Oh god no war might have a few extra keys but it's far easier then pld or drk since your not worrying about things like mp management. Once you've learned the rotations it's fairly easy plus you got a kick ass axe instead of a sword and shield. imo best to put your points to str when lvling to 50 before desiding on switching to something like str and vit just make sure you got your provoke and whatever else you think you'll need