They could patch a lot and they say they have been working on updates so we could see game play change with the update/patch. If it doesn't here is what seems to be easy mode right now for starting off.

Finish the tutorial quest through the mount award, it's put in your bank not your inventory, be sure to spawn in away from people since anyone can grab it. After the tutorial you should get a summon to the starter town in Human lands which is likely where we will be working out of. Oh careful selling the leather in the tutorial - gotta put up "places of interest" on your map first or you fail.

Warrior is OP right now and armor is the most OP'd. One method for either warrior or elementalist is to lvl a warrior first. Chainmail makes a huge diff and you can use a staff and work up staff bolt as a warrior and take little or no damage from nub mobs. chainmail is purchased in all starter towns and is about 30g for a full set it's worth the cost.

Skirmishers get some nice dps so if your good with a bow go for it. They get 2 shots that rip through players.

Either class you start with, War/Skirm, the 1h sword will lvl both str and dex (2:1 so far). Str is important as it is hp for all classes. Staff bolt will lvl int if your going ele.

Also you can REPICK your class and change both class and spec's so there is absolutely NO restriction or advantage to starting one char over the other for endgame.

If you work up war to 70 str you can wear plate which makes you pretty tough on the battlefield. Mor was the last player standing in the siege on our hamlet and it was no coincidence he was the only one wearing plate. He walked back to the safe zone with a couple of enemies pounding on him and outhealed their damage.

Feel free to add notes here for anything I forgot.