a bad starting character?? Wait til a lvl 600 antag harec pulls up and show's you proper skills.
dont sleep on any character
They're not saying he is a bad character. They are saying he is a bad -starting- character.
Harec in the hands of someone who knows how to use him is terrifying to fight against, but when put in the hands of someone who is level 1 through 20 they general have no idea what they're doing.
I think Shae would be a better character, but as someone has pointed out it is far too late to switch them out at this point do to how the story has been made.