Best Solo-Friendly Classes for New Players

[Br4d]

Pale Trapper is good for a new player. There are lots of options on how to build and incorporating melee damage is pretty easy.

#1 SWF - SWF, Improved SWF, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack, Insightful Reflexes, Spell Penetration. Requires 7 Balance and 13 Dex. Things not perfect: no stance (Precision ceded to Spell Penetration), Light Armor or less (for Evasion). Potential Dex to Hit and Damage from Assassin. Potential Imbue build. Potential Instakiller build.

#2 THF - THF, Improved THF, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack, Whirlwind Attack, Spell Penetration. Requires 17 Str and 13 Dex. Things not perfect: no stance (Precision ceded to Spell Penetration or Whirlwind Attack), Light Armor or less (for Evasion). Potential Int to Hit and Damage from Harper Agent. Potential Instakiller build. Walking AoE in the thick of things most of the time.

The biggest issue is the balance between being able to cast spells effectively and melee effectively. The only spells you will cast at high effectiveness are IK's and AoE's and you'll have to bring everything else in melee.

 

[Matuse]

Traps on normal are no danger to anyone.
They are a nuisance at best, not a danger.

You should try watching a new player, they pop up every so often on Twitch trying the game out.

Traps on normal WRECK them.

 

[Weaponalpha]

Class of your choice with self heals and go Inquisitive. 12 points in Harper Agent for Int to hit and damage plus Know the Angles battle trance and fill up Inq tree with essentials for huge damage and survivability i.e. mostly no fail saves. Some classes easier than others but most impact will come from ranged Inq DPS. I prefer trapping and evasion so 18 Arti 2 Rog for great self healing and boost to damage spells. Best if Warforged but fleshies are fine. You even get 4 bonus feats. The main thing is ranged which is super new toon friendly as you can kill things before they reach you and find safe spots melees cannot. Inq because they do the most damage. When the question is, "What is an easy..." the answer is always Inquisitive.

 

[droid327]

Potential Dex to Hit and Damage from Assassin.

Not with /2 Rogue you're not...requires /3 for DEX to dmg

The biggest issue is the balance between being able to cast spells effectively and melee effectively. The only spells you will cast at high effectiveness are IK's and AoE's and you'll have to bring everything else in melee.

I never had a problem on my 18 Wiz/2 Arti being able to effectively use CC like Disco Ball, Mass Hold, even Greater Shout while still maintaining full investment into my weapon DPS. Though that might depend also on past lives, +8 tome, etc. too, since we're talking about new players. But still - dont think you'll have trouble casting on Elite or R1, once you get there, which new players wont be right away.

Wiz AOE nuking is kinda weak though IME, without the MCLs of other nuker classes, and with limited SPs. Dont think you need to spend a feat for Spell Pen either.

 

[Br4d]

Not with /2 Rogue you're not...requires /3 for DEX to dmg



I never had a problem on my 18 Wiz/2 Arti being able to effectively use CC like Disco Ball, Mass Hold, even Greater Shout while still maintaining full investment into my weapon DPS. Though that might depend also on past lives, +8 tome, etc. too, since we're talking about new players. But still - dont think you'll have trouble casting on Elite or R1, once you get there, which new players wont be right away.

Wiz AOE nuking is kinda weak though IME, without the MCLs of other nuker classes, and with limited SPs. Dont think you need to spend a feat for Spell Pen either.

I mostly use Arcane Tempest and fight in it. Very good ticking AE to fight in on E and R1. "Step into the purple with me and only one of us will step out and it is not going to be you."

I can use Disco Ball without a lot of issues on E and R1 however it makes the fights boring and it uses mana which I try to reserve for things that actually speed up fights.