Talk:Sorcerer/@comment-67.224.250.49-20120801060847/@comment-98.112.209.65-20120801232107

You always get to keep your status in each class, when you pick another one you don't lose anything. This class status rank is a separate thing from your overall character level. Each class has rank 1-9, character can be level 1-200.

Whenever your character levels up, they receive a permanent bonus to health, stamina, offenses and defenses, based upon what class they were when they leveled up. So leveling up makes your character overall more powerful, while reaching higher class ranks unlocks better skills, spells, and helpful augments to use.

Each class has a unique set of augments, which you can use with any class once you unlock them. That can be one of the best reasons to advance in a class, even if you don't intend to stick with it beyond unlocking the augments you want.