New to the game.

I play WoW currently, but my friend that plays this asked me to try it, so i made a couple toons on his account and I love it. So I am starting with a trial and when that ends upgrading it. I was wondering what is the best/easiest class to first start out as? Any other help/tips would be appreciated thank you.

and sorry about posting in here, didn't see the player help forum until I posted this.

A lot of people suggest a blaster to start with. I like a scrapper as well - these are both hero side.

Villain side I would go with a Brute.

If you want the more populated servers, go to Virture (RP) and Freedom.

I would also suggest going to the server forums to meet people and find out the best global channels - it's been a while since I messed with Global channels, so I'm afraid I don't recall how to set them up.

Check out Paragon Wiki (not Wikia) - they can probably explain it and have lots of good info.

The main thing I would suggest is try them all. You have lots and lots of character slots.

What role do you like playing in MMO's?

Scrappers are the most straight forward AT in this game. Brutes and tanks are similar, but tanks lack damage and some people do not like the brute game, though Im personally a fury bar fanatic.

Blasters are fun, but their mid-game can get mighty frusterating as their whole shtick is mass damage with 0 resistance/defense. Stalkers are the redside blasters, but they are melee range. Think of the stalker as the WoW rogue, cept its not all lame like WoW. Dominators are pretty sick too, they are the redside controllers except instead of secondary support, they do massive damage.

The typical support role AT's are the corruptors and defenders, both are fun, depends which game you want to play (red or blue, hero or villain.)

The more intricate support AT's are the Mastermind and Controller. Both very fun AT's, both very powerful AT's. MM's have henchman to do their work, which is pretty epic. Some MM sets can be a bit of a bore though, because they arent as button mashy as the other AT's, since your henchies are doing your work. The key thing to a MM is micro managing the squad. So if you were into War3 and such strategy games, the MM may bring a bit of that style energy into the RPG world. Trollers are fun because they are set up to take their enemies out of the fight via holds/mezzes, and then their secondary is support so you can buff/debuff. Two very fun, powerful, and complex AT's.

Dont decide if you like the toon until AT LEAST level 22. At 22 you can access SO's, which completely change how each toons play is. Seriously, this is pretty key. You will find it a breeze to get to 22, so its really not a problem. This is the hands down most important information I can give a newcomer.

I'd say Blaster.

Blasters don't have to worry about group support, all you have to do is blow crap up. The lack of defenses will teach you to play smart while solo, as opposed to, say, a /regen or /willpower scrapper who will just mow through everything with mad abandon. Playing a blaster first will teach you to be careful, when to use inspirations, and overall good playing techniques.

First thing to know coming from WoW, is that heals are the absolute weakest way to stay alive. Whenever possible you want a buffer (Forcefields, Sonic, cold, etc) in preference. Lots of WoWers think that since heals are so important in WoW they must be important here too. They are useful, but not critical. So if you find yourself teamed with a buffer, trust that they will keep you alive. Forcefields in particular are amazing. Just keep an eye out and if your shields time out, ask politely for a refresh.

Second, don't rush to 50. There is very little end-game content. The devs have always encouraged people to play through, this game is about the stories and the journey to 50 and they expect you to make multiple characters.

That said, as asked already what was your favorite WoW race/class and role?

When you go to full account

Move to Virtue, send a tell to @Darkmire.

I can fill you in on lots of stuff & help you out, show you around, etc..

Welcome to CoH

JJ

Hiya and welcome to CoX!

When I first started I decided to go the scrapper route because I like being in the middle of the action. I ended up picking a combo that was very endurance hungry and quickly learned about the game mechanics because of the choice.

Read through the various sections and be sure to check out the Player Guides and then experiment.

Hope to see you in game!

Welcome to the game!

I also suggest going the scrapper route - maybe willpower as the secondary or regen.

Biggest thing I learned 6 years ago is that the Fitness power pool is pretty much mandatory for most toons - 3 slots in stamina is almost a must for most characters.

I'd say a something/Willpower Scrapper(or Brute, if you want to make a villain). At 16, Willpower gets an incredibly good survival power, and it only gets better.

Blasters are also relatively easy, but during their late 20's and 30's it can get rough.

Another important thing to remember to avoid getting eaten alive by experienced players: In this game, you do not need a healer to do well on anything. Don't get me wrong, Empath defenders and controllers are pretty cool and you should get one every opportunity you can get, but they're not needed for teams to survive.