Anywhere I can find a breakdown of population by class?

[Caladbolg]

Hello, P99. Just started here after having played live for years. Before I start committing a ton of time to a new character, I was wondering which classes are the most needed/ least common? I know it really just comes down to "play whatever class you enjoy", and with a 1k+ population there's bound to be a lot of everything, but I'm curious nonetheless.

Also, is the hybrid xp penalty still in effect here? I seem to remember there being a period after Velious was released where the penalty was still in effect.

[Pyrion]

I did not find a statistic with a quick look, but you can easily make your own. Use

/who all cleric count

in order to see how many clerics are there at this time. I think it does not count /anon players (not sure about that), so certain classes, especially clerics druids and wizards might be underrepresented.

Hyprid XP penalty is still in effect, but should be dropped in a few months time.

If you want to group a lot, i would recommend a cleric or a tank. Enchanter is nice as well, but i think there are a lot around, same for shamans.

That said, grouping is not so hard at low levels. Even my necromancer is grouping pretty frequently. At high levels people get a lot more picky though.

[Spyder73]

Melee DPS is always in demand - There are more spots in a group for DPS than anything else as well. With that said, there are a lot of melee DPS on the server for that reason. If you are talking about 50+ grouping, the utility classes take it in the shorts because they are not "essential" - that would be wiz, dru, brd, nec, rng - these 5 classes have a tougher time grouping than the other classes - mainly because the roles they fill are better fill by other classes and the XP penalty is real at these levels. This is why getting a guild and making friends is so important. I group with a necro all the time because I like him, not because his class is uber.

[Destron]

This is sound advice for anyone playing on p99.

Make your own groups

[webrunner5]

I have not seen a up to date class thingy in 3 years or more. I can bet it is still Druid, Shaman, Enchanter, Necro, Monk, Cleric probably in that order or close. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Caladbolg]

Thank you all for the replies. I'm actually considering maybe a druid to begin with. Something that isn't terribly gear dependent and has some measure of solo ability.

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

Hyprid XP penalty is still in effect, but should be dropped in a few months time.

I guess that gives me time to accumulate some wealth before making a paladin :O

[Tiewon Shu]

In my observations, if it's Blue the break down is like:
10% Druid
10% Bard
10% Mage
10% Necromancer
10% Monk
10% Rogue
10% Cleric
10% Enchanter
05% Warrior
05% Shaman
03% Shadow Knight
02% Wizard
03% Paladin
02% Ranger

*Note Blue has about 800 during off peak hours and up to 2000 during prime time (EST).

On Red:
20% Druid
20% Shaman
20 %Monk
10% Rogue
10% Wizard
05% Mage
05% Shadow Knight
02% Cleric
02% Necromancer
02% Warrior
02% Paladin
02% Ranger

*Note there are only like 100 - 250 players on Red on off peak hours with spikes to about 300 or so during prime time (EST).

[Behemoth100]

Why would you say wizard is so under represented? On blue at least.

[Tiewon Shu]

Originally Posted by Behemoth100 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why would you say wizard is so under represented? On blue at least.

Just simple observation doing /who all wiz, that and grouping, adventuring, etc. I hardly see wizards.

Like I said, this is my opinion on the break down, other player's mileage may vary. I mainly play M-F between 7PM-11PM EST.

[Caladbolg]

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

In my observations, if it's Blue the break down is like:
10% Druid
10% Bard
10% Mage
10% Necromancer
10% Monk
10% Rogue
10% Cleric
10% Enchanter
05% Warrior
05% Shaman
03% Shadow Knight
02% Wizard
03% Paladin
02% Ranger

*Note Blue has about 800 during off peak hours and up to 2000 during prime time (EST).

On Red:
20% Druid
20% Shaman
20 %Monk
10% Rogue
10% Wizard
05% Mage
05% Shadow Knight
02% Cleric
02% Necromancer
02% Warrior
02% Paladin
02% Ranger

*Note there are only like 100 - 250 players on Red on off peak hours with spikes to about 300 or so during prime time (EST).

I'm actually pretty surprised with how few Shadowknights there are hahah