New Player - Class Questions

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It seems that you decided on a wizard. I would just like to add, they are one of the least played classes for a reason. Basically, only play a wizard if you REALLY like the class. They are good for raiding in the high end, and I assume will be useful in that respect (and porting) for Velious. However, leveling up you will likely be doing a lot of soloing.

However, I think it is a good idea to make a caster first, and maybe wizard is a good choice (not sure if they make the same cash as druids for porting or not).

As most people have said (and this could be a most played/least played, or high desirability/low desirability, it's basically the same):

Most played: Monk, Shaman. They are the most played classes for a reason. They can both solo efficiently and get in groups easily. Also, both are desired in raids. Only reason not to make one as a first character is money (monks can't carry much and need some $$ invested to start, mostly for bags).

Middle area: this is a big area that includes Enchanters, Druids, Warriors, Mages, Bards, Clerics, Shadowknights (?), Rogues. All solid classes, some are better in the lower end but lose some of their benefits later (mages, druids). Some are just a little rough to get used to for some people (bards, maybe chanter). Others are just a pain in the ass to lvl after 50 (SK). And others can't really solo too well (Clerics, Warriors, Rogues).

Low end: Wizards, Pallies, Rangers. I think wizards aren't played as much for the reasons i already mentioned. Paladin, hell I don't know, xp penalty and why play a pally when you can do more dps with an SK? Rangers have always kind of been the laughing stock on classic EQ. I personally think rangers (and Paladin) are pretty damn awesome, but yeah, the xp penalty really kills them right now.

One additional thing to consider is that likely in a few months this xp penalty will be off and people be rolling rangers/sk/pallies a lot more.

I'd suggest either sticking with your wizard for port money, or making a druid for some extra cash and then roll what you want once the xp penalty is off. Just remember, a wizard will likely be a little slower at leveling and possibly more boring.

tl;dr sorry