new to this game

[Snapard]

best class to enjoy the game ? there are so much choice in here i kinda confused to choose

[Annie Other]

What other CRPGs have you played?
What do you enjoy in general? Melee combat? Sneaky types? Destroying hordes of enemies with your spells? Self-buffing or buffing others? Like to play tank? Or rather throw things at people? Or throw insults and spells? Like animals? Any combination thereof?
Want to be the one who does all the talking and want a chance to talk your way out? Like to use trickery? Or do you rather solve problems with a big sword?
Note that you can change your class and stats from a point early in Act 1 for just 100 gold. So should you not enjoy it, it's not a big deal.
What you are stuck with is race and background. So these are the more important choices in the character editor.
What do you see yourself as? What role would you like to play?

[Hiham]

There's no real wrong answer
personally I think fighters and paladins would be the easier ones to play, since they're simpler

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Snakedude:

new to this game
best class to enjoy the game ? there are so much choice in here i kinda confused to choose

See here section Class Builds for Starters
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3140103916

[Snapard]

Originally posted by Annie Other:

What other CRPGs have you played?
What do you enjoy in general? Melee combat? Sneaky types? Destroying hordes of enemies with your spells? Self-buffing or buffing others? Like to play tank? Or rather throw things at people? Or throw insults and spells? Like animals? Any combination thereof?
Want to be the one who does all the talking and want a chance to talk your way out? Like to use trickery? Or do you rather solve problems with a big sword?
Note that you can change your class and stats from a point early in Act 1 for just 100 gold. So should you not enjoy it, it's not a big deal.
What you are stuck with is race and background. So these are the more important choices in the character editor.
What do you see yourself as? What role would you like to play?

this is my first time playing crpg (its different than rpg right ?)... i really like stealth and i wanna try using human/elf... human/elf is it perfect for rogue or not ?

[Mike Garrison]

I think warlock is a good choice to start with. You have a pretty powerful ability you can use every turn if you want (eldritch blast), and you are a charisma-based class, so that makes it a little easier to talk your way through things if you want.

Fighter is a great class, except you can get a fighter companion right away. Same with cleric.

But any class that seems fun to you is a good choice.

[Nicatlon]

Originally posted by Snakedude:

this is my first time playing crpg (its different than rpg right ?)... i really like stealth and i wanna try using human/elf... human/elf is it perfect for rogue or not ?

The race has no real influence on your class. You can assign a +2 and a +1 to your attributes freely. So, yes, human or elf or half-elf are all fine for any class. They offer different bonuses, though; like Darkvision or more or less movement each turn, so keep that in mind.

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by Hiham:

There's no real wrong answer
personally I think fighters and paladins would be the easier ones to play, since they're simpler

I agree with this. Esp the Champion class Fighter. It's just a simple attack and crit more often. And when you add some other companions as you do your play run, you will become familiar with what other classes can do.

[Inquisitor Firebrand]

if you want to try your hand at a bit of everything I would suggest bard
besides a wrong answer only costs you 100 gold after you complete the starter dungeon in act 1

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by Nicatlon:

Originally posted by Snakedude:

this is my first time playing crpg (its different than rpg right ?)... i really like stealth and i wanna try using human/elf... human/elf is it perfect for rogue or not ?

The race has no real influence on your class. You can assign a +2 and a +1 to your attributes freely. So, yes, human or elf or half-elf are all fine for any class. They offer different bonuses, though; like Darkvision or more or less movement each turn, so keep that in mind.

I think as someone new to the game, I would agree with this. But they can have some "real" influence on the class.

[Nicatlon]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

Originally posted by Nicatlon:

The race has no real influence on your class. You can assign a +2 and a +1 to your attributes freely. So, yes, human or elf or half-elf are all fine for any class. They offer different bonuses, though; like Darkvision or more or less movement each turn, so keep that in mind.

I think as someone new to the game, I would agree with this. But they can have some "real" influence on the class.

Sure, Duergar would be excellent for a stealthy char later on. But you can definitely go through the game with any race class combo. I went for dragonborn my second playthrough just for aesthetic reasons and their bonuses suck. XD

[Chaosolous]

The best class is whatever looks fun to you.

Personally, I like Moon Druids.

[Jeff Kaos]

I'm a longtime cRPG gamer and I've played tons of them. I just completed a complete playthrough of BG1, SoD and BG2 as an Archer. I've done a couple of runs of both of the Pathfinder games recently as well. For my first game of Baldur's Gate 3 I decided to think outside the box and play a character class I've never tried in most RPGs: A Generic Fighter. And not only playing a generic fighter but also role-playing a generic fighter has been so much fun. My character even looks like some generic lunkhead fighter.

I suggest just going with what you feel but if you're having a hard time deciding go with a more "simple" class: Fighter (Champion), Rogue (Thief), Wizard (Any).... These are all pretty straight-forward and will help you understand the basics. And check out these 2 guides:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3022859855

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3015113114

They'll help you immensely.

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

Originally posted by Snakedude:

best class to enjoy the game ? there are so much choice in here i kinda confused to choose

There really is no "best class to enjoy the game".
Some like casters, some prefer melee, some want to shift shape into animals and maul their enemies to death...
It heavily depends on what you like...
Many people will tell you fighter for a beginner, I find that one of the most boring classes in the game...sure you don't have a whole lot you have to think about, just run in and hit things with a big stick...But if that was the game, I'd be bored rather quickly.
I personally very much prefer Cha-based casters like Sorcerer for big badaboom or Bards for battlefield control.
Others swear on the versatility of Wizards...
Play whatever speaks most to you, especially on lower difficulties anything should be possible. But even on higher difficulties, there is no real need for super specialised builds.

[Isengrym]

Human or elf is fine for rogue. As others have said, it's fine to combine any race and class. If you want to make your character a bit stronger, wood elf or wood half-elf is a bit better for rogue than a human or the other elf or half-elf types. Wood elves and wood half-elves get stealth proficiency for free, which will let you pick up another skill from your class. They're also a little faster, which can be handy for combat positioning.

Rogue is the quintessential stealthy class. If you'd also like to cast spells or have a character who's good at lying/persuading/threatening people, you might want to take a look at bard, too. Bards can also be stealthy, as can rangers. You can also multiclass in this game, so your character could start out as a rogue and mix in some bard or ranger (or something else) later on if you want. And as others have said, you can easily respec your character if you decide they're not working out the way you wanted.

Have fun!

[War Maiden]

Originally posted by Snakedude:

this is my first time playing crpg (its different than rpg right ?)... i really like stealth and i wanna try using human/elf... human/elf is it perfect for rogue or not?

Look.
'Role Playing Game' aka 'RPG'. "Role Playing Game"
Additionally, 'CRPG'. "Combat, Role Playing Game".
Hence more intense fighting, more involved content.