did 1.0 have an "uber" solo class?

I'm not so sure that would be possible after ARR is released to be honest but I guess time will tell... At least I hope not all classes can be lvled that fast takes just a smidgen of fun out of it and respect for the lvled class as well. And from what I understand pugilist/monk could hold its own as well solo. I hope its not to nurfed in ARR cause I've been actually thinking of lvlibg this class/job as a makeshift thief untill its released...