I am playing all four classes. I will not play a dueler again. Compared to the adventurer bonuses and worker bonuses, the dueler loses and is not as much fun to play.
The dueler is so much weaker than soldier that a dueler should never win a fight against a soldier of equal level if both classes have been constructed equally well. The soldier is stronger on the defense because of its tactic skill advantages and its ability to wield better weapons. The soldier is stronger on the offense because of its ability to wield better weapons. The dueler's speed modifiers in no way make up for this.
The dueler class needs significant work to become relevant when compared to the soldier. I would suggest either removing the soldier's weapon bonus or giving the dueler a weapon bonus as well.
i hate saying this, but you duelers just don't know how to stop complaining.
THE DUELER CLASS IS DESIGNED TO HELP THE PLAYER MAKE A LIVING OFF OF DUELING, AND IS NOT DESIGNED TO ACTUALLY HELP IN THE DUEL!!!!!!!!
a dueler is a person who taught themselves to duel, and go around shooting up towns. a soldier is a person who is trained professionally, and it makes sense that they are better at dueling. now if the name mislead you, then you should have thought harder before choosing your class.
if you want to improve the dueler class, then go ahead, make suggestions. but i guarantee that your not going to get an appearance bonus, or a weapon bonus. if you want to improve your class, then what i'd suggest is improving the existing bonuses, or add an experience bonus. but NO WEAPON/APPEARANCE BONUSES!!!! AND SOLDIERS ARE MOST DEFINITELY NOT GIVING UP ANY OF THEIR BONUSES!!!!