>>>>However once you get empowered Heroing is a joke.
>
>A joke? I def must be doing something wrong with my
>empowerment characters if lvling is that easy once you get the
>IMM thumbs up.

Well, this really only applies to Healers and Paladins. Those classes are extra-easy to level. Shamans and Druids are still probably above-average levelers, but I would put them a few spots down on the list. For what it's worth, here is how I would rank ease of getting to hero for a newbie. Other people will have vastly different opinions I'm sure. In a vet's hands, certain classes get much easier to hero (for example, druids and rangers and rangers are great levelers if you have good area knowledge). This is how I think it breaks down if you're new.

Healer
Bard, Paladin
Transmuter
Assassin, defensive warrior/shapeshifter (with the right forms)
lawful good conjurer
druid, Shaman
offensive warrior
ranger
invoker, non-defense shapeshifter, non-LE conjurer, anti-paladin
thief
orc
necromancer