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I looked at this link and felt a bit overwhelmed at the possible combinations.
http://archeage.gamepedia.com/Classes
Without know very much about the game at all (only made it to level 10), I was thinking about going sorcery/shadowplay/vitalism because this game has open world pvp and I wanted some ranged/stealth/healing to survive on my own till I find a guild and to later be able to heal as part of a team.
But I'd like to read up more from people with more experience and know if there are any good theorycrafting sites you could recommend so I can be ready for early access.
Any advice on thinking about class combos for a total noob?
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The most powerful builds I have used have all been either mostly physical damage or mostly magic damage. I don't think hybrid builds work as well, so just be warned there. Although healing sort of fits in with either as spirit is mostly a healing stat by itself.
I am no expert though my main is lvl 24.
Looking forward to: Crowfall / Lost Ark / Black Desert Mobile
There are a few sites for builds, but I like this one as it tells you combos:
http://arche-base.com/builds/generator
There are a ton of different builds that are viable. While Vitalism can work - when they changed healing to require spirit instead of intel, it made it less of an option. The typical builds you see in arena are things like Daggerspell, Primeval, Darkrunner, Stonearrow, and some others. However, i've seen some unique classes do some impressive things. Played against an Enigmatist once, and they absolutely destroyed me. So don't be afraid to try unique classes.