What class will you roll on the new server?

[Ivory]

Crowded launch servers are pretty fun.....

Because of the contest over mobs and over-camping (even day 1)....people begin to spread out looking for EXP.

For example, first day on a 2k+ server full of noobies it isn't even worth trying to fight to level....instead you level faster by running between cities and doing the mail delivery quests (then using money to try and buy bone-chips).

As you get a little bigger, you can start to get REALLY creative in where you try to fight to get exp (killin fish in kera isle? sure why not).

I want to say "release with kunark at least"....but also playing a fresh classic server and needing to level to 50 with everyone competing in old world sounds like a lot of fun too.... leveling is slow but that means people end up doing more trade-skills and socializing / questing....pretty fun.

[Nirgon]

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

everyone make paladins

Only so I can say "20% res OK?" and feel their dilemma on the other end

[Ivory]

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

Only so I can say "20% res OK?" and feel their dilemma on the other end

And then once rezzed....a high level cleric enters the zone giving free rezzes....and they go oddly quiet.....

[Treefall]

I never really made and stuck with a Druid main, so I would probably do that.

Shaman doesn't appeal to me but I want to be able to heal and solo.

Ports would be a nice perk.

[Psionide]

What's with all these votes for shamans in classic? Don't people realize they don't really shine until kunark? If you want op class for vanilla you go mage.

[kaev]

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

Crowded launch servers are pretty fun.....

Because of the contest over mobs and over-camping (even day 1)....people begin to spread out looking for EXP.

For example, first day on a 2k+ server full of noobies it isn't even worth trying to fight to level....instead you level faster by running between cities and doing the mail delivery quests (then using money to try and buy bone-chips).

As you get a little bigger, you can start to get REALLY creative in where you try to fight to get exp (killin fish in kera isle? sure why not).

I want to say "release with kunark at least"....but also playing a fresh classic server and needing to level to 50 with everyone competing in old world sounds like a lot of fun too.... leveling is slow but that means people end up doing more trade-skills and socializing / questing....pretty fun.

Heh, I used to jump on new servers when they opened back on live... 340+ in GFay, GMs worldkicking people for pulling GFay bard mail dude to Felwithe entrance, rerolling in Qeynos because only 110 people there, ... fun times!

[Jaleth]

Nice to see my 3 favorite classes are 3 of the 4 least desired to play on a new server at this moment in time. Boy can I pick em.

[bdastomper58]

dark elf shadowknight, all points in INT of course

[kaev]

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

Only so I can say "20% res OK?" and feel their dilemma on the other end

Sorry, no 20% rez on p99 servers. Paladin gets 0% at 49 and 90% at 59, shit's classic.

[Zuranthium]

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

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.

I'm not sure why you say Mages have a lot of utility? Necros have way more; Mages pretty much have the least utility of any caster in most situations. Necros should probably solo faster too, since the later levels take longer and they have much better mana regen + dual-wielding pets at that point. Of course, it's actually best to duo anyway since pets will take half the exp with their massive damage. Mages can try chain-summoning to get around that but it's not actually super efficient/reliable in classic, because the fire pet often took extra time to cast its damage shield after being summoned and wouldn't use it when engaged in combat, and you would still need to use mana to finish the target off on your own.

The funny thing about Druid soloing back in the day is that their magic DoT line was unresistable at the very start of the game. Level 14+ Druids were able to DoT-kite deep-Red cons. That was fixed quickly, although it was still very popular to DoT kite more level appropriate things, until they nerfed that as well later on. Charm soloing with animals and quad kiting were unheard of. Necro is probably a faster soloer because the Druid spots are limited as they get up in levels and will be overcamped between them. The ridiculously OP necro pet just tears through everything, wherever the necro wants to go.

But this just another reason why a new PvE server with the exact classic coding will be shit. I take it back, wouldn't even be worth playing that kind of server to experience OP Necros again. Who really cares how OP you are when there's no skill/invention in it and you'd just be sitting around waiting for boring camps like everyone else once you get to the top.