Classes

When they first begin playing Elder Tale, players must select a class (メイン職業 mein shokugyou).

There are four groups of classes -- Warrior, Weapon-based, Healer and Mage. These four types are similar to the Tank/Healer/Damage per second (DPS) roles commonly found in most MMORPGs. In Elder Tale, though, the DPS roles are split into two groups of base classes that differentiate between physical and magical damage.

For example, the Assassin and Sorcerer are both primarily centered around doing maximum DPS to defeat enemies quickly, whereas the Bard and Enchanter are both support-orientated classes with low damage output and the ability to either buff allies or debuff enemies.

Since each of the four base class group contains three classes, players may choose from among twelve different classes.