Good class for beginners??

[IvanLeTerrible]

Whats a good class for beginners that dont know how the build and skill system works? I was wondering if gunslinger is a good pick...

[Faust Wither]

i'm pretty sure everyone gonna said a soldier, if you want dual gun you can using an item, or be an inquisitor for second class.

[MedeaFleecestealer]

This depends on whether you just have the base game or the expansion as well.

If you have the expansion then there are a couple of options:

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67346

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74487

If you just have the base game then neither of those are possible. In which case a Warder might be the best choice for a starter character. Have a look in this build compendium to see what might be possible.

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48165

[Prey]

Originally posted by IvanLeTerrible:

Whats a good class for beginners that dont know how the build and skill system works? I was wondering if gunslinger is a good pick...

Shaman for 2h Melee with Primal Strike (faceroll this game!)
Soldier with 2H Force Wave
Demolitionist with Melle or Ranged+Caster (Grenado, Carnister bombs)
Nightblade is intresting too, but need pick a second class for basic attack.

Remember in GD melle classes have easier life than casters. And most of builds based on Pchys attribute.

[RodHull]

Originally posted by Prey:

Remember in GD melle classes have easier life than casters.

Absolutely not true ignore this misinformation

[Unicarn]

Originally posted by Prey:

Originally posted by IvanLeTerrible:

Whats a good class for beginners that dont know how the build and skill system works? I was wondering if gunslinger is a good pick...

Shaman for 2h Melee with Primal Strike (faceroll this game!)
Soldier with 2H Force Wave
Demolitionist with Melle or Ranged+Caster (Grenado, Carnister bombs)
Nightblade is intresting too, but need pick a second class for basic attack.

Remember in GD melle classes have easier life than casters. And most of builds based on Pchys attribute.

Casters seem to have a much easier time than melee in early game, when the player is learning the rope. I don't know about late game, I haven't even gotten a melee character past Veteran because I find casters much more enjoyable.

My first character was melee, and that was a huge mistake. I kept dying because I had no idea how to build my character's defense and offense. I'd either be tanky but deal no damage, or I'd deal damage but I was squishy. You need experience in the game and knowledge of the mechanics to balance the two.

[King Donco of Punhcistania]

if you have expansion, choose necro, necro goes pretty much with everything. if not then soldier is easiest class to build something around though once you play far enough you will want to change and experiment. i never thought id make a build bsaed on phantasmal blades, im loving it

[baddog993]

The easiest class for me personally is Shaman/Necromancer. Those pets just chewed up bosses. What they didnt chew up my guy with his 2 handed weapon finished up. It was a very easy and fun build to play. Plus the pets soak up a lot of aggro. I finished the game+DLC with this setup.

Just remember to give pets resistances in the celestial area. Allmost anything with pets seems to make most missions easier. Dungeons are another matter though. Pets do not last long in a few of the dungeons. Gunslinger is a fun class. However in my opinion only gunslinger takes a little more work to get right. I have one and I have had to adjust his build a lot more then my other pet builds.

[Cthulhu's Email Server]

Originally posted by baddog993:

The easiest class for me personally is Shaman/Necromancer. Those pets just chewed up bosses. What they didnt chew up my guy with his 2 handed weapon finished up. It was a very easy and fun build to play. Plus the pets soak up a lot of aggro. I finished the game+DLC with this setup.

Just remember to give pets resistances in the celestial area. Allmost anything with pets seems to make most missions easier. Dungeons are another matter though. Pets do not last long in a few of the dungeons. Gunslinger is a fun class. However in my opinion only gunslinger takes a little more work to get right. I have one and I have had to adjust his build a lot more then my other pet builds.

Agreed except for when you have to fight Loghorrean on Ultimate. It was the hardest fight I ever had with my level 85 conjurer because the pets kept ignoring the boss and only attacked spawned minions. My toon was set up to just buff the pets and probably couldnt kill a fly on his own. I did roll the rest of ultimate with no problem though.

Dual pistol builds with inquisitor/anything are easy as well.

[RodHull]

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Email Server:

Originally posted by baddog993:

The easiest class for me personally is Shaman/Necromancer. Those pets just chewed up bosses. What they didnt chew up my guy with his 2 handed weapon finished up. It was a very easy and fun build to play. Plus the pets soak up a lot of aggro. I finished the game+DLC with this setup.

Just remember to give pets resistances in the celestial area. Allmost anything with pets seems to make most missions easier. Dungeons are another matter though. Pets do not last long in a few of the dungeons. Gunslinger is a fun class. However in my opinion only gunslinger takes a little more work to get right. I have one and I have had to adjust his build a lot more then my other pet builds.

Agreed except for when you have to fight Loghorrean on Ultimate. It was the hardest fight I ever had with my level 85 conjurer because the pets kept ignoring the boss and only attacked spawned minions. My toon was set up to just buff the pets and probably couldnt kill a fly on his own. I did roll the rest of ultimate with no problem though.

Dual pistol builds with inquisitor/anything are easy as well.

Just an FYI if you right click your attack buttons and select pet attack you can direct what they target, its literally all my summoner does just stands there using pet attack and bloody pox for procs.

[Cthulhu's Email Server]

Originally posted by RodHull:

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Email Server:

Agreed except for when you have to fight Loghorrean on Ultimate. It was the hardest fight I ever had with my level 85 conjurer because the pets kept ignoring the boss and only attacked spawned minions. My toon was set up to just buff the pets and probably couldnt kill a fly on his own. I did roll the rest of ultimate with no problem though.

Dual pistol builds with inquisitor/anything are easy as well.

Just an FYI if you right click your attack buttons and select pet attack you can direct what they target, its literally all my summoner does just stands there using pet attack and bloody pox for procs.

Wait. Wut? How did I miss that......I am retarded.

[Cthulhu's Email Server]

Yes. running around spamming bloody pox and curse of frailty. That was what I did also. I never noticed the pet attack button probably because I was running it so lazy I didnt need it until the Log.

[DY5L3X14]

If you have AoM, I can HIGHLY recommend a Shaman/Nec, but not as a summoner as some suggest.

I've recently been a playing LOT of my vitality ritualist. She's been crazy from day 1.

Relies on life steal, and even with the worst armour you can think of she's been an animal.

Her main skills are - Devouring Swarm, Spectral Binding + Wrath, Ravenous Earth, Storm Totem and Siphon Souls.

Levelled from 1-40(ish) mostly with Ravenous Earth.

[RodHull]

Originally posted by Cthulhu's Email Server:

Yes. running around spamming bloody pox and curse of frailty. That was what I did also. I never noticed the pet attack button probably because I was running it so lazy I didnt need it until the Log.

It becomes highly required on AOM ultimate when you need to target support mobs and healers, like the big fat aether spires or the aether casters who heal each other.