What class will you roll on the new server?

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Originally Posted by Zuranthium [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If the server followed the exact Classic timeline then I would definitely play Necromancer. Back in the early days, giving pets weapons decreased their attack time to the attack delay of the weapon. High level pets back then also did more base damage than they do now.

Necromancers with pets that were dual-wielding daggers had by FAR the highest DPS in the game; they were in a completely different universe. Their pets alone were doing literally 4x as much damage as any melee class at the time...and that was the melee who actually had the best weapons. It was ridiculously obscene. Mage pets were bugged at the time and couldn't dual wield, although they were still extremely strong too.

I voted necro. Not only because the of the above quoted OPness. It is also still a really strong class when fixed. You can solo from 1-50 faster than many people can group there.

They aren't quite as fast at leveling as druids, but I like them endgame a lot more.

Overall though -- Mage is the famous powerleveling class for fresh servers. They probably level around as fast as necros (maybe a little faster) and have a lot of group utility.

Edit: I might consider shaman for the reason of getting a headstart for Kunark. Also, unlike necromancers, Iksar isn't clearly the best race.