Ayesh, not at a one slot/one point ratio
Mea Culpa
Perhaps more at a one slot per full rank ratio.
That having been said, bearers are destined for the dumpster anyway.
The fine geniuses in charge of development think that they can protect role integrity or other such nonsense by making them lawn chairs. Heavens forbid anything ever be as useful anywhere compared to a Cimmerian Berzerker.
Fun fact, if you grab a strength bow, the Cimmerian Berzerker is also one of the top tier Archers.
Meanwhile, other names Fighters still have sub 1.0 melee modifiers and/or cannot complete combos.
There’s an easy balance that is within reach but because it is easy and coherent, it will be shunned.
All combatant type thralls of the same tier would have the same base stats, then some modifiers for their faction.
Dancer remove corruption.
Bearers have more inventory slots.
Fighters have a higher melee modifier.
Archers have a higher ranged modifier.
Easy, simple, smooth.
Protects roll integrity.
When this one says higher modifier, this one means by a whole 1.0 in that hidden stat. Possibly scaling up from that by tier. Leaving Dancer and Bearer damage always mid.
But this one digresses from the point of the thread.