Need some help

Hello everybody, I hope everyone is enjoying the new year. I have some questions about the pc version. I used to play Dungeon Defenders all the time on my Ipod and I used to know what the good weapons were and things like that. Now as i just gotten the pc version today I am lost. I bought the new playable classes as well. I was just wondering on things like whats the difference between ranked and unranked. Where should I make my main and which class is best for me. So I will appreciate all the feedback and I look forward to getting into Dungeon Defenders once more. Thanks

Ranked are the official servers; Open means you can play with mods (free development kit is available via DLC). You are more likely to run into hacked items and mana in Open, but they also exist in Ranked. If you want it to "count", play in Ranked. If you're just looking to mess around and have fun, Open is fine. Characters created in one are unavailable to the other (probably obvious but worth mentioning).

Typical strategy for characters is that you want at least one tower-spec'ed Apprentice, one tower-spec'ed Monk, and one DPS character (typically Apprentice, Monk, or Huntress). Squires are less useful in general, although some players seem to prefer using the underdog for more meaningful victories (I personally only use them for their spiked blockades).

ceemeeir has created a wonderful loot progression guide that you will likely find useful. (Thanks, ceemeeir - I recommend that guide like twice a week lately, lol).

Thanks man