Newbie Needs Help With Picking a Class

[Emorainbow]

Hello all,

I've been poking around P99 for a few days and I'm really liking the gameplay (I played EQ Classic when I was very, very young and liked it then). However I'm struggling to pick a class and go on what will be the long adventure of leveling and seeing Norath.

I'm hoping I can get some advice here regarding that. Below I'll put some info about me and hopefully that will help sculpt your recommendations.

I am a big, big fan of grouping. It's why I want to play EQ, so solo-oriented classes aren't my first love. That being said, I'd like to be a "valuable" class or a class that can find groups easily if I go that route.

I prefer a more support/laid back playstyle as opposed to being a puller or someone with the fate of the group on their back. I think I could do it but it might take years off me.

I'd prefer a class that can either make money easily, or isn't expensive to level in terms of gear/spells.

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Thanks to anyone who has some advice for me. I'm putting in research of my own into the classes but getting advice from those who have been there and done that is really a different story. :]

[Scratch&Sniff]

rogue

[Pipip]

Agreed that rogues are wanted in groups, mostly laid back to play, and fairly cheap to gear. The one thing that they fall short on is being able to make money easily.

Magician is another decent choice. You can be laid back and still effective, they can farm stuff fairly easily, and they don't need much for gear. Even though they solo well, I don't see too many of them turned away from groups, because they provide mana-free dps, and even spike dps when needed.

Most of the classes that can make money easily are going to be casters of some sort.

[Pyrion]

You can't really be valuable and at the same time without responsibilities. I would recommend a cleric. But rogue may be good as well.

[Ravager]

Rogues make a ton of plat as long as they group in dungeons. Just don't waste time in places like OT, Oasis and Karana and you'll make plenty of plat and gear as you go. Except for special circumstances 99% of the time it's a hang back and dps mobs class.

[Fanguru]

You could also consider necro.
You may not be invaluable to the group, but you can support it very well with heals/mez/manafeed. Add constant dps with pet, cheap to gear up, makes money easily.

You wouldn't be the most important person in the group, but you would be welcome.

Another option for a support is the ever popular shaman, as long as you don't mind spending most of your time casting cannib.

[Emorainbow]

Thanks for the advice all. Sorry if I insinuated that I want to be a "valuable" group class that doesn't have a lot of responsibility, I was mostly referring to pulling and splitting packs. Anything else is just fine by me.

I will look into Rogue today and some of the others posted. Again, thank you so much!

[kined]

id say make a shaman. its gonna be expensive in the long run, but you can level them cheap, you dont have the fate of the group on your shoulders most time. they will be expensive in the long run but can also make alot of money in the long run. i think its the only one that fits your criteria, although it is debatable on the cheap part since things like epic/torpor/etc can be expensive as fuck... to level though, it should be fine.

oretty hard to fit all those criteria, mostly because of the PP making portion. for PP i think the best are Ench, shaman, necro, and mage if you dont include powerleveling/porting as a source of income, in which case add druids and bards. necro and mage arent great for grouping, and ench has probably the most vital job so you likely wont want that. shamans are just so good all the way around.

[Issar]

While there is a lot of chanters on this server, I never see them lfg for long. They are the ultimate support class, and they definitely have the ability to farm plat.

[Beckoning]

I think enchanter would be good for you. You can do everything (minus port) including soloing, grouping and making pp!

[thufir]

Rogue or shaman would be best I think. Enchanter or cleric if you don't mind a little extra pressure.

(tangentially, what is up with the people who don't like pulling? you see so little of the dungeon if you don't pull)

[Gundanium]

Is druid not a good choice?
Porting and soloing for money making.
Buffs, Heals, and some nuking for groups.

[thufir]

Is druid not a good choice?
Porting and soloing for money making.
Buffs, Heals, and some nuking for groups.

Druid usefulness wears off some in the mid-30s. It's not as easy to find groups with a druid as with some other classes as you go up in level.

[Spyder73]

Enchanter is what came to mind for me when i read the OP. Rog would fit the bill as many have pointed out

[Old Prexus]

Chum. Get your mage on and forget the rest.

[fishingme]

Shaman, cleric, or enchanter. I think you would like the shaman the most because it's not as boring as the cleric gets, and it doesn't take as much to learn like the enchanter class does. Shamans are built tough in terms of survivability (for being a caster class).

[Ronnie328]

Make a druid. Healers are always welcome in groups. You make money by virtue of hitting a certain level, and if you can't find a group, you can easily solo.

[AbstractVision]

For easiest time grouping play a Cleric/Enchanter/Rogue.

With that being said, out of those three the Cleric would probably be easiest for a new player.
Rogues need gear to be really successful and as your first toon they will be difficult to make money on to gear.
Enchanter is the most fun class I've ever played however they have a ton of responsibility in group and if you can't handle locking down and mezzing + keeping timers on mez for multiple mobs (could be upwards of 10+ pulls sometimes) then you will not find the class enjoyable.

You might also consider a druid as your first toon. They get a lot of bad rep on this server but I don't know why. Now that velious is out they are much more viable end game. You can primary heal most groups up to 50. Druids nuke harder than mages. You can CC with root/snare kiting. You can charm animals, zone specific but arguably best DPS when you can. Then the ports.. invaluable for a new player looking to explore Norrath. Ports are also good money starting at 29 you get your first four and then at 34 you can port all over the world including kunark and velious. Druids can also power level for good plat too if thats your thing.

Mages and Necros are also viable classes to start with but be careful with necro as it will make traveling certain cities more difficult.

[thufir]

Rogues need gear to be really successful and as your first toon they will be difficult to make money on to gear.
The only piece of gear you vitally need as a rogue is Ragebringer, and even then it's mostly because people will make fun of you after a certain point if you don't. And while you will need it eventually, you can get by for a long time without it. There are some cheap piercers with high primary damage numbers that you can use in the meantime.

In general, even with classes that need gear (most melee) you can prosper with one as your main if you spend your time in dungeons, grouping. Incidental cash items will drop and that stuff adds up. My main is an SK and he's got some halfway decent gear acquired in various ways, and I never did make a farming character.

"True newbie" charity is also a real thing here - if people catch wind of the fact that you're totally new to the server, and you don't make a big deal out of begging for stuff, you'll probably get some random things from kind folks sooner or later. You can get yourself kickstarted as basically any class that way.

[Issar]

The only piece of gear you vitally need as a rogue is Ragebringer, and even then it's mostly because people will make fun of you after a certain point if you don't.

Epics can't be equipped until lvl 46 now. So you'll have a while before you need to worry about that.

[Pyrocat]

Shaman, cleric, or enchanter. I think you would like the shaman the most because it's not as boring as the cleric gets, and it doesn't take as much to learn like the enchanter class does. Shamans are built tough in terms of survivability (for being a caster class).

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[Endonde]

Shaman, cleric, or enchanter. I think you would like the shaman the most because it's not as boring as the cleric gets, and it doesn't take as much to learn like the enchanter class does. Shamans are built tough in terms of survivability (for being a caster class).



I pretty much agree with this, Cleric's are always wanted for groups but they can be incredibly dull at times. If your group is either really good, or really bad you will end up just sitting around a lot of the time.

Enchanters are a lot of fun, have great potential to make money, and are easy to gear up, But if you plan on being a good enchanter it won't be very laid back.

Shamans are arguably the best money making class in the game, great for groups, amazing for soloing if you want to, not too involved. The only down sides to Shaman are they can become a tad annoying with canni dancing, and the gear and spells become very expensive once you reach level 60, but they are insanely strong at high levels so it pretty much counteracts the costs.

My biggest advice though is don't worry about how expensive a class is, pick something you think you will enjoy. Once you start to get near lvl 60 every class will get a little expensive to gear up, but if you enjoy the class it won't matter.

[fugazi]

Clerics are great fun when you pair up with an enchanter or bard. You basically enable powerful solo classes to reach even greater heights. Youll also be wanted in bigger groups, but soloing sucks. There are level ranges where soloing is viable (35 to 41 @ hags in unrest) but other than that .. it sucks.

Just play whatever you feel like and do try out multiple characters!