Druids usually need to have a good charm animal available to be a strong group member at high levels. They are mediocre/insufficient healers and can't contribute good DPS without charm. It's a fine class for a new player, just be aware your power level drops majorly in many zones at high levels and you often won't be able to keep a group alive on your own.
Warrior, Rogue, Wizard are what a new player should be highly cautioned about. The former two are bad without the right kind of group support, it can be an especially frustrating experience when also lacking gear, while Wizard is a class that peaks at Level 12 in their intended role (nuking targets) and can't even perform that function in a meaningful way at high levels; the overall worst class for groups and not too special for soloing either.
I also wouldn't recommend Shadowknight, Ranger, or especially Paladin, but in this era of Velious they are fine if someone wants to play a melee. Bard should probably be warned about for the difficult playstyle, but it's a great class.
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