Even more of a reason to review the proposed nerfs then. Changes such as armor class buffing and such wouldn't tip the balance since they would affect classes across the board (unless of course ac doesn't count towards magic resistance).
A Half Orc fighter, notices the beautiful Orc Dancer at the Fallen Tower Tavern. "'Oy Breella, wanna spend da night in my tent?", he shouts "My name's not Breella" she replies "Uh...dat's not what I asked!"
Well I'm all for character differentiation through choices, but in an mmo cookie-cutter builds will inevitably emerge after each patch, so players who want to play at the top of their class's potential effectiveness will switch to them sooner or later. So if the "unique" factor is out of the picture, all that strict builds…