Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-6132984-20130527010542/@comment-169.204.229.102-20150512191452

WELL it depends. Knight is indeed a very good starter class, because of the high defense, amazing starting shield, and high health, but when I started I preferred to use the bandit. With a good shield (spider shield with good poison defense) and the highest starting endurance and  strength out of all the classes, he just seemed to be good to me. Thief is also a good one becuase although he has low stats, since back stabbing repeatedly seems to be a safe tactic for beginners, and thiefs have higher critical damage, plus you automatically get the master key plus an extra gift. It really depends on the play style for other games. If you play FPS and prefer to snipe, then good luck, because this game relies a lot on melee. If you really want to do ranged fighting, and have access to a wiki most of the time, go with sorcerer. Otherwise I would suggest BANDIT, KNIGHT or WARRIOR.