Well, Widden (my C/C) is the 'Everybody' of a one-province realm. He used to be on a crusade, but has some serious issues with solid decision making and loyalty (nothing like the "I took an oath" excuse when your Duke goes rabid).
Anyway, back on point, heroes need the variability because it's not an exitable class and -some- of them are going to live long enough to become crippled old knights. I'd be nifty if a hero who has had 10 serious injuries could change to, say, the mentor class, but the mentor class is getting phased out anyway.
What do you mean, I love my hero and he is getting rather long in the tooth. If he doesn't die soon he is going to miss more battles then he fights. But like priest Hero's are all about RP, if you aren't going to make the most out of your Heroic stature within the realm, then its really not the class for you.
