Quote Originally Posted by LurkingVeteran View Post
I agree with your suggestion, but pretty much any new/returning player is in a similar position as people on the HC league w.r.t. loss of power creep, so I don't think it's an irrelevant position. Since they added all this power creep, they have to try to balance the game for both ends, but the current system of everything being flat additive bonuses makes this difficult. I think the HC league is very healthy for this reason, because it gives people more of an understanding of the differences.
The problem is that HC is just that, HC. No one wants to play the class that will get all the aggro, kill all the mobs, and have the least hp. To do well in HC, your best bet is to do as little damage as possible, while leeching your way to 20 by e.g. playing a heal bot.

While on live servers, first life or not, if you want to get to 20/30 fastest and contribute the most in quest, sorc is definitely the answer.