The guide was made by gandalf052 and it was made to help new starters with some melee unlocked chars such as the Samourai and the Paladin.The Samourai:-> special attributes:- Str: 45 -> when dext is good, put all your stats in Str
Dex: 50 -> Add stats to get 100-120 dext Maw WITH your equipment
Int: 10 -> nothing
Vit: 50 -> nothing unless you are in HC and you'll feel better with more life, then add the 10 first stats in VITA 
- weapons: Swords, Daggers
- armors: Robes, Leather Armors, Scale Armors, Chain Mails and Plate Mails ( ALL )
- charms: Ice, Earth, Fire, Wind, Light ( ALL )
The samourai starts with good stats and he is only restricted with the weapons.
Dagger: gives constant damage and you can use it on rogue/samourai/paladin/monk/ninja
Sword: gives low damage but high critics also and you can use it on Feeder/samourai/paladin/ninja
it is all your choice, they're both quite expensive because they works on many differents classes.
it all depends what kind of playing you prefer!
The Paladin:-> special attributes:- Str: 55 -> add all in Str once you're done with dext UNLESS you're using AXES, then all in str
Dex: 30 -> add stats until ~100-120 dext UNLESS you're using AXES, then don't go over 60 dext
Int: 20 -> nothing
Vit: 55 -> nothing unless you're in HC and feel better with more VITA , then put the 10 first stats there - weapons: Swords, Clubs, Axes
- armors: Robes, Leather Armors, Scale Armors, Chain Mails and Plate Mails ( ALL )
- charms: Ice, Earth, Fire, Wind, Light ( ALL )
The paladin starts with less stats than the Samourai (its stats got nerfed with an update) but it is still a good melee class which is only restricted by the weapons.
Sword: gives low damage but high critics also and you can use it on Feeder/samourai/paladin/ninja
Axe: gives very constant damage and you can use it on feeder/Paladin/headhunter
Club: gives a good balanced damage ( between axe and sword ) but it can only be used by feeder/pala
it depends on what you prefer and what you want to do. Swords are the most expensive but you can use it on
the 3 first classes (feeder/samourai,paladin)Axes gives constant dmg like Ice does but you need high str to make it work properly.
Clubs are much cheaper but you can't use them on many classes.
The Stuff:the stuff you'll use really depends on how much fg you want to invest in the game 
Weapons:You should change your weapon every 5 levels to play the most efficiently BUT it is more needed at a lower lvl BECAUSE it is much cheaper to buy low lvl weapons than high lvl weapons
so you should change weapons every 5 levels until lvl 20 then it is all up to you and your fg 
- lvl 0 Tier II or Tier III weapon with 30+ EE ( very cheap on mp , a good weapon isn't need to go lvl 1-5 )
- lvl 5 weapon with 40+ EE ( also cheap, it wil only help you to go lvl 5-10)
- lvl 10 weapon with 60+ EE ( still cheap and will help you to go lvl 10-15)
- lvl 15 weapon with 65+ EE ( the higher the EE, the better. it will get you from lvl 15 to lvl 20 )
- lvl 20 weapon with 75+ EE ( you can keep this one until lvl 25, 30. It again depends on what you prefer)
- lvl 30 weapon with 80+ EE ( it is getting less cheaper, but you'll still able to go on and lvl with this )
- lvl40-45 weapon with 95+ EE ( you can find some nice and cheap ones on the mp, it will get to you the next lvl )
- lvl 55 weapon with 110+ EE ( you'll need a high EE weapon if you want to hit and/or go solo. it will help you until the masterquest at lvl 71 )
Upgrading your weapons is VERY important because you'll make more damage with a better weapon
Those EE are the least EE required if you're hoping to go solo 
they should be fine if you play cata and you don't want to spend too much fg on LadderSlasher.Armors:One main advantage of the samourai and the pala is that they can wear any type of armor ^^
so the best solution if to use an heavy armor with a good defense! so go for chain or plate mail !
Here it really depends on what you prefer between a high EE armor , a STR armor or a DEXT armor.
EE armor: it gives you an incredible defense. You don't get hit that much so you can stay longer alive or go front in a cata game. But you gain no stats from this armor
STR armor: it gives you an additionnal bonus in Strengh so you make more damage and you still have a good defense. ( great for lower levels )
DEXT armor: less usefull but dext is still needed in case you don't have enough and it is cheaper.
- lvl 0 chain or plate mail with 30+ EE or 10+ STR or 150+ max life ( it depends if you play HC or SC )
- lvl 10 chain or plate mail with ~15-20 str
- lvl 20 chain or plate mail with 25+ str
- lvl 30-40 chain or plate mail with 35+ str
- lvl 50-55 chain or plate mail with 40+ str
Upgrading your armor, not only with strengh but with a higher level is important because you get a higher defense with a higher level.
It again depends on what you prefer, the most common build is STRENGH but you can try some other stuff or better stuff such as Life Steal , Life Per Kill , etc...Charms:No big deal here, if you have played MELEE before, just use the same charms
the type of the item does not matter.
- lvl 0 charm with 150+ Max Life or 10+ Strengh
- lvl 10 charm with 15+ Str
- lvl 15-30 charm with 25+ str
- lvl 35-55 charm with 40+ str
the level does not matter, only the stats matters
It again depends on what you prefer, the most common build is STRENGH but you can try some other stuff or better stuff such as Life Steal , Life Per Kill , etc...This guide was made for those who just passed and have never played Samourai or Paladin.
This guide goes along with the Fighter guide but it is specific to those 2 chars.
Feel free to post your comments if you feel like something is missing
thanks and I hope it will help !