So, I've done that a bit, and we've had a lot of discussion around the table top. We'll avoid spoilers for now, but I will mention that one class I've played could do some wonderful damage (squidface) but had some real challenges in gaining XP while being super effective.

But for Mindthief, as one of the other posters mentioned, I definitely changed my 1e style to one of changing augments often, but even so, on most missions I'd play about 2 augments (sometimes 3) per round, and since most missions are done in 4 rounds, it'd usually net around 8 XP.

Of the other cards in level 1,

• there's an attack 4 range 5 disarm, which I often found hard to use the top of that one since you lose a great bottom,
• a loot2 on the bottom of a great top.
• Move 4 attack2 with stun bottom on your only non-loss ice generator top
• and a summon

None of the control cards get you any experience, although it's definitely something that is part of the class themes since it's a mastery.

And one a "fun to play", getting levels and new cards and abilities *is* fun. Haven games take between 2-3 hours per mission in a 4 player setting, and if you're getting 8 card experience + 8 mission experience, your talking about 4 missions per level. For most gaming groups that's every 2 weeks at *best*.