its a matter of opinion, i think, any char can be good if raised properly. If you are a begginer you should try an amazon, they are easy to play with. but right form the very start you have to decide what do you want with your char. for amazon, any type can be good, you have to ake up your mind. both types are good, but bowazons are better in dueling and javazons are something more practical like when killing monsters. then when you choose a barb, you decide what weapon are you going to use, so u can max out its mastery. the best barb i think is a dual wield with two swords. two swords are a perfect compromise between damage and speed. or you can go with a heavier maul and max out mace mastery according to that. for a sorc i suggest specializing on one to two skills from each class. i suggest: lightning-thunderstorm, static field,nova, ice- blizzard/iceblast (it can reach pretty good damage) frozen orb is a must, for fire firewall is good, and then hydra. some ppl say it sucks, but its good in dueling. you will also need for warmth, and then the cold mastery, it just rocksand even beats natural resistance of a barb... so one of those three