Which server do you play on? I can help you out little bit with buffs and heals.
I'd recommend playing on Draconis(1st choice) but eventually move over to Leonis(2nd Choice) or just come straight to Leonis(thats where all my characters are).
Leonis is the older server of the game where many of the experience and older players are. Draconis is the newer server built for beginners to have "equal" footing. Both are mirrors so there is no difference, but you can't transfer items between servers(Exception is Paid for items).
Currently, Leonis is probably more populated than Draconis. For your information.
All the classes are pretty fun, few exceptions.
If you're wanting to be an Archer/Range class. There are a few choices.
Hawker - They can use a Bow, Katar(hand knives), or Dual Swords(two 1 handed swords). IF you play the bow class, you'll definitely be able to kill faster for the first 100 levels very easily, but once you hit 100+, you'll find yourself being lacking in kill speed versus some of the AoE classes(you played all those MMORPGs, I'm sure you know what AoE means).
Soldier - This is probably the simple and most easy class to play. They are slow in the early levels but they are stronger in the later levels(Champs specifically) since they are able to attack multiple monsters at once(vs Bow who can only shoot 1 at a time). They tend to level faster than all the other classes. They got a lot of weapon types so I won't go through in-depth about it.
Dealer - Masters of Ranged combat. They are also the most expensive class and second most frail class of the game. Depending on your weapon of choice(Gun or Cannon/Launcher). They are great for range combat but they're very expensive to maintain in the late levels. Gun levels very slowly(similar to the Bow). Launchers do a little bit better, they have AoEs. One thing to note, they do have an ability called Discount that lets you buy items for up to 25% cheaper from NPCs(Similar to the Merchant class in Ragnarok Online).
Muse - Magic users. Not the fore-most expert but they are fun. Use MP instead of ammunition(bows/bullets/cannonballs). They can do massive damage at all levels with proper equipment. They can solo really well at early levels and even later ones, but are the most fragile class in the game. You seem to be interested in physical damage range class so I'll leave off on this.
If you're going with the bow class, try Bow Hawker first.
What is best for you? I don't know. They all have pros and cons. Just have fun with it, you can make up to 5 characters on one account so you can try each and every class and see what works for you.
Edited by Dusk1PS, 22 July 2011 - 09:12 AM.
