Seeking class advice

[Tenlaar]

My recommendation is actually to plan to play two classes when you start - a caster like necro or mage is perfect for an easy solo character that needs little gear (a mage can easily level to 50+ wearing literally nothing but a torch of alna). And because that character needs basically no gear, you can put the money you make with that character towards gearing up a character that might be more gear/group dependent.

It helps keep things from getting stale or frustrating just playing one character, especially if it's a class that is tougher when starting from scratch so will be more group reliant.

[xtraball]

Monk.

Game is tough. Monk is tough.

Monk.
Period.

[teai]

Probably the worst aspect of the game is dying due to some unfortunate circumstance, maybe even forgetting to leave an item and leaving no corpse for a res then losing time. The best classes are the ones that do not have to die unless they feel like it ( most of the time )

Necro, SK, or Monk. Each are pretty easy to gear and even the SK is cheap because of this top heavy server.

Avoid XP penalty, get to 60 fastest.

[Topgunben]

Originally Posted by teai [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Probably the worst aspect of the game is dying due to some unfortunate circumstance, maybe even forgetting to leave an item and leaving no corpse for a res then losing time. The best classes are the ones that do not have to die unless they feel like it ( most of the time )

Necro, SK, or Monk. Each are pretty easy to gear and even the SK is cheap because of this top heavy server.

Avoid XP penalty, get to 60 fastest.

Sound advice. Don't go Cleric.

[Kytross]

Take a couple days and try out different classes you think you'll like. Sell some bone chips in EC. Buy some gear. Find something you enjoy and stick with it.

[Muggens]

Originally Posted by Syllibus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's actually another work of art by the late Keith Parkinson, who did the boxart for original EQ, Kunark, Velious, etc. https://www.keithparkinson.com/

ah very nice, his art is great, gonna check out more of him. Actually, I was thinking of Viktor Vasnetsov hehe. An inspiration perhaps to Keith. Dang, every aspect of classic EQ is great, from artwork to music(Jay Barbeau)

[bOONDOGGLE]

Some classes are more expensive than others, but this server is so top heavy that even decently good gear is incredibly cheap, if not free.

I wouldn't let that factor into your decision too much.

Shaman is one of the most expensive classes (maybe only after Warrior) and I had no problem playing it as my first character.

[Issar]

Originally Posted by Syllibus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's actually another work of art by the late Keith Parkinson, who did the boxart for original EQ, Kunark, Velious, etc. https://www.keithparkinson.com/

Keith is may favorite fantasy artist. I believe that piece is called Valshea. Probably my favorite work from Keith is the North Watch. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sorry for the derail OP. My suggestion would be like others have said, is to pick a few and try them out. Once you've picked one, have a cheap alt in place to break up the tedium.