I played a priest hardcore for awhile, they still fun low lvl? How's survivability against hunters/rogues in the low brackets? (been over a year now)
I never had trouble with hunters. Good hunters maybe, but there are few of those in the low levels. It was easy enough to charge them and stay in their dead zone. The only trouble comes from trying to run from them, say as a FC. Oh and their fucking Viper Sting was a pain in the ass. Biggest problems with a priest is conserving mana. After two twink kills it was time to drink or visit the hut.
Rogues were my favorite class to kill. They would make a beeline right for me expecting to shred a paper bag. But as long as I had full health and mana I prevailed (don't they know what kick does?) Rarely, though, would I survive an assault from a skilled, assisted rogue.
The first time I encountered a skilled shaman I was seriously shocked (pun not intended.) I thought, "why is this lowbie charging me, don't they see my elite glowing staff thingy?" I proceeded to get my fuck smashed in and learned a quick lesson in pain.
I never did study each class to find weaknesses but I played just as well as was called for. If I came across a match that left me destroyed I figured out where I went wrong and adjusted accordingly. BTW I played a priest in 19,29, and 39 religiously for a considerable chunk of my life so I got to be pretty good. Always wanted to release a video.
Sorry if my post was long, just basking in the good memories of my twinking days