I just picked up the game and I'm digging around the forums looking at the various classes as steam does its download and install thing. I've played plenty of fantasy RPG's before, from Baldur's Gate to Dragon Age: Inquisition and I'm a big D&D player so I feel right at home with the class list at a glance. What I'm hoping for here is a little help picking my first class and I want something that is good for getting to know the game.
Usually a fighter is a pretty straight forward choice but if I go this route, I'd want a DPS fighter, not a tank. I tend to get bored with pure hack and slash classes, though. Eventually, I end up gravitating toward something with a mix of melee and magic. Would I be biting off more than I can chew to jump into the deep end with something a little more complicated like that?
For a decent idea of what I'm talking about, if you've played D&D 3.5, a hexblade or a duskblade would be a good proxy. If you are a pathfinder fan, Magus.
Are there variations on the classes that can approximate that kind of feel here? Would cipher offer that hybrid feel? Is there a version of a wizard that can wear some armor and swing a sword effectively?
Should I put that on the back burner and play something a little more simple my first time through?
