New Player - Starting Class Advice

[Cyph]

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

Any class is easy to get to 51. I soloed my ranger easily through the 30s and 40s, with groups mixed in for fun. 1-51 is the blink of an eye compared to 51-60.

Ouch... and I have no experience with Kunark nor with lvl 51-60!

[Zheta]

Ok! Thanks for all the advice! I think I'll give Cleric a shot. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

See you in game!

[Tierael]

Cleric name?

[Zheta]

I kept it simple and chose Zheta for my High-Elf Cleric. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Cyph]

Firstly I would say play what ever you want to play. Secondly, I personally never turn away someone if there is room in a group. That said, either choice would be good as I find that I'm always chasing up tanks or Clerics for groups.

[Cillaz]

I agree with Cyph, most people will take a pally - its only min-maxers or high lev's that will turn away a hybrid due to the exp penalty. A tank is a tank at the end of the day, ill never turn one down!
slower exp is still more exp than /lfg!!!
And yes there are lots of groups going and plenty of people in all level ranges to play with!

[Splorf22]

Fuark has it exactly right. By 51 no one is twinked, the mobs take forever to kill, and the levels are so long that people start to min/max hard. If you join a lot of mediocre groups, it's easy to spend 50 hours per level in the dreaded Kunark levels. If you have a full group humming perfectly, swapping the warrior for a paladin will probably reduce your xp by 10% or so (40/6 + lower dps).

The problem with a hybrid is that your greater versatility is the most important in the worst groups. For example, I saw Harmon (ranger) CC'ing KC LCY. He was doing a fine job . . . except their group sucked without an enchanter for charm/clarity/haste.

I really want to like hybrids. Ignoring the XP penalty, I just think that being able to melee and cast spells at the same time is pretty cool and makes for interesting game play. My problem is the endgame: evasive and defensive are just so huge, to the point that SKs and Paladins aren't used much in Kunark and probably won't be used at all in Velious. I would be totally down to have Sakuragi converted to a L1 shadowknight if I could keep the disciplines.

[Elements]

It sounds like you've made up your mind. You can't go wrong playing a cleric.

[Zheta]

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

You can't go wrong playing a cleric.

I've also been playing the fool. I've died twice pulling something without considering it first, and used the Strike spell on myself in the middle of fighting. Furthermore, I sandwiched myself in-between the arm of the Kelethin elevator and the upper platform just because I could.

At least I've gotten familiar with /corpse. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Shivilian]

Oh man, my first group on p99 consisted of me mezing myself on the first pull. It's like a rite of passage.