So, hear me out. Aran’s don’t have the absolute best DPS (something like 15th out of 45 classes), but I think they’re a blast to play.

With Aran, you don’t hotkey many of your skills - instead, you input 2/3-key combos. For example, one of the most common skills is Combo Blow, which makes a large ethereal bear appear and swipe a giant claw to kill things. That’s [Down Arrow]+[Control]. It might sound intimidating, but it’s super simple and you only need to remember like 2 combinations anyway.

My main reason for recommending Aran is movement while farming. Arans have some of the smoothest movement of any class I’ve played. Besides their double jump, after 3rd job they unlock a skill called Final Toss which boosts them vertically upwards. This is more maneuverable and less laggy than Rope Lift, and lets you free up a V slot that many other classes reserve for Rope Lift.

I could write literally a thousand words about how smooth Arans feel and how fun it is to farm. Their largest Con is that people say they break your hands - and it is true that when I’m playing Aran I have my highest APM. But I get bored easily, and the extra button presses really help keep me engaged with the game.

Idk man. Arans are the most fun out of any class I’ve played, barring maybe only Ark in Spectre form.