New player - which class to pick?

[Danth]

If you played EQ heavily in the past, why do you need to ask what to play? You already know the classes' respective roles and how they perform them. Class breakdown and desirability on P1999 isn't all that much different than it was on Live. It's the same game, after all. Leveling is slow and EQ takes a lot of time--pick a class and race you like and don't look back.

Just like Live--maybe even to a greater degree due to the lower population here--the key to desirability isn't class so much as skill. Good players of any class make friends and receive group and guild invites. Lousy players eventually find themselves with limited options.

Current population can be divided up into four levels:

Druid/Necromancer/Monk/Shaman at the top
Enchanter/Warrior/Cleric in the upper mid-range
Rogue/Bard/Magician in the lower mid-range
Wizard/Shadow Knight/Paladin/Ranger at the bottom

This relative relationship has remained accurate on P1999 for several years, at least. Note that the lesser-played classes are lesser-played for a reason. Don't pick them if you want to be incredibly powerful and desired for all groups.

Danth