Return of Reckoning

I've been trying out DoK with dual wield, And I'm very curious how others manage to do it, and what stats matters, because my healing output is nowhere near as good as my other healer classes were. To the point where I can't even keep 1 person alive against attacks.

I eventually decided on Swordmaster, Liking it so far.

Just downloaded a few hours ago and was curious which elven classes are the most frequently played, don't want to pick something that's already overused. And what's a good starter for someone who has a little experience with mmo pvp and pve.