Class counts by /who!

[A1551]

Because I was curious and figured everyone else would be too! Just got on and did some /who all count's for all the classes and got these results. Note it picked up 2078 results when the website was reporting a little under 2400 on (I didnt check at exact same time so lets round) -- I assume the missed #'s are anon people and the like, so this is not 100% accurate even as a snapshot but probably a fair representation of 7:20pm est on night one!

Druid 293 - 14.1%
Enchanter 263 - 12.7%
Shaman 216 - 10.4 %
Cleric 214 - 10.3%
Necro 198 - 9.5%
Mage 191 - 9.2%
Monk 114 - 5.5%
Bard 105 - 5.1%
Warrior 104 - 5%
SK 89 - 4.3%
Rogue 88 - 4.2%
Wiz 82 - 3.9%
Paladin 68 - 3.3%
Ranger 53 - 2.6%

[Lojik]

Are you going enchanter again? Seems like no cycle target would be tough on a controller for enc

[Tecmos Deception]

Count finds anon and roleplay people I think. The missing people at on login screen.

Only 1/4 of characters are melee. Lol.

[Danger]

glad to see my PSAs worked.

[choc555]

I thought druid would be a good choice. I havent played the game since 2005 I think and only played paladin (aside from some alts) for those 4-5 years. Didnt really want to play a melee or tank class and being a healer/versatile character who could accumulate money from ports/PL sounded nice while also possibly soloing a bit cause I dont know how often I will play.

Stuck at work now and starting to think maybe I made the wrong choice. I dont want to play the class that is so overpopulated.

[Vizax_Xaziv]

I thought druid would be a good choice. I havent played the game since 2005 I think and only played paladin (aside from some alts) for those 4-5 years. Didnt really want to play a melee or tank class and being a healer/versatile character who could accumulate money from ports/PL sounded nice while also possibly soloing a bit cause I dont know how often I will play.

Stuck at work now and starting to think maybe I made the wrong choice. I dont want to play the class that is so overpopulated.
If Druid is what u wanna play then play it! Don't let the class distribution change your mind. I've made that mistake so I'm speaking from experience!

The absolute worst thing is realizing u don't really wanna play a class anymore when you've already sunk 100 hours into that toon

[Dolalin]

Would love to be a fly on the wall when the first Enchanter hits 29 and goes to buy his spells.

[Nuggie]

If Druid is what u wanna play then play it! Don't let the class distribution change your mind. I've made that mistake so I'm speaking from experience!

The absolute worst thing is realizing u don't really wanna play a class anymore when you've already sunk 100 hours into that toon

i think burn-out is going to happen regardless of which class you play.

[Tethler]

Nice. I haven't rolled my character yet due to busy work schedule and wedding party prep, but definitely going ranger!

[Invalid_Bard]

i think burn-out is going to happen regardless of which class you play.
Undoubtedly, always does. We will be in classic for over a year before kunark drops. People will rush 50, get their guises / many manastones and peace out until then.

[Wurl]

I would love to see this again if anyone is up for it! I won't be able to be on and see the counts for another day or so.

[Zalora]

I played Druid as my first character on Blue because it was recommended to me. Totally regreted it. Couldn't main heal in groups, couldn't do much DPS and quad kiting was dangerous and not fun. I felt like my character's only purpose for living was to hand out buffs and port people. And Shaman has better buffs at that.

This time I'm playing a Troll SK. Even though it's harder to level, hopefully it will be more gratifying.

[solleks]

Druida are amazing, sorry you're terrible

[Gustoo]

Druid besr class in game.

All classes best in game.

[Palemoon]

Would love to be a fly on the wall when the first Enchanter hits 29 and goes to buy his spells.

lol you are I are going to be hitting refresh in the next few days waiting for the threads to come in.

-classic above all-

[Videri]

I think a solid portion of the druid population is planning to use the druid to powerlevel future characters, either by sharing access to the druid or trading PLs with guildmates.

[A1551]

Yeah, or for farming stufff (track) and the like. Or to swap around with a friend for porting each other. Im sure the number of people who actually wanna main a druid is lower than is grinding one now.

As to these numbers i too am curious and if noone else does it will re run them tonight.

[baked00]

Just ran the numbers, here's what I saw:

Total: 2187

Druid - 296
Enchanter - 279
Shaman - 237
Necro - 222
Mage - 210
Cleric - 209
Warrior - 148
Bard - 125
Monk - 95
Rogue - 91
Paladin - 86
SK - 84
Wiz - 64
Ranger - 41

[Tecmos Deception]

First dragon raids will be fun. Druids healing, shamans trying to melee, 1 set of bard resists for every 3 groups, hardly any melee OR wizard dps.

[blanks77]

I'd be surprised if most of those shamans make it to level 34.

[Tecmos Deception]

Granted they ARE about that common on blue. But who knows how many of those were leveled with help or twinking. Their group role isn't ant different on green than on blue though.

[Graahle]

Proud to be in that Ranger count :D

[Glasken]

4PM PST Count

Total: 2195
Druid - 303
Enchanter - 274
Shaman - 245
Necro - 234
Mage - 214
Cleric - 208
Warrior - 125
Bard - 112
Paladin - 93
Rogue - 86
Monk - 85
SK - 75
Wiz - 69
Ranger - 49

[TanDemain]

Maybe I was dumb as I went for a class I thought the guise would go well with.. It's a class I never played before, just sucks there are so many others.

[Vizax_Xaziv]

I played Druid as my first character on Blue because it was recommended to me. Totally regreted it. Couldn't main heal in groups, couldn't do much DPS and quad kiting was dangerous and not fun. I felt like my character's only purpose for living was to hand out buffs and port people. And Shaman has better buffs at that.

This time I'm playing a Troll SK. Even though it's harder to level, hopefully it will be more gratifying.

Tanks are (IMO) amongst the most gratifying to level as both levels AND gear acquisitions effect them more than any other archetype.

[Wenai]

I enjoy this thread very much. I find it really interesting to see where the population falls. It will only get more interesting once people start burning out and stop playing. There will be some that are only interested in the race to max, and will stop playing afterwards.

[Tecmos Deception]

What Wenai said.

I made hotkeys for like 20 different / count all commands because they keep me entertained during downtimes where I'm too lazy to go do something else IRL.

[oldhead]

Because I was curious and figured everyone else would be too! Just got on and did some /who all count's for all the classes and got these results. Note it picked up 2078 results when the website was reporting a little under 2400 on (I didnt check at exact same time so lets round) -- I assume the missed #'s are anon people and the like, so this is not 100% accurate even as a snapshot but probably a fair representation of 7:20pm est on night one!

Druid 293 - 14.1%
Enchanter 263 - 12.7%
Shaman 216 - 10.4 %
Cleric 214 - 10.3%
Necro 198 - 9.5%
Mage 191 - 9.2%
Monk 114 - 5.5%
Bard 105 - 5.1%
Warrior 104 - 5%
SK 89 - 4.3%
Rogue 88 - 4.2%
Wiz 82 - 3.9%
Paladin 68 - 3.3%
Ranger 53 - 2.6%

When I did mine it seemed monk was higher... but monk was so hard to do with it all being the same race.

12% tanks is bad, lol


Tanks will be able to charge for their services.

[oldhead]

Just ran the numbers, here's what I saw:

Total: 2187

Druid - 296
Enchanter - 279
Shaman - 237
Necro - 222
Mage - 210
Cleric - 209
Warrior - 148
Bard - 125
Monk - 95
Rogue - 91
Paladin - 86
SK - 84
Wiz - 64
Ranger - 41

Added percents

Total: 2187

Druid 296 13.53%
Enc 279 12.76%
Shaman 237 10.84%
Necro 222 10.15%
Mage 210 9.60%
Cleric 209 9.56%
Warrior 148 6.77%
Bard 125 5.72%
Monk 95 4.34%
Rogue 91 4.16%
Paladin 86 3.93%
SK 84 3.84%
Wiz 64 2.93%
Ranger 41 1.87%

Class break down...

Tank 14.54%
Healer 33.93%
Melee dps 10.38%
Caster dps 41.15%

This is bad for grouping. Low tank, low melee dps.

This is good for one class... Ranger. Can tank, can pull, can melee.

[Bazia]

wizard was not fun to level

[Tecmos Deception]

14% tanks when you only need 16% tanks to have 1 per full group. When more than just warrior, pal, and SK CAN actually tank. ANd when the non-tank classes are the ones who will often NOT be looking for groups and therefore relatively increasing the number of available tanks?

It's fine. Raids will be weird. XPing will be fine.

[AegnorP99]

Not at all surprised druids are leading the pack. They are pretty good in this era, and they get so many fun tools. I've never really played one before, but having mained wizard and paladin previously, my new druid feels like easy mode.

What's that? Druid nukes are 95% as good as an equal level wizard, but they can also heal, regen, SoW, DoT, charm animals, snare at level 1, track, etc? Well okay then. Druid it is this time around!

[sentinel]

Seriously, you don't need tanks for classic unless you are raiding.

A necro or chanter can solo most if not all camps in Lguk. I guess a necro would have a harder time in the live side. Even a druid and another healer (let alone a chanter) can crush most of SolB. Mage (of which there are plenty) pet can tank fine with someone casting root (or earth pet). Classic isn't hard, you don't even need tanks. A shaman can tank anything with slows (again, except raids).

Now Kunark, shit is gonna get real then. Verant corrected their EZ mode mobs in lizard land 50+.

[kallell]

I'd be curious how the numbers pan out now we are a few days in.

[Vrez ZVyx]

Around 8:30pm, Eastern Standard
Counts are for toons over level 5 only.
Total: 1354

Druid - 190 14.03%
Enchanter - 178 13.14%
Shaman - 153 11.29%
Necro - 139 10.2%
Mage - 154 11.37%
Cleric - 123 9.08%
Warrior - 84 6.2%
Bard - 59 4.3%
Monk - 58 4.28%
Rogue - 51 3.7%
Paladin - 44 3.24%
SK - 46 3.39%
Wiz - 34 2.51%
Ranger - 41 3.02%

[A1551]

1230am est 10/31

Druid 212 - 13.5%
Enchanter -192 - 12.3%
Shaman -171 10.9%
Necro - 153 - 9.8%
Cleric - 136 - 8.7%
Mage -135 - 8.6%
Bard- 94 - 6%
War -88 - 5.6%
Rog -83 - 5.3%
Monk- 76 - 4.8%
Wiz - 59 - 3.7%
SK - 58 - 3.7%
Pal- 55 - 3.5%
Ranger- 49 - 3.1%

Comparatively to the first numbers I had pulled monks and clerics dropped the most as a percentage of the population. Wouldn't read too much into a single data point, although its certainly possible human night vision may have turned some people off to monks!

[saftbudet]

Seriously, you don't need tanks for classic unless you are raiding.

A necro or chanter can solo most if not all camps in Lguk. I guess a necro would have a harder time in the live side. Even a druid and another healer (let alone a chanter) can crush most of SolB. Mage (of which there are plenty) pet can tank fine with someone casting root (or earth pet). Classic isn't hard, you don't even need tanks. A shaman can tank anything with slows (again, except raids).

Now Kunark, shit is gonna get real then. Verant corrected their EZ mode mobs in lizard land 50+.

Are you insane ? I wanna see anyone solo frenzy, lord or magus with lvl 50 lvl cap :-)

[Widan]

Did frenzy and magus on red pre level 50. Would die sometimes on magus, but frenzy is super easy just sending in the adds to die as charmed pets one after the other

[Cezar]

14% tanks when you only need 16% tanks to have 1 per full group. When more than just warrior, pal, and SK CAN actually tank. ANd when the non-tank classes are the ones who will often NOT be looking for groups and therefore relatively increasing the number of available tanks?

It's fine. Raids will be weird. XPing will be fine.

That’s really a smart point of view. I can add if you pull from that 100% a percentage of necro, mage, Druid, and more that just gonna solo maybe that 14% could become a 16%. Not to mentition about 20% of Druids are just porter

[Vrez ZVyx]

I think the large number of druids, enchanters and even necros and shamans tells us something about the demographic... People are older, don't have time and want to be able to solo.
That is how I see it anyway. I would have rolled a cleric if I thought I had the time to group every day, I don't.

[saftbudet]

Love this thread keep update daily plz, its interresting to see how the demographic changes.

[Cen]

I do like the Irony that the Druid is the most played, and the Druid hybrid the least.

[jacob54311]

I think the large number of druids, enchanters and even necros and shamans tells us something about the demographic... People are older, don't have time and want to be able to solo.
That is how I see it anyway. I would have rolled a cleric if I thought I had the time to group every day, I don't.

Haven't those classes always been popular?

The 40 percent penalty on hybrid classes that isn't going away anytime soon (and the fact that those classes are very gear dependant) probably doesn't help those classes popularity much either. I'd consider playing a paladin or ranger if it weren't for the severe penalty. So druid it is.

[Tecmos Deception]

Haven't those classes always been popular?.

Druids and necros always have been. Enchanters less so on live iirc.

That dude didn't know what he was talking about anyway though, because clerics can definitely solo to 50+ (been there, done that, untwinked, twice) and yet he said he avoided it because clerics can't solo.

[Ligma]

Ya, it's looking like a solo cleric will end up the first to 50 or close

[Vexenu]

I don't know why anyone knocks Cleric solo potential, at least for XP. As long as they can find undead they can nuke stuff down as well as a Wizard (arguably better, given a -50 resist mod on their undead nukes), and have the benefit of plate armor, high defense cap, heals, calm and DA to boot. Very steady XP and hard to die if you're competent.

[Cen]

To be honest, Clerics solo non undead not terribly either. You can really play like a Wizard there and med to full while afk and blast something etc. Maybe I should work that cleric some more ;D I keep debating my cleric race tho.

[Crede]

To be honest, Clerics solo non undead not terribly either. You can really play like a Wizard there and med to full while afk and blast something etc. Maybe I should work that cleric some more ;D I keep debating my cleric race tho.

Human inny cleric. 3 legit clickies including call of bones, snare, and insta click deadeye.

[dekova]

Human inny cleric. 3 legit clickies including call of bones, snare, and insta click deadeye.

[Quizlop]

Human inny cleric. 3 legit clickies including call of bones, snare, and insta click deadeye.

Just note, Paineel won't be for another 11 months, and the Call of Bones clicky becomes a Fear click less than two months after its release.

[kaluppo]

I've soloed with a cleric many times at various levels. It sucked for me to be quite frank about it. And it will especially suck on green since you can't twink your cleric with awesome wis and + mana gear. I had decent gear and could only kill 2 blue mobs per mana bar lvls 20-40 and one mob per mana bar lvls 40-60. Now that's regular mobs using the regular nukes. Undead would be about double those numbers due to better efficiency and less resisting.

The XP bar just moves too slow. Grouping in a decent area with a decent pull rate easily got me two times or more XP per hour then I could get soloing. But I will say it is nice to have the option to kill that mob or two per mana bar when a group spot isn't being offered.

With the addition of the teal server I don't think finding main healer spots will be too hard. And when I can't get a group I'll look for some undead mobs I can solo.

[Old_PVP]

Interesting.

[Siege]

With the addition of the teal server I don't think finding main healer spots will be too hard. And when I can't get a group I'll look for some undead mobs I can solo.

Roll a Cleric if your goal is to be an end-game healer, but don't roll one thinking that you'll be able to solo undead camps because those are always popular farming spots. You should also take into consideration that healers make up 35% of the population on Green. While Clerics are by far the best end-game healer, Druids and Shamans are roughly on par with Clerics until Complete Heal enters the equation, and it doesn't enter the equation until long after you have access to it because it will be a while before the average tank has enough hit points to make it worth using. Until then, you'll just be a bit more mana efficient than the other healers.