Yup, highly recommend the barbarian as a "tanky" damage dealer. Granted it won't be the penultimate tank but from what I've seen the damage output is phenomenal and the barb can take a bit of damage with the proper skills.
Starting Stats:
18 Might
8 Con (Barbarian gains 16 endurance per level, and health is endurance * 16. Highest in game)
15 Dex
10 Per
14 Int
14 Res
At endgame fortitude/reflex/will were all ~5-10 point less than Eder's. My deflection was around 75, with shield Eder's was 100. Barbarian skills are absurdly good for damage dealing & tanking. Savage defiance is an unbelievable self heal, +90 endurance over 14 seconds. Was able to tank a lot of difficult mobs using this. Frenzy is great for damage dealing, +attack speed, +might. When you get to level 3 you can solo that bear pretty easily with Savage defiance.
For weapon choice I used the estoc. By endgame I would crit on every other attack it seemed like. Normally hit around 80, highest single target damage was 127. Dual spears is another good choice. Beat the game using a 4 person party on hard with expert mode enabled. PC took the most damage and dealt the most damage, pretty good build I thought.
