What class should I choose in TERA?

[Weeb]

What class does the most damage and is good both solo and party?

[[NZ] Vivi Strike]

Valkyrie - Gigantic burst dmg, Difficulty to play: Moderate.
Buff yourself with Ragnarok then spam with Maelstrom and Shining Crescent.

Warrior - God-like dmg, Difficulty to play: MAX
Combo effeciently to get 10 Edge stacks as fast as possible and use Scythe then repeat. Easy to fumble combo and lose tempo on DPS.

I hear Archer is easy to solo with.

[Soul]

Just try out classes until you find the one that suits your play style.
Some people will play higher dps classes and do low damage as they dont know how to use the class. Warrior has high dps and can also somewhat tank if you are a more experienced player, if you dont know how to tank dont try warior has high attack and pretty good defensive.
unlike the ninja with moderate dmg and a very fast attack speed all based on comboing with low defense. all classes have their ups and downs so you shouldnt ask what class is the best because what is easy for one person can be hell for another. there is no best class everything has its weaknesses.

[Zimmm]

recommend just try out classes, it was same for me you need to find your play style first instead going after "oh who is the best unit/class"

I ended liking Elin the most Ninja and Reaper class are fun as hell, I have yet try out Sorcerer, Zerker and Gunner class.

warrior i found to difficult it takes long time to master, its most complex class, archer is pretty easy with less effort you just need to learn to move around with the boss instead of staying far back, I just found healing boring, but class is very needed no dungeon group can start without one. Hearing Mystics are most preferred for healing. Slayer isn't bad they are low in damage rating, but again its preference.

[PEW]

The most OP class that does the most DMG which can easily solo and be part of parties would probably be Brawler tbh. Berserker, Slayer and Archer do good dmg and not hard to play either.

[Zimmm]

Originally posted by Solrachnus:

The most OP class that does the most DMG which can easily solo and be part of parties would probably be Brawler tbh. Berserker, Slayer and Archer do good dmg and not hard to play either.

slayer is low tier, even with buff update

anyone starting out best classes are Archer, Reaper, Zerker you don't have try hard with these classes to do solid DPS, classes like Valkyrie makes you work for dps, Warrior is worse for this with high skill required to make them good.

[Crunch]

I'm just listing personal preference

Tank - Lancer
Healer - Priest
Dps - Zerk, Valkyrie, Archer, Warrior

[Karinka☽°•☆•°]

Gunner is a great option to solo content with, more so than valkyrie imo if you're going into a dps/damage role for solo play. Team play, it is all optional really...the best damage is the players skill and what kind of team you have along with classes (A good tank) also a priority for end game. For the Gunner you get drones which can heal you and do damage from your skill tree (the drone can also heal other team mates) and also gunners wear the highest def. heavy armor in the game compared to majority of classes. They have good dps that sits well with most of the other classes, and you learn one of the most OP skills in the game balder's vengeance.

There is really no best class though since they're balanced and based off player skill, what works for you may not work for someone else, the amount of work you want to put in may want to be less, or more so to get better results. But the most easiest is def. gunner for dps and brawler for tank and they are great for end game content as well.

[Aylon]

Originally posted by TheLegendWeeb:

What class does the most damage and is good both solo and party?

I say don't play, play GW2 which is free and 10x better than TERA! Believe it or not in GW2 you don't just spam dungeons and the devs add male classes and content!

[Cha]

If you want a great class for solo or parties, take brawler, they can solo nearly every dungeon in the game ez pz

[Chiki]

i tried to solo as ninja, it was working out pretty well at first since i was killing each enemy 2 by 2 making sure that more than 2 enemies didn't spot me but the bosses were unkillable for me. my options were take the whole day to kill this one boss or die wit a chance of killing the bboss quicker. not to mention there were 2 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bosses.

[Alliecienti]

All good comments and recommendations so far. The best advice as always is try differnt ones and see what fits your style the best.

I've tried every class in TERA in the last 4+ years of playing it and I have my favorites same as anyone else but they may not be yours. So ask yourself a few questions first and then decide where to start.
1> DPS class? if yes Then ranged or melee? ...
2> support class? Healing or heal/dps combo?
3>Tanker? Straight up tank or tank with DPS added?
Once you answer those, then ask 4> what complexity am I comfortable with starting out?

As said by others above.. some like Warrior are very complicated to play effectively. They are close in melee fighters in light armor. I have never tried to tank with one and won't.since tanking is not my thing. Archers are pretty easy, light armored... and they do decent ranged damage. Gunner is ranged DPS with good damage, heavy armor (still trying to figure out why they did that) and will eventually have a little medic bot skill to heal it a bit during combat and assist in damage. I won;t go into everything since what I have already said and more is covered in the player guides and you can easily find out all those little details.

[fuzip]

brawler if u want someone that can tank and usually does the top daamge
valkyrie if u can play her and can kite late game
brawler is v good for all round , best for bams too! very easy dailies
lancer if u just want a tank andn ot do damage
archer if u wanna kite and kite
gunner if u wann do dmg and kite in range
i recommend brawler. its the best

[Fortuna]

Easy characters, humans has good racial bonus, elins in second place

[7thRenegade]

Originally posted by Aylon:

Originally posted by TheLegendWeeb:

What class does the most damage and is good both solo and party?

I say don't play, play GW2 which is free and 10x better than TERA! Believe it or not in GW2 you don't just spam dungeons and the devs add male classes and content!

that isnt what hes asking. if you think its so much better get off the forums and dont play it

[Chiki]

Originally posted by Aylon:

Originally posted by TheLegendWeeb:

What class does the most damage and is good both solo and party?

I say don't play, play GW2 which is free and 10x better than TERA! Believe it or not in GW2 you don't just spam dungeons and the devs add male classes and content!

why are you even here?