Help me choose my race/class.

Capped92 · #1 02-18-2015, 07:28 PM

Looking for something thats underplayed but needed in groups / end-game. A few options would be nice so i can choose which one i like the most.

Also completely new to EQ so any help/advice/tips would be amazing XD

sox7d · #2 02-19-2015, 02:13 AM

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Looking for something thats underplayed but needed in groups / end-game. A few options would be nice so i can choose which one i like the most.

Also completely new to EQ so any help/advice/tips would be amazing XD

Best advice I can give is to not listen to any of the jaded, lifeless power gamers who've been studying this game for 15 years say and just do your best. Most of us would do anything to experience this game for the first time again and any veteran player advice will just crush you down into seeing this game as a pile of numbers rather than how each of us saw it in 1999. You'll pick things up as you play, just be friendly, be cautious and take your group mates advice.

rafaone · #3 02-19-2015, 06:12 AM

If you're new go with a Melee. Monks are nice to begin with and need little gear.

Druids are also a good starting class.

Poosammich · #4 02-19-2015, 09:55 AM

I'd say Sox7d is right on. Look at the classes, and choose what you enjoy. The ride to the top (60) is not a fast one, and you want to enjoy what of it you can. That said if you're anything like me this game will piss you off on occasion. Thats okay, just put it down for a few! =]

Choose what you think interests you, and just fool around with it a little. Experience first hand is what will give you the best idea of how a class plays. Also for the most part the first 5 lvls just suck no matter what class you choose. So get those out of the way, and go a bit higher before passing judgement =]

Welcome to the server!

Dragonslayer · #5 02-19-2015, 10:05 AM

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Best advice I can give is to not listen to any of the jaded, lifeless power gamers who've been studying this game for 15 years say and just do your best. Most of us would do anything to experience this game for the first time again and any veteran player advice will just crush you down into seeing this game as a pile of numbers rather than how each of us saw it in 1999. You'll pick things up as you play, just be friendly, be cautious and take your group mates advice.

Perfect response there [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].

Mentathiel · #6 02-19-2015, 10:23 AM

Do not min-max to start with. I play a few different classes; I actually have all but one of my character slots taken up with characters.

A rogue is fairly simple as a class. You will need to learn some specialised techniques and forget about trying to solo, but I usually find a group in dungeons and I have got a /tell calling me half-way across Faydwer because groups needed the extra DPS. Backstab, avoid aggro, never have to worry about mana.

A monk is a good learning class in my opinion. You will almost certainly never be rich (your weight allowance is effectively 17 no matter your strength) and you might be a little under-geared, but you don't really need any gear to be effective, so corpse-runs are less painful. A monk can solo a little better than a rogue, but they are still pretty good in a group.

I would also mention the necromancer. It's not such a simple class, but you get a pet which only needs bone chips (dropped by skeletons) to summon and you can (or must) solo all day long. As casters go, the necromancer is the most forgiving of mistakes and has the least-painful corpse-runs. You will not be welcome in a number of places, so give up on seeing Greater Faydark in a hurry, but I think it makes a good class for your solo alt when your main cannot find a group.

In the end, there is not a class or race which is 'bad' for a new player. There are guides to perfect stats which you can ignore. The only guides to worry about in my opinion are Loraen's Class Selection Guide and Choosing the Best Class for Your Playing Style. They give a few basic guidelines, but choose whatever sounds like fun.

MY ONE CAVEAT: If you reach level ten and don't think you are having fun, you can be 99% sure that you will still not be having fun at 60. Feel free to roll up a new character, try a few different characters and see what you like playing. Just because I love playing a rogue doesn't mean that you will. Just because I could never get into my druid or wizard, maybe you will love one or both classes...

maskedmelon · #7 02-19-2015, 10:38 AM

I feels as though I have answered this before ^^

Capped92 · #8 02-19-2015, 02:17 PM

Yeah sorry about the double thread thought the first didnt go through :P thanks for the advice, theres multiple guides out there all saying different things so its a little confusing, cheers!

DrKvothe · #9 02-19-2015, 04:15 PM

Play whatever you want. Overpowered, best in slot gear is expensive, but slightly worse (still really, really good) gear is super cheap. Getting that OP BiS gear is a lot easier with a char that can farm cash drops and get into the best farming groups easier, but getting the really good cheapo gear doesn't require this at all. As a melee, you can finish the game fine in 2000 pp worth of gear and the low-demand planar drops at 46+.

gkmarino · #10 02-19-2015, 04:18 PM

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Best advice I can give is to see it like each of us saw it in 1999. You'll pick things up as you play, just be friendly, be cautious and take your group mates advice.

I edit this response and agree 100% with it. So much fun the adventure!