Which class to play?

[Losse]

So, I know nothing about the game. What are the main differences between the classes?

Are they all about equal difficulty, or are some easier to play than others?

No story spoilers please.

[Jew_Santa]

Slightly different story line.

[how grapey]

Priest is apparently way easier later in the game, and that is definitely something you want.

[living_one]

Priest gets access to the most powerful spells, including an Instakill one, Thief is the only one that can open locked chests and Paladin gets the best armour and weapon skills.
You also get slightly different storylines as your characters advance in rank.

I played Priest and it was by no means easy, but magic made it a bit better.

[Commisar Jon Fuklaw]

Priest is the most difficult class to play, especially early on. Paladin has a much easier time due to better gear, but you'll still end up chugging potions after a while.

[JoeShmo]

If youve played Diablo 1, it somewhat follows the same formula.

Paladin = Warrior - Full on melee, only gets to use magic up to a certain point for some of the sections.
Priest = Sorceror - Can use all spells, all ranks, all sections. Little to no melee possiblity. Wont be wearing tough armor.
Thief = Rogue - has more spell access than paladin, but less than Priest. Has more physical prowess / range than priest, but not as hardy as a paladin. More of the middle ground with added "thief" centric abilities.

Pretty much plays like the typical melee / caster / rogue stereotypes, with a bit of blending between them.

Cant really comment on the difficulties between them, as that depends a lot on how well you handle those types of playstyles. Ususally melee characters start off strong, and simmer down , while casters have to ramp up.

[Infernal Machine]

I like priest.

[Losse]

Hmm, ok for this game I think I'll try paladin first. Maybe he will be more forgiving since I don't have FPS twitch skills ;)

[MR.hyde]

Originally posted by living_one:

Priest gets access to the most powerful spells, including an Instakill one, Thief is the only one that can open locked chests and Paladin gets the best armour and weapon skills.
You also get slightly different storylines as your characters advance in rank.

I played Priest and it was by no means easy, but magic made it a bit better.

u have played the game 0.7 hours... are u sure u can say something about the gameplay?

[Jew_Santa]

Originally posted by living_one:

Thief is the only one that can open locked chests and

Not true. There is spell accessible to all classes which opens chests. However Paladins fail to cast it more often due to lower magic abilities. You can also simply destroy chests and most not magicaly/mechanically closed doors.

[living_one]

There are two spells like that actually, Decay and Shatter but none of them let you steal from chests in towns, too loud. That's what I meant.

[GRU-Vy]

I went paladin cos he seems more rightous than the theif. But also i figured the preist wouldnt have much HP and spells wouldnt be too good early on. So i chose someone i knew was going to be a bit more tanky. I never played this game before so i went to what would be the easiest class.