Ektar is lucky his DM was generous on hide as well. Unless you have a class or template with "hide in plain sight", then you can't hide during a battle unless there is some sort of cover. It's not like evade in EQ where you can just do it in the middle of a fight. And if you're moving to cover then you lose your full attack action. Best option is to just get a big dumb fighter to flank with you while you get sneak attacks with two weapon fighting.
Funny enough DnD mirrors EQ closely on the melee vs caster power gap. Paladins, fighters and the like are considered the weakest classes even if you know what you're doing. Wizards and Druids can break the entire campaign into little pieces with their higher level spells. Things like wish are just ludicrously powerful and should have never been allowed. Not to mention a Druid wildshaping into a T-Rex or Triceratops and roflstomping every encounter while your fighter watches in disgust.
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