Choosing your Class
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When playing a MMORPG, no player is alike. But there are still different styles of playing the game. Below we have described some of the different player types, and compared them to each class, so that you may take a look on each player style, and see if one of them fits you, then see which kinds of classes may fit you the best.
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[edit] Melee
When playing, some people want to get up close and personal, they like to take the damage, or deal the damage. Here are the different styles of approaching your enemy toe to toe.
[edit] Guardian
This is the player who can just stand there and take damage, he likes to be right in their face, watch them exhaust themselves bashing on him and getting nowhere. Its the guy with a ton of health, the heaviest of the heavy armors, and the big weapons. He doesn't necessarily deal the most damage, but no one can kill him unless he gets a rock slide on him. If this is the type of player you are, you probably want to take a look at Guardian.
[edit] Conqueror
This is the player who likes to be the center of attention of the tanks, the tank who can deal damage, and if he plays his class very well, he can take a whole lot of damage too. He likes to be invaluable to the group, though not necesarrily the best of any specific task, he can do pretty decent in all, and truly is a center of attention, wielding different kinds of weapons all at his choice. If this is how you play, check out the Conqueror.
[edit] Dark Templar
The player who enjoys tanking in unique ways, leaching others health, crowd controlling, placing people under fears, ruining their plans by putting states on them. The one who enjoys being able to tank because he destroys the others chance of attacking him or damaging him. Wearing heavy armor with a decent damage output. This is the type of style for the player who want to be the "bad guy". If this fits you, then Dark Templar may be the class for you.
[edit] Barbarian
If you like dealing a crushing amount of damage, crippling your opponent quickly, knocking them back, stunning them, bleeding them, but not necesarily being able to take any damage at all; the squishy but deadly Barbarian may be the class for you.
[edit] Assassin
You like hopping in and out of stealth, making people fear your cheap shots rendering them hesitant to attack anything or move anywhere, knowing you may be close. You deal insane bursts of damage and disappear without a trace before your enemy even knows what happened. You are the deadliest and scariest of the players, but cannot to take much damage. The Assassin is your class.
[edit] Bear Shaman
If you feel like you don't have to be the best tank out there, but you like getting up in everybody's face to deal a lot of damage; if being able to heal yourself while doing this, making yourself stronger and more capable of healing yourself and your team while being in the face of your opponent, then the Bear Shaman may be the class for you.
[edit] Herald of Xotli
Want to intimidate your opponent by exploiting your inner demon? This class offers more than what a mere mortal can do in battle. As a demon you promised your honor and life to the Stygians who have granted you unholy might. Wield magic powers to win your fights by debuffing, dealing damage and shifting forms. Herald of Xotli may be the class you want to play.
[edit] Ranged
There are also ranged fighter styles: magicians, casters and people who want to utilize a bow. Here is a list of the ranged classes.
[edit] Ranger
The player with the bow and crossbow, not able to take damage or fight well in close range, but very deadly at ranged fights, dealing insane amounts of damage, slowing, rooting, stunning, bleeding and simply overwhelming the opponent, the player enjoys to let the arrows rain down on their enemies. If this fits you, the Ranger is your class.
[edit] Demonologist
You want to use the deadliest of spells, the darkest of sorcery to make your enemies tear themselves apart? Fearing your dark mysterious being, standing at a range unleashing the foulest of the magics in a game? Then the Demonologist is your class without a doubt.
[edit] Necromancer
You want to spawn the ugliest things the demon world has to offer? Create armies of undead to fight for you and protect you while you unleash dirty and ugly spells, slows and DoTs on your targets? Then the Necromancer is your class.
[edit] Healers
And last, but not least, you have the support types, the healer types.
[edit] Tempest of Set
You want to rip your opponents to pieces with insane damage, heal yourself and your team for amounts of health that will make any fighter wonder if he can outdamage it? Are you fine with not being able to take damage, not being able to wear armor? Then the lightning throwing healer class Tempest of Set is the class for you.
[edit] Priest of Mitra
You want to heal yourself, heal your team and keep your enemies controlled by fears, stamina drains, and stuns? You want to be the main heal class, the healer that no group will want to go without if they want to survive? Then the Priest of Mitra is your dreamclass.
