The classes are pretty heavily based on their AD&D counterparts; or, I should say, on the classes of SojournMUD whose classes were almost completely copied from AD&D. SojournMUD was the main inspiration for Everquest, so that's the reason for the similarities with AD&D where, for instance, the ranger class wears chain armor. Brad McQuaid played a ranger on SojournMUD where the class was an underpowered joke. I guess he was really dead-set on sticking to his inspiration.
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