Tantarus
Knight
Not if the system encouraged build expenditure to be a better fighter in ways other than being a better thug. One of the big traps of the current system is that you can't eschew profs to pick up parries. You want to be a better defender? First spend 30 build on +2 passive damage, whether you want to or not.
It also does not help that Parry is the only defensive skill. Fighters should also have access to evade at a reasonable cost. To avoid those nasty massive and carrier attacks.
And I know you will say, "What about Riposte?" But Riposte really is an hidden offensive skill. It is just something you must have if you want to try and land slays or eviscerates. It is terrible defensively because most anything worth riposting like a evis/slay/terminate/assassinate also has riposte by virtue of having those skills to begin with. You are better off parrying most of these attacks.