I've been playing AoC for almost two years and I love it... IMHO, best MMO I've played... But one of the problems with AoC is that it does not acknowledge that there are those not born to be grand, they must fight for it...
IMHO there is a big need for new classes, preferably more generic that can be used by any race...
Currently, the Sygians have no soldier class and the Cimmerians have no magic user class... I think this should be rectified as, even within the REH ideal, there is room for a Cimmerian Mage.
Here are my suggestions:
Vanguard Class (Soldier)
Weapons: Two Handed Blunt, Two Handed Edged, Crossbow
Attacks: Melee Based
Armour: Heavy to Plate
Faithful Acolyte (Healer)
Weapons, One Handed Blunt, Shield, Talisman, dual wield (No ranged weapon needed as he/she will have ranged attacks)
Attacks: One Melee attack, Simple Divine Ranged Attacks, powerful heal spells
Armour: Medium to Heavy
Skirmisher (Rogue)
One Handed Edged, One Handed Blunt, Pole Arm, Bow, Shield, Dual Wield
Attacks: Melee Based
Armour: Light to Medium
Elementalist (Mage)
Weapons: one handed edged, talisman
Attacks, Magic Based, but more gained through feats. Wind/Fire or Earth/Water...
Armour, Cloth to Silk
It's a suggestion, but I think it's a good one...