eyes I was so bored. And none of his later abilities even sound interesting. To be fair, I really hate melee characters in these type of games. Haven't tried the monk yet but I doubt I'll be a big fan.