Just start, stuck between a couple classes

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Bard is not going to be boring unless you are rly (bad) slacking hard. Shaman and bard press more buttons then any other class.

Bard can lvl the fastest, solo the best, be the best benefit in a group, has one of the highest skill caps, and is more rare then most classes at every lvl bracket. (part of this is because A good bard can solo xp better then any other class and thus, most bards solo for xp instead of grouping.)

Summary: IF you can play the bard well, they are strongest class in the game.

As far as shaman / monk goes both are highly sought after in groups, but also are 2 of the top 5 most populated classes, the other 3 being chanter, rogue, and druid. Ranger is quite rare, but imo not as rare as bard.

I think i hit all your points except "where to solo at" which would double the size of the text wall. Anyway welcome to p99, im sure the community will be pleasant no matter what class you pick.