Fighter vs. Ranger/Paladin/Rogue

[Miekkamies]

Hi

I was wondering if there's any benefit
of having advanced weapon profiences except
dmg and hit bonuses. I'm thinking of creating
a ranger, paladin, or assasin. Has anyone
played assasin? I doubt that only two slots spent on a weapon class doesn't give good bonuses.

[Nighthawk]

In BG1, advanced weapon proficiencies were huge. In BG2 going from specialized (**) to Grand Master (*****) only gives +1 hit, +1 damage, and -1 speed.