Hero class, waste of gold?

[Yabu]

There is a couple of Hero Classes out there that I think is most effective when you have a high grade legendary. As an example I can take the Zweihander, I think they are most effective when you have a great two-handed legendary (AGS, EK, VGS). Otherwise I think both the Legionnaire and Royal Guard are better choices for the commando. In the Pikeman Section I feel the same. For the time being, I believe most useful to be a Master Peltast when you have Twigs or Dragon Breath. In other cases I feel that the two other classes are more cost-efficient. I don't really know how it is on xbow or archer, but I guess there are similar cases there.

Please note that these are my own opinions and evaluations of the cost of different items. I have no greater knowledge on the new items or items to come, and thus I want you to reading a bit yourself before taking my advice. I'm only stating how I reasoned when choosing Hero Classes together with Simpleton.

EDIT: Just want to add that a Zweihander or Master Peltast is no way near useless if you don't have legendaries. Atleast for Zweihanders there are plenty of affordable crafting weapons that are excellent.