[color:"orange"]So, I think, I will go after pala or druid.[/color]
With pal keep in mind that you will not have any long range ability (until later in the game when you can learn something to that effect), which you would need to separate and pull enemies out of a crowd.

[color:"orange"]As for servers, what population is better to choose? I have heard there are three kinds with low med and high population. Do they show ping? Then I would like to choose something closer to me (to lower any possible lag. I hope my 512 kb/s cable modem is ok) and maybe medium polulated will do as I don't like to wander alone.[/color]
- The game shows a latency bar.
- being alone even on a low population server will not be your problem. a) low is relative, and b) there'll be a few 10.000 newbies this weekend
- I don't think you can see the actual location of the servers, though I may be wrong, as it never concerned me.
- I can't judge modem (I am on a DSL-flat), but I gave my PC an extra 512 MB RAM to make it 1.024 MB => and that made a big difference.

[color:"orange"]Btw, any chance to see you there? What servers are you playing on?[/color]
I am playing on 'Perenolde' and 'Forscherliga', both of which are German speaking. I would not mind starting on an English speaking realm, but I prefer to play with voice chat support (I usually take my yahoo account for that). If you often play with the same people, I strongly recommend that, as it increases game fun and facilitates group interaction tremendously.

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