Best class for the first playthrough.

[Pumis]

Title says it all. I managed to get to the necromancer's tower. Furthers level reached is 25 but I still seem to struggle a bit. Sometimes game is roflstomp and sometimes encounters just do too much damage or stunlock me to the death. So is there a class which can deal with all of that with ease?

[mk11]

Playing on Adventurer mode for first play through so you can survive a few surprises is a good idea.

All classes have strong points and weak points and how you build and equip them makes all the difference. For example, Archmage is a very powerful but requires use of corners and careful play.

Doombringer or Berserker might suit.

[soldyne]

seems like you have done a few runs already so this isn't your "first" playthrough. if you have Brawler unlocked then I would suggest it. It was my first win. the brawler's fighting stance gives flat damage reduction which makes smaller attacks and most Damage over Time affects do 0 damage. the grapple ability is great for damage mitigation and has the ability to silence mages (with upgrades).

If you have unlocked skeleton as a race then it is pretty powerful as well.

[fiziologus]

Originally posted by Pumis:

Title says it all. I managed to get to the necromancer's tower. Furthers level reached is 25 but I still seem to struggle a bit. Sometimes game is roflstomp and sometimes encounters just do too much damage or stunlock me to the death. So is there a class which can deal with all of that with ease?

Any. Along you playstyle (say, I love berserk-like class and no like pure mage class). Class is talantes on foot, no more. Important good gear (berserker in light armor with staff very bad idea), talantes undestanding (you and enemy) and battle tactics(cover, distance, enviropment etc).

[CoalWhite]

Brawler, bulwark, arcane blade or archmage are exceptional classes once you learn to play them. If you unlock temporal warden (hint: hit up Daikara) that class can also cheese through most when you get decent with it.

Edit: also, classes and builds are important, but do not ignore runes, infusions and torques. Keep items with you that compliment your build that allow you to remove stuns, poisons, heal, silence an enemy, teleport, run away fast etc. Don't just keep the "strongest" and newest item, make sure you are well rounded - that should take care of most things (apart from getting one shot by an archer or overwhelmed by a necro). This is where the game becomes a little complex and tactical, but switching gear according to the scenario will get you to a win.

[mk11]

Originally posted by CoalWhite:

Brawler, bulwark, arcane blade or archmage are exceptional classes once you learn to play them. If you unlock temporal warden (hint: hit up Daikara) that class can also cheese through most when you get decent with it.
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So not recommended for a first playthrough?

[mbrowne999]

Play Normal, Adventure, and whichever class looks like the most fun to play. You'll get there. There will always be learning involved.

[William Shakesman]

My first win was Doombringer following a build guide on the TOME forums. Any class that has a good build guide should get you to the end provided you stop opening vaults and remember which level had the blight mages

[bearhiderug]

Originally posted by mbrowne999:

Play Normal, Adventure, and whichever class looks like the most fun to play. You'll get there. There will always be learning involved.

This.
is right.

Once you have died enough times, played multiple classes, and have expirenced the main quest line at least once fully, you should switch to Nightmare. Sounds "bad" but most people seem to forget highier difficulty = more and better loot. decent gear is 1/3of tome.
think of nightmare as you know how to control the game. You know about your resists and damage type, aware of penetration, what things to avoid, or be prepared for. nightmare is very very doable after you have gotten you loins girdled from enough deaths and expirence.

You will still get 2/3 shotted from time to time, but thats a coin toss eather way =]

[Pumis]

Right now playing as Bulwark dwarf and got to the far east section of the game. So far it's the easiest class that I have played so far. I love how dwarf's last racial ability gives good escape method from the hairy situations.

Aaaaand I'm dead again

[Grishnerf]

brawler
axekick + strangle (level 3 silence) = win

[fiziologus]

Originally posted by Grishnerf:

brawler
axekick + strangle (level 3 silence) = win

Brawler not default class. And not for firts playthrough. At last for second. If unlock brawler, of cource.
TS ask about first playthrough aka best default class with default race.

[Grishnerf]

ah yes i forgot :D

[bearhiderug]

Originally posted by fiziologus:

Originally posted by Grishnerf:

brawler
axekick + strangle (level 3 silence) = win

Brawler not default class. And not for firts playthrough. At last for second. If unlock brawler, of cource.
TS ask about first playthrough aka best default class with default race.

What are firts?

[Ghaleon]

I played bulwark on my first playthru, and my 2nd, and 3rd, and 4th. Where I got stomped by the master. On the 5th, I beat him, but took a couple deaths, and got a little bit past that.

Then I tried a skeleton archer, and I completed the game with like 5 lives left on my first try. I tried it again and also did very well. Went back to bulwark, and beat the game, though with only 2 lives left.

This was many patches a go, but I really felt like the skeleton archer was a very strong class for my noob arse.

Awhile after that I tried a wood elf (forgot the name, 'T' something) wyrmic. Very confusing fairly complicated class since they have almost nothing in common with other classes. However I felt pretty darn strong, and I got to the orc p rides with many lives left. However each pride had some orc elites that just had some kind of self healing that I couldn't get past. Like the class had ok dps and great survivability. So anything with strong self-healing was very hard for me tackle. Eventually I just couldn't get past numerous self healing orcs in the prides as that class. oh well.

[bearhiderug]

Agreed
skeleton archer is very forgiveing for beginers. Well balanced great life great resists!