I'm a soldier. It's just so damn crazy with the right shotgun. I can probably do more or equal DoT and have way more survivability than any other class. Well, IDK about Brick cause I haven't played as him but it seems that his rocket launchers aren't that great. I haven't even noticed launchers doing shit for damage when I used them. I can down Ultimate Rakk Hive (level 51 boss) in under 3 minutes with my shotgun. I say this after seeing my roommate play as a Hunter 50, Siren 50, and now Hunter again to 40 because his first got corrupted. Needless to say I've been powerleveling a lot on my Soldier. Here's the break down imo:
Brick: Pretty much seems like a meat shield to me and without heals he doesn't look that impressive. Decent damage but the Launchers seem weak.
Lilith: Great DoT but can't seem to stay alive as well as Roland or Brick. SMGs seem to have a higher bullet output than any other weapon in the game and I tend to use these more than the combat rifles. However, this could be due to the lack of decent combat rifles I've found. Double Anarchy ftw.
Roland: Shotgunner all the way. Go stat, quick charge, and metal storm and you cannot go wrong. I can rush in to the middle of 10 guys and as long as I can take one down, another will go down and another and another. Combat rifles are meh overall but you can always use a SMG.
Mordecai: Highest burst damage and without precision he won't be best damage dealer. However, he does get many skills that make him very easy to top the charts such as trespass or the killer shot skill. I get so tired of my roommate stroking himself over this guy's crazy burst damage that I would rather him just stay Lilith. I have not seen a melee or Bloodwing build for this but I kinda doubt his melee would be that great as he seems to be the easiest to kill. He does get Riotous Remedy, though.
I just love running head first into a group and mowing them all down with a shotgun that shoots faster than a SMG. Here's a link to my skill tree:
http://www.borderlandsthegame.com/skill ... 0005050055If you want a Medic/support build I suggest this:
http://www.borderlandsthegame.com/skill ... 0005555505Going home this weekend so maybe I'll get my PS3 and Demon's Souls PROID.