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thanks for your opinion guys. im probably gonna go with an i/l mage cuz i've never made one before

I made a Buccaneer Recently and i love it <3

I would say Arans are a pain, but very, very fun to play. If you like a challenging class, go for them.
Evans are for you if you like storyline, quests, and a unique class, I greatly enjoyed mine, and after level 80, grind all you want <3
One of my personal favorites is my CB, it's one of the only classes that didn't bore me in 3rd job. Very mobile, and they have a plethora of skills so you're not spamming the same button (I'm looking at you, 1st class Aran).
Slingers, eh. I got my slinger to 129 or so, and quit. 3rd job is horrendous, but recoil shot is fun, and they have some interesting skills. They didn't excite me very much, though, to be honest. (even though it [i]was[/i] my first 4th job)

It's really a personal choice, to tell you the truth!

I loved my fire mage absolutely love love loved <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 so much fun.

Bowmaster was the char I had the most fun with back in pre-BB. It felt really accomplishing and also it was a rare job to see around.

Aran will always be my favorite. It's the only class I have not quit, lol.

Well, I really liked my Evan and Aran (since they got really cool skills!). Both of them are somewhat challenging at first (Arans are mobbers and there aren't many of them in the lower levels. The Evan doesn't have a wide range of skills and you MUST do all the required quests for skill points). But once Aran hits 3rd job and Evan is around level 70-ish, things get very fun!

My slinger/outlaw/corsair has always been my favorite.

I like Arans i just made one today and there super fun. As for a somewhat challenging part its kind of fun to keep the combo from dying.

I just made a gunslinger and it's really fun, wings+recoil shot=epic flying