Installation order and class question

[eyehate]

I have all of these games. But I have no idea which to install to play first. Is the Final Cut just a revamped number one?

I love glass cannons. Who is the best DPS and most fun class in this game?

[Zeph Sunstrider]

The Final Cut is all three games merged into one - basically, it's a reworked VH1, VH2 and VH3 stuck together by a gratuitious amount of duct tape and goodwill.

Best DPS I'd guess would be the Bounty Hunter - he's also closest to the original Hunter class, minus the ability to use swords and melee. Biggest design error they made with VH3 imho, I loved the flexible Hunter class.
If you want something glass cannon-y, I'd guess you should go with the Elementalist, since he deals a good amount of damage but isn't as slippery as the BH. The Phlogistoneer purely focused on Nuking is pretty fun too, but I can't help but notice how I'm freely jumping between characters, whenever I grow tired of one. Explains why I have 300+ hours logged by now, without any character at level 100 yet.

[eyehate]

Thanks, Zeph, very much appreciated. Exactly what I was what looking for.

Excited to try this. Have logged thousands of hours in Diablo II and III. Eager to play something different for awhile.