Brand New Potential Paladin

[Rigell]

Hi everyone,

I am brand new, planning to start up this weekend. I have some minor experience with EQ playing with my grandfather back in 2001-2004 or so, but I have loved the game ever since and always wished there was a way to play it again, so here I am!

My favorite class is paladin, but I hear they are "the bottom of the barrel" and such things, due to XP penalty, bad dps, etc. It seems that they are very rare as well. I am ok with an XP penalty for myself, as I won't be in any hurry.

My main question is this: will playing a paladin make it so I can rarely/never get XP groups? I've heard there are some people who won't take paladins in their groups and things like that. I'm ok with not being in as much demand as a cleric or something, but I want to be able to group for XP.

Any feedback on this or general tips for paladins would be much appreciated. I can't wait to get started [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]