Overview of each class

[Fammaden]

If you're brand new to EQ start with druid or necromancer, then later once you know more about the game you can start thinking about another class. Druid is a super popular starter class because they have great utility spells for your quality of life and can easily make money from nothing by selling teleports. Necro is overall more powerful and fast to level though.

Take the "can make lots of money powerleveling" stuff on that big post above with a massive grain of salt, you're likely to find that to be a less accessible option as a brand new EQ player.