Opinions for class creation(Never been done before!)
 

Hello folks,

Long time EQ player, well, at least classic.. stopped mid PoP due to the path the game went. Anyway, I have played a Warrior/Shaman/Cleric/Enchanter all max level, would box 3 at a time constantly. That said, I am torn between 3 of those classes seeing as how dual boxing isn't allowed, and will illustrate my concerns.

1) Warrior - The solo grind doesn't work for a warrior, and Ogre or go home so the XP penalty makes things even more rough. Are groups readily available for a tank? Will I ever have a problem or will I be picking my nose half the time I'm online?

2) Cleric - Soloing ability? Check. Grouping ability? Check. How fun are they not when dual boxed? Like I said, I always would play 3 char's at once during regular EQ, so how exciting is cleric life playing only the cleric?

3) Enchanter - Leaning heavily towards this one. I can solo, I can group, I can be constantly busy while in a group, however, come Kunark/Velious raids, all I really will do is... buff.

Input and opinions are welcome, I know its a ramble. Also, if anyone is from Firiona Vie here, hello!

Im gonna disreguard this post due to the Ogre warrior or go home...lol nah but i do see alot of shamans running around i would go cleric/chanter

and tash!

There are a lot of enchanters and clerics on this server already, for obvious reasons.

Some people have an issue with warrior tanks in classic because of their inability to generate agro.

I don't think you'll have too much trouble finding groups with any class (especially of those three choices), so play whichever you like best. If it were me, I'd play the enchanter.

Ogre XP penalty is only like 15% but Warriors get a 10% XP bonus therefore you end up with a smaller overall penalty which you probably won't even notice.

Ah right! I forgot about that. But the question is still unanswered in the warrior department, how much are they needed? Both grouping and raiding guilds?

There seems to be a lack of tanks in the high 30s-40s range on p99, particularly warriors. You shouldn't have a problem finding a group as a warrior, but because it'll be your first char it might be a bit hard finding decent gear to hold aggro to tank well.

Enchanters and clerics are always welcome and make excellent first chars. If you're looking for a bit of skill and constant target swapping and attention to detail then go chanter

need moar tanks!

I played one until about 18 (which probably can't completely answer your question) and didn't have an issue finding groups. About the only time there were problems was when a zone either had few people in it or full of a bunch and thus everyone had trouble finding groups.

Quick tip: When you're a lowbie and fighting in Feerot (sp?) ask if any high lvl peeps are fighting specters near plane entrance and can let you loot/have a polished steel dirk. Quick, powerful and magical piercer that you can use for a while.

I am looking for something to keep me occupied for sure. Right now I'm heavy into arena in WoW, and if any of you have spent any significant time there, you'll understand how fast paced it is. Unfortunately for me, I can never get over this EQ obsession so therefore it's always pulling me back in. Few friends have been trying to get me back and I finally decided to give it a shot right after the servers went down. My main was Warrior, I know the mechanics, and I understand the aggro difficulties I'll be faced with until SoD/BoC's. However, if played right, aggro shouldn't be an issue if people don't break mezzes early. I always loved enchanters, and the idea of playing an enchanter in AoE groups in Seb come Kunark does sound appealing moreso than a warrior.

the dirks dont drop off the specs anymore. they drop off the qeynos specs and at that insanely low rate that they did in classic (something like .2%).

Play what you like and you'll have fun with, but considering you seem to like fast-paced, nail-biting intensity i'd recommend enchanter :P