I think most of the suggestions are good. I was taken
back by the Ranger comment though as I love my Ranger.

I have only been playing since Jan and don't have a
char above 25 but here is what I did and I am glad I
did.

With all the choices, I could not disect which class
to play so I narrowed it down to 4. YES, 4. I
started and played 4 chars until level 10. Once I got
a good idea of the game as well as how the classes are
different, I started formulating which ones I
preferred based upon my style.

Here are the 4 classes I chose in order of preference.

1. Druid - Halfling Now level 20
2. Ranger - Wood Elf Now level 18
3. Mage - Human Now Level 18
4. Rogue - Halfling Now level 14

You may ask, "man, he still has them even level, after
10th?" I do because I play with 3 other friends and
based upon what they play, I can switch or tailor the
chars to help benefit the group.

Without making this too long, I will sumarize by
stating what others have mentioned.

The single most important question is
"Will you plan on playing solo or in a group?" My
suggestion is to make ONE OF EACH. There are times
when finding a group might be difficult. IE: High Hold
Pass on the orcs......6 fills it. This would be a
good time to break out that Mage or Druid for some
soloing.

Rangers, Palis, etc are hybrids and allow you to get
some casting abilities as a tank type. The great
feature about a ranger is TRACK. With this, you should
be able to solo in your <20 levels. You get a
healing spell and Bind wound.

Visit eq.castersrealm.com for some good strat guides
on each class.

All in all, HAVE FUN, it is a Great Game and did I
mention ADDICTING...?

Enjoy and feel free to ask any question, this group is
Great.

Rob
Druzzil Ro Server
Fahzel 20 Druid - GUild Leader for "Mystic Council
of Knights
Miali 18 Ranger - Officer

--- Sheri Kendall <skendall@...> wrote:

> I'll agree that a druid would make an excellent
> starting character. I have a
> 54 druid and just started some alts, chanter, shammy
> etc.
> Well having the druid is awesome to help twink out
> my alts. Makes questing
> for gear much easier and it's SOOOOOO nice having
> SoE (spirit of eagle aka
> lev, sow and see invis, in case you didn't know that
> yet ;) or SoW all the
> time, oh yeah and porting is nice too. I have a need
> for speed. I like
> getting places fast :)
>
>
>
>
>
> > I choose to be a Ranger right at the start, maybe
> a bad choice
> > because i'm dying more often then playing.
> > What is the best way to get started, & and which
> character is a good
> > newbie character?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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> >
>

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> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 23:27:13 -0400
> > From: "The Mad Macinchaote" <scendera@...>
> > Subject: Re: getting started
> >
> > Druids and monks are excellent first chars, as are
> pallies and warriors.
> Druids can help finance later chars, monks need very
> little gear, and you
> can loot or make it easily enough, pallies have LoH
> which can help you
> survive, and warriors are tough and versatile.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: eclipse4449
> > To: EverQuest@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 10:58 PM
> > Subject: [EverQuest] getting started
> >
> >
> > I choose to be a Ranger right at the start,
> maybe a bad choice
> > because i'm dying more often then playing.
> > What is the best way to get started, & and which
> character is a good
> > newbie character?
> >
> >
> > Visit the EverQuest homepage at
> http://www.everquest.com
> >
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the
> Yahoo! Terms of Service.
> >
> >
> >
> > [This message contained attachments]
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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> >
>

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> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 05:52:09 -0000
> > From: "djsgibb" <gibb@...>
> > Subject: Help me start my Bard@@
> >
> > Hey everyone,
> > I'm staring a Bard what should i do to get him
> going good? Any
> > advise will be good!!
> > Gibb
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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>

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> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 07:57:11 +0200
> > From: Biltilie Dwimmerlaik <biltilie@...>
> > Subject: Re: Help me start my Bard@@
> >
> > djsgibb wrote:
> >
> > > I'm staring a Bard what should i do to get him
> going good? Any
> > > advise will be good!!
> >
> >
> > in any case check with
> >
> > http://www.eqdiva.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > Biltilie Dwimmerlaik
> > Tarew Marr
> >
>

http://www.magelo.com/eq_view_profile.html?num=245632

> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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> >
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> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 23:49:57 -0700
> > From: "Louis Gumaer" <lgumaer@...>
> > Subject: Re: getting started
> >
> > A ranger is a tough class to play. I played one to
> 40, I don't recommend
> it, I think they stink, but they are good for
> fooling around with. Stay away
> from being an enchanter(My first character) for your
> first character. I
> thought the suggestions made were good. Warrior,
> Monk, Paladin, Druid are
> easy to play, strong characters. I just started a
> paladin/magician combo and
> they can kill reds. The paladin can take the hits
> and the magician can dish
> it out.
> >
> > There are characters that you use for the high end
> game, and characters
> used just for fooling around and making money, and
> characters used for their
> sheer power.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: eclipse4449
> > To: EverQuest@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 7:58 PM
> > Subject: [EverQuest] getting started
> >
> >
> > I choose to be a Ranger right at the start,
> maybe a bad choice
> > because i'm dying more often then playing.
> > What is the best way to get started, & and which
> character is a good
> > newbie character?
> >
> >
> > Visit the EverQuest homepage at
> http://www.everquest.com
> >
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the
> Yahoo! Terms of Service.
> >
> >
> >
> > [This message contained attachments]
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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> >
>

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> >
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:30:12 +0200
> > From: alexander.jones@...
> > Subject: RE: getting started
> >
> > It depends on your playstyle. Solo or group, this
> will matter a lot later,
> > the druid you can solo all the way to level60 with
> if you want and can
> group
> > up, but the warrior will have problems crossing
> the road without getting
> > killed without a healer back him up. But the
> warrior is in need in numbers
> > in the highe end raiding game where the druid is
> an assist class.
> >
> > Answer is: it depends on your goals.
> >
>

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