whats a good character to pick to learn the game?

My friend recommended something tanky, I just started as well

im also new and am following this guide http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2581551/page/1 . explains a lot and has a flowsheat at the bottom if you get lost.

Looks kinda cool

May use this as my second

yea that's a decent skill

thanks all for replys. I went with this suggestion of Enki’s arc witch build. Any thoughts on it? so far i am having a lot of fun with it.

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1147951 here is the link if u want to follow it eventually.

Ed contagion is a great starter and once you hit maps you can see how well that skill just crushes content on cheap. Just sucks for boss killing.

enki's witch build is also very good for a new person, while the skill might not be as good as it was the guide is probably the best that there is