Old vs. New

Hermits are one of the harder classes to level and are highly competitive (ie expensive gears), and Dual blade will drown you in a sea of identicals, so I wouldn't recommend either.

But for nostalgia, go with a new character

I'm completely aware of both situations, I'm just wondering which would seem better for me*. I just wanted to know if I should continue my hermit or pursuit my dreams as a shadower/dual blader.