New player quick questions.

[Ugmar]

Hi all, and thank you for viewing this. I was a huge fan of the old school EQ model, and figured this would be a fun revisit.

Some things I was wondering.

Single biggest question, what classes seem really under or over represented in the population at the 40+ level range? I was leaning towards Cleric/Shaman/Bard/Enchanter. Though I am always open to suggestions.

The other question is are the original exp penalties still in this game based on classes and races? I remember hybrids (SK/Ranger/Pally) having a huge penalty, as well as Trolls having a large one. If this is still in do we have a chart some where? I could not find it.

Is the exp progression the same as live or has it been sped up as I have seen it on many other servers?

Are manastones still in, or have they been removed for balance reasons?

Thank you all, and pleasant adventuring.