Easiest class to start with

[loopholbrook]

Played EQ from Kunark-Ykesha,but I was really young at that time, then again for the summer of 2007. So I don't really remember classic EQ too well which is why I was asking.
In my first run I had a shammy, a monk, and a pally(all under level 30) and I remember those all being easy, but I liked the monk the best. Then in 2007 I had a 67 ranger, a 56 warrior, and a 42 bard, and the ranger and warrior sucked at solo, but were great in groups.

tl;dnr I'm an EQ vet, not an EQ classic vet.

[Slave]

You will definitely enjoy shaman. They are probably the 2nd most purely powerful class in the game behind bard, in my opinion.

[Zuranthium]

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

Bro if hes a newb iksar will give him a hard time moving around the wide world of norrath.

You don't need to "move around the wide world" as an Iksar. Everything you need is in Kunark. That was the fatal flaw in creating a playable race whose special abilities were supposed to be balanced by being universally hated everywhere else in the World...you don't actually need to ever go very far from your home town as an Iksar to level up and obtain gear (until you are higher level and established, at which point it doesn't matter much anyway).

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

Also monks are way too gear dependant.

Maybe to someone like you who is obsessed with twinking, but in actuality you can do fine with your bare hands as a Monk until you save up money. That was part of the draw of the class to begin with - they were a melee class who didn't have to worry too much about gear. Obviously this changes in the higher levels of Kunark but earlier on Monks don't need much gear to be workable.

[jerus]

Bard would be a great one to start to get a high level toon quickly. However imo they are quite limited at that point being a very poor up close and personal solo class. Basically making camping items pretty painful.

[georgie]

human monk, end of story(period)

[Numbers_]

I have a monk and a shaman at low mid levels.

If you are talking low levels a monk is much easier to solo even with crap gear (what I had). It's pretty easy to save up some cash for fighting batons and cured silk (or wus) and camp for a Iksar berserkers club (my god that is a long and boring camp tho).

They do have radically different roles in groups so keep that in mind. As a monk you will be expected to pull and you'll have to learn how to feign split (which I find fun). It's not as laid back as some classes.

The shaman have a lot of options with spells, are more complex and I feel much more helpful to others playing a shaman. Buffing up lower level people is always fun.

They're are a lot of both running around, but I actually think I have an easier time getting a group as a monk because you really only need one healer (and cleric is best) and more than one dps.

You may want to make more than one class, play it to 10 and decide then. Warning, you may end up like I have - not being able to make a definite decision [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Dr4z3r]

I would say start a Halfling Druid, and just level up to the 30's and make a little money.

Then, decide what you really want to play.

Other classes that are not gear-dependent include Mage, Necro, Bard.

Classes that are easy to play include Warrior, Wizard, Rogue with gear.

[maestrom]

Mage, Necro, Druid are typically considered "easy mode" classes.

Of the three, Mage is probably the easiest at the moment.

Quick overview:

Druids can get around the recent DoT damage reduction on moving targets by root rotting and they also have GREAT mobility. They run into problems with mana regeneration however.

Necros have some of the best mana regen in the game combined with pet + very powerful DoTs AND the extra survivability of feign death make them pretty awesome. They can also get around the DoT damage reduction on moving targets by fearing their targets (necros don't get root until much later). Fear can be tricky though if you're just starting out.

Mages are just pretty awesome. as long as you can single pull, you should be able to take out pretty much anything in your level range. Just send in your Fire pet (remember to nuke at least once toward the end of the fight) and make sure he's got Damage Shield on him and stuff will die pretty quicky. Mana regeneration is tough just like with druids but most mages spend less mana since the majority of their damage is coming from their pet and not their spell. The biggest problem I've seen with mages is their lack of survivability. If you manage to bite off a little more than you can chew, you're pretty much boned.

[Messianic]

Shaman are a lot easier than any of the other classes. Having inner fire at low levels (your most mana-efficient heal until level 19) along with access to sow itself - not to mention having it at level 9 - is a massive safety valve. Shaman may not level quickly, but they level very safely.

[Enderenter]

Easiest class ≠ easiest to solo with.

If you're just starting out on this server, probably anything other than necro, mage, druid is going to be very group dependant very early on. If you don't want to be one of those three, and don't mind being group dependent, rogue is probably the easiest.