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Originally Posted by Gunda_G
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Hi all,
I used to play a dwarf warrior, erudite SK, and erudite wizard on Ayonae Ro from around the time Velious came out through the Planes of Power expansion. I came upon this project recently and I think I'm going to start up this week.. just had a few questions about the server.
I'm kind of stuck between starting with a rogue, wizzy, SK, shammy, cleric, or paladin (really narrowed it down, I know [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] ). I was browsing around the wiki and saw some population counts by class - is there really an overpopulation of clerics/shammies? I'm also kind of leaning toward a less-expensive class to gear at first e.g. rogue and then rolling an alt once I can make some plat. Any advice as to which would be best? I know that's a loaded question but I haven't played EQ in a way long time.
Also, what's this about race/class EXP penalties? I'm having a hard time finding a good amount of information on this.
Thanks in advance for your replies! |
If you want less expensive to gear, don't pick a melee. Paladin is the least played class on the server though, so their armor tends to be cheaper. Don't play a wizard unless you really want one. Not good in groups, so you solo a lot. Shammy is very popular, very wanted in groups, and can solo very well at later levels. But they're expensive. Cleric would be the least dependent on gear and have the easiest time getting groups, although there are a lot of clerics also. Rogues are less common and very desirable, but people kind of expect you to have your epic even at low levels. You can get by without it, but it's rare to find a non-epic rogue these days even at level 1.
Hybrids all have a 40% penalty. All evil races also have a penalty, thus a troll or Iksar SK has a 68% penalty. Rogues have a bonus. Clerics are neutral. No penalty or bonus.