D&D had a nice balance for it, with the HP and the AC. Mages (especially on the lower levels) indeed were like wet paper towel, while fighters coined the term "tank" with their durability.
DDO does a lot in this direction, where you can build against casters and even ranged users. Using Shields, Deflection Items, Blur, Dodge, and all manner to make it harder to hit or hurt you, as well just moving about. As far as casters go, there are things like Spell Absorption, that can just neutralize the damage from casters, allowing a melee to get close and beat them down.
Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.
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