[Jaleth]

I leveled and played nearly exclusively on live as a paladin from 2000 to OoW, then left for EQ2. That was a lot of fun, but I wouldn't start another melee character here without it being twinked unfortunately.

My 2 knights here have full quest armor, good jewelry and very nice weapons and shields they could take to level 50 and beyond, easy. I just wanted to play them at ease, without the harsh grind and trials that had gone with those classes specifically, especially with the then hybrid penalty.

Leveling a caster(wizard, necro, mage, enchanter, druid), monk or shaman, even a bard are probably the easiest starting choices without being twinked, others not so much.