Easiest class/build for core difficulty?

[Die Dame des Berges]

I wish to try to play this game on core difficulty. I understand that succeeding in this difficulty requires mastery of the game mechanics and using everything the game offers, and id rather have the odds stacked in my favor.. so what is the best class for a first attempt? I figure its some angel build, but i'd like to hear more opinions

[D-Black Catto]

any class with animal companion

[Raikon]

Easiest class, oh man that's a loaded question. Probably the easiest is a mutation warrior. That requires no input with extra abilities or spells.

[Raikon]

Now if it's easiest in terms of owning mobs with ease, there are a few options.

For angel which you seem interested in, an oracle is extremely powerful. It's not what I would say newbie friendly, but if you know what your doing, it can solo unfair difficulty, without difficulty.

[Gracey Face]

Originally posted by Darkstar:

I wish to try to play this game on core difficulty. I understand that succeeding in this difficulty requires mastery of the game mechanics and using everything the game offers, and id rather have the odds stacked in my favor.. so what is the best class for a first attempt? I figure its some angel build, but i'd like to hear more opinions

The best class for a first attempt at core is a pure martial (the ones that gain +1 Base Attack Bonus per level) of some kind which gets an animal companion and getting the trickster mythic path. The trickster mythic path is simultaneously the most powerful path in the game and also the simplest to play because it gets all of its power from just giving you better versions of things you already had.

Also core doesn't require mastery, you can get through it as long as you just have one character that's capable of reliably putting out damage.

[Uzkin]

An Angel Oracle with merged spellbook and Nature Mystery for a Wolf companion pet. The best setup for the first playthrough. :)

[fox5s]

I would recommend starting with a Fighter. Sword and board it (I'd pick something other than a Longsword so you don't compete with Seelah) with 15-16 Dex or get a 2-handed weapon (I'd recommend Glaive for... reasons) with a solid 17-19 Str. Either main tanking it or main striker roles respectively. Those two types of Fighters are straightforward and mostly simple and will be able to do their job while you are figuring out the rest of the system using the companions they give you.

Read every popup doing your best to understand the system. Once you feel like you have a decent handle on things, feel free to move to a more interesting class. Don't worry about your Mythic Path. Just go with what sounds good. They all have things for every role.

[Nismu]

Wildland shaman ( angel specially since you can merge spellbooks) is pretty nice giving plenty options how handle things.

got animal companion you can eventually ride, hexes, spells to buff allies and weaken enemies. since you have to be orc for this class you get greataxe profiency as well.

Might sound complicated but in the end you usually just buff and perhaps throw hex or offensive spell at start of fight and then just ride to melee

[fox5s]

Angel is fine. One of its strengths, however, is the merged spellbook for Divine casters. It still works fine if you don't do that, it's just something to think about.

I'd recommend Azata. Lots of fun things with no pressure to make you go a particular direction. And you get Aivu. Best companion!

But really, just feel it out and do whatever. They all have good things for any build.

[azaris]

Angel Oracle, Cavalier, Brown-Fur Transmuter, Mutation Warrior are some known busted classes without great build complexity.

[ayrtep]

It really depends on you and what you find easiest. Maybe a mutation warrior that is designed to just bash stuff.

I have never used autoleveling, but maybe there is a class that autolevels sensibly.

[tiamats4esgares]

Well considering how I went Monster Tactician Inquisitor and the game seems pretty easy to me on core, I'm going to say that. But if you want to be a summoner you need to do the aeon path to be optimal, and that path is very meh. :( I'm doing the angel path anyway though because I do what I want.

[Chronocide]

Originally posted by Darkstar:

I wish to try to play this game on core difficulty.

First attempt? Sylvan Trickster variant of the Rogue. Take the Slumber Hex ASAP.

Class isn't complex at all, yet it's very helpful for the party and can stay out of danger pretty easily.

You'll want INT to be the highest stat, followed by Dex. The high INT will help your skill point access, and also your hexes. Need trickery and perception as musts, but basically the more skills you have in high standing, the more useful you'll be for the party.

Slumber hex is your go-to ability for most of the first act. It won't always work, but it's great to have when it does work.

Also, make sure you slot Coup de Grace. Allows you to auto hit and auto crit sleeping enemies (and it sneak attacks them). Really rather vicious. This character doesn't need to be front and center, can just be on clean up duty.

[Immortal Reaver]

Easy way, because Character is super powerful even if you do not know how to build a character, but requires in-combat input. Angel+Orcale or Lich+Sorcerer. Spells will be superpowerful beacuse of merged spellbook.

Easy because it requires no input during combat - Mutation Warrior. It requires specific feats and you need to keep equipment updated all the time. In-combat you only need to click Mutagen, click the enemies and look at the carnage.

[malkavius77]

Too many people suggesting fighters here. Fighters get wrecked if you are new by giving you a false sense of "tankiness".

Demonslayer ranger is probably the "easiest" class you can play. Starts strong and ends strong and has a mount to make it 3 times as tanky as a mutation warrior.

[MOK]

Ranger demon hunter.