Whats a good class to start with?
 

Hi guys,

I recently found P1999 and been excited of giving it a try. I used to play EQ back in the days, but quit around time frogs were introduced.

Not knowing the server dynamic of P1999 server, etc... whats a good choice for a class out there? Is it fairly easy to find groups, are there a lot of players? Do people hang out mainly in EC still?

I'll take any advice,

Thanks a lot.

guarantee yourself a group with -

SK
Cleric
Enchanter
Paladin
Monk
Rogue

enjoy yourself with -

Enchanter
Shaman
Necromancer
Rogue
Druid

challenge yourself with -

Enchanter
Bard
Cleric
Warrior

- Enchanter

play what you like imo,
grouping isn't too hard to come by in my experience so far (i'm lowish level and newish myself),
800ish players on peak times,
and yes for selling/buying/bitching

For a first character you can't go wrong with druid. Not entirely overpowered, unless there are a lot of dark blue animals in your level range.

But it is the class that can do a little bit of everything. Also the best class to powerlevel up your friends/alts.

No wizard love!

Forever LFG with -

Ranger

mage, enchanter, necromancer, druid, shaman imo

Since you used to play you should know the basic tenets of each class. Pick a class that you either find fun or that you see yourself in. In other words a class / race combo that you enjoy the lore and backstory of.

I've known people that picked and loved paladins for instance just because they liked the idea of being a holy knight. I find if you get a character that you can relate to or enjoy that aspect of you're more likely to have some sort of attachment to it.

Rather than the typical..."play X class it's totally OP" jargon.

What did you play back then? It may be nice trip down memory lane to play the same class :) Clerics and tanks will find groups super easy.

I started out as a monk back on rallos zek, it was a huge mistake for a beginner since I kept on getting mugged every 10 minutes or so. Most painful leveling experience ever. Later I traded my (by than lvl 53) monk for a bunch of plat on a non pvp server, twinked out a clerik and had a lot of fun grouping.

I ended up playing a lot with a clerik and a lot with an sk. clerik was for groups and sk for solo times.

Since I'm starting all over again I'll probably make a druid, seems like a good choice for starting from scratch.