2nd E was rather balanced, But had too much silly rules, And the battle system was rather boring.. Whatever you do, Do not switch to Third. A pure-class character cannot survive in 3rd E.. Presige classes are basicaly "Looks at me! I am like the base class-Only better!"
And Tele, If you will ever have the urge to try roleplaying, Go with Call of Cthulu, The Ravenloft 2nd E setting, Or a good home-made one... Though my favorite one (beside the one I have designed) shall always remain Call of Cthulu...
If you have no clue what's Call of Cthulu is, This topic about a RM2K game based of it should give you a good clue..
http://www.gamingw.net/forums/index.php?topic=41983.0
