The easiest and simplest class to play?

[Delekhan]

All EQ classes are easy to play, really. EQ is about mastering the mechanics, so it's knowledge based. Pick a class that suits your playstyle. Sounds like from the OP's preference to solo, stick with Mage, Necro, Enchanter, Monk, Druid, Shaman or Bard I would say. Avoid tanks, cleric, rogue, those kinds of classes require grouping, have severe limitations, and are better for more experienced players focused on the more challenging content.

[Chinetter]

Originally Posted by pivo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Since my mage gnome was so successful in leveling up from 6 to 8 while looting orc belts, I though I would repeat the same for my lvl 6 necro gnome.

Since you're on Faydwer, I'll share how I learned the other day about this thing called "faction" and how it can actually lead to difficult corpse runs....

I decided that my mid-teens wood elf ranger should try to kill a certain named mob in Lesser Faydark which drops a rather nice (for the level) bow. Reading the wiki I learn that the mob's placeholders are a pixie trickster or a pixie. No problem, I can kill those easily and oh boy do I love this "tracking" skill that rangers have, this situation seems like a great deployment of it.

Also in that wiki entry is a vague reference to how killing pixies would harm my faction. Didn't say which faction or why I should care. And since I'd been happily slaying Crushbone orcs and other things without yet having to worry about all those "can't possibly get any worse" messages after each kill, I kept on not worrying about it.

Parked myself in the right area of Lesser Faydark, tracked pixie tricksters, started whacking them to get the named mob to spawn. It's going fine until....suddenly something has just smacked me for like 95 a swing, four times in no time, and I'm standing naked back at my spawn point. What the what just happened???

Turns out that Lesser Faydark is patrolled by a thing called a brownie scout. I'd seen them go by, tiny little things, looked harmless so I paid them no mind and they'd ignored me. But guess what, they share faction with the pixies. And by killing all those pixies I'd made myself KOS to the brownie scouts.

They turn out to be like a lvl 45 mob, and they're permanently SOWed as they patrol the zone, and by the way they see invis too! And they hit like a lvl 45 mob.

My first corpse run resulted in another death even with the tracking window up and being refreshed obsessively for me to carefully watch for the brownie scouts. And guess what half my stuff is on each corpse, aaarrgg.....Then it took another hour and the help of some kind high-level passers by to finally locate and reclaim both corpses.

The loss of experience actually forced me to re-ding a level, which I accepted as a stupidity tax. "This is how we learn...." And I'm still KOS to those roaming brownie scouts. So yes kids, faction can matter!

[Bigsham]

Originally Posted by pivo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Since my mage gnome was so successful in leveling up from 6 to 8 while looting orc belts, I though I would repeat the same for my lvl 6 necro gnome. I got somewhere half way into GF when Faerie Duches attacked me and it was red to me. Interesting, I though this is starting zone, didn't have a clue there are so high level monsters flying around.

Some high level Druid buffed me with SOW and I didn't want to lose it. So I was running toward zone. My plan was to hit the wall, then just follow it until I spot the entrance. Well, there are too many trees and by dodging them I was running in circles instead of straight line, since I never hit the wall. Then I spot the guard. Good, he will help me! I ran toward him and BAM! He killed me. So much for good plan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Now that's just injustice! I'm a GOOD necro, gnome necro, everyone likes gnomes!

So I come back, carefully avoiding one guard to try to find my corpse. When BAM! some guard sneaks behind me and kills me again.

No wonder, players are killing these corrupt blood-lust guards, when they level up. I will too, one day! Revenge will be sweet...

Couple days in CB and guards will see which side you are on, you can never gain un kos to the banker but you can bank through the window and sell at emerald warriors guild

[DMN]

Simple = straightforward.
Easy = requiring little effort/energy.

Answer is prolly rogue. the most complicated thing you will have to do is make/press an assist hotkey.

[Izmael]

Originally Posted by DMN [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Answer is prolly rogue.

Not really, at first aggro from a mob you cannot solo you're good for a corpse run.

[Snaggles]

Another vote for druid.
Easy to solo. Easy to travel (plus port money). Tracking. Easy to group. Good race so less kill-on-sight problems.

I've never grouped with a druid who kept a DS on me nor had evac loaded so the bar is pretty low for a new player to meet.

[DMN]

Originally Posted by Izmael [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Not really, at first aggro from a mob you cannot solo you're good for a corpse run.

He didn't ask about soloing. Not in the OP anyways.

[Izmael]

Originally Posted by DMN [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

He didn't ask about soloing. Not in the OP anyways.

But he won't be running around 24/7 with friends. Even if you group for exp you spend a lot of time doing stuff on your own, getting around places. Rogue is kinda horrible in classic. It's like, the worst of all worlds.

Hard to beat if you want to press as few buttons as possible though.

[DMN]

Actually he did mention it in his OP. not even sure how I missed it.

Pretty much any pet class will be "easy" and "simple", though it might not be optimal/most efficient to play them in the most simplistic fashion.

[Bigsham]

rogue is the hardest classic class there is who would say that?