Quote Originally Posted by Deepbluediver
I still think that Monster/Core-class balance via LA is kind of a joke, at best, (...)
I always wondered about that: if you compare to high-op tier 1 PCs, sure. But what about among mid-op tier 3 or lower PCs?
Take the vrock for example: sure, you lose out 8 LA worth of HD, but aren't the lower saves and hp compensated for by the vrock's racial ability modifiers? You gain a crapton of nifty abilities (large size, fly speed, various elemental immunities/resistances et cetera). You gain the same gear as any other PC of your ECL. Sure, nothing beats a tier 1 PC, but I wonder how much worse a vrock blackguard 1 is of versus a human [tier 3 class] 19?