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Thank you very much, Noveria. Some very good points and arguments. I've decided to main SWS and try to min-max that, regardless of meta. I'm going to look for an active pve clan and hopefully get some party-grind on. Thanks again, and best of luck!

In my opinion this would make support classes even less attractive to play active/main because it simplifies boxing even further.

Thank you, Wanali. The reason many of us are asking is because there is limited resources available to analyze the current class meta and status of the server. I have read other posts all the way back to 2016, but most are either outdated, didn't answer my specific questions or had non-constructive replies. Choosing a main in a time-consuming game like L2 is quite an important decision that many want to "get right". I totally get that the questions are repetitive and perhaps boring, though I also feel that if the community wants the server to thrive with a healthy population and new intake of players that it would probably be wise to be more forthcoming and welcoming. I appreciate your reply, and thank you for the information. Best of luck

Hi guys, hope you're all doing well in these corona times. I started playing on this server just about two years ago, sadly changes in work soon after meant I couldn't play anymore, but now I've got some free time ahead and I haven't lost the urge to play L2. Before I had to quit I got a WC 52, BD 58, ES 55, Destro 50, EE 40. As you can see I changed a bit between the classes, didn't get very high level, but ultimately the plan was to have a WC and BD as "buffbots" and then a main char which was either Destro or ES, but I didn't really like either of those two. I have a few (understatement ^^) questions regarding the server that I'd hope some experienced players could help me with. - How is the player population today? Most are probably 75+ which is fine, but I recall very high activity regarding RB leveling, etc. Are people still doing that, or will I have to do a lot of grinding on my way up? I don't really mind grinding in between RBs etc. - I'm not sure what the "class meta" is now, but I saw on twitter that there is coming a balance update soon. Are there any "underrated" classes that are getting buffed to a level where they are more in line and competitive with the more powerful classes? I've been thinking of starting a support or tank class from level 1, for example TK - will they compete with DA and SK, or will they still be a less popular choice because of the skill sett DA and SK have? SWS - will it be attractive to clans? Will a WC+BD+SWS(main) be ok to grind with, and get a spot in grinding parties - or considered "unnecessary xp leech" if you can just have buffbot sit afk out of party? Would it be smarter to just run WC+BD(main)? - If one were to hypothetically main a EE/PP/Bishop, is there any way to grind semi ok or do you realistically have to solely do RBs? Are there any other sought after/attractive classes that are actively recruited? Sorry for the bombardment of questions. I'm just really excited to play, and feel out of the loop in term of class balance etc. Thanks in advance!

Thank you so much for the replies, guys. Greatly appreciated!

Thanks a lot for the information guys. This surpassed my expectations Anyone care to chip in how Blade Dancers fare? Are they able to dish out any pain during pvp, or do they mostly operate as buffers? I'm all of a sudden extremely uncertain what I'd like to play ^^ So many classes are appealing.

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions. It is greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much for the information, guys. I really appreciate it What would the best way of leveling an AW from scratch without any additional funds? Save for a bow to decrease downtime? Also, is it a necessity to box a PP for leveling (and I'd need a PA to do this?)? @xNirvana How does DA compare to SK in terms of soloabilty/pve/pvp? I'm bombarding you guys with questions now, but seeing as there is a bit of diverse player base in here I figured I'll ask - Is there a place for active WC/OL play? Or are they made obsolete by buffboxes?

Thank you, Rip!

I agree with you, but this boils down to the fact that I don't have any clear preference as to what I want to play. To make an example, I could play and enjoy both AW, PW and TH - but if one of the classes are marginally considered better by my peers with more experience in the current state of the game, well then obviously I'd pick that. I'm not asking for people to pick my class, I'm simply asking for a bit of information on the current status of the classes to help me decide

Hi guys! Newly joined player that last played retail like 10 years ago, or perhaps even longer. I've recently experienced an urge to delve back into L2 and therefore been looking around for information on the status of each class before picking, and it has been a little difficult. Could anyone kindly give some pointers as to what classes perform well at the moment (and/or in upcoming content updates)? I'm particularly interested in archer/dagger and tank archetypes, and I don't really need a class that levels exceptionally well but if they're able to solo a bit that's also really cool. :)