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[Treefall]

As others have stated play what you want to play.

Magician, Necromancer, and Druid are typical baseline answers to this question. Shaman and Enchanter shine as levels advance.

If I wasn't playing what I wanted to play, in retrospect, against other peoples' advice, I would go Druid, Halfling to be exact. Reason being: snare, sow, the ability to quad or charm, heal, teleports, and the ability to help power level any friends that may want to join the game (or to make some extra cash), and no xp penalty...or a bonus as Halfling.

Druid is not the best min/max answer, especially at later levels, but it certainly has everything out the door for rapid leveling and decent money making potential. When you consider that you can easily trade power levels, if you decide on a class you really want to play you could trade-up a powerlevel through 30ish.