[Hessah]

I wouldnt say archers are last on the party food chain. In fact they are the first on my party food chain. As a cleric, I'd rather party an archer than a fighter or mage.

Fighters can tank, but they are slower at killing. Which makes a grinding process slower if there's just 2 in a party.

Mage, dies too quickly. End of story. I hate healing mage who dies in 2-3 hits... or those who use life tap (GRRR!)

Archer, does great dmg, often they can take out at least 1/3 life of the mob before they get to you (depending on wat lvl mob u're killing) and they are much easier to heal than a mage. They can kill quickly, and they dont die easily. What more can a cleric ask for?