Aion Stuff

I heard spiritmaster was the fastest leveling class because of their insane DP pet buff and the fact they can kite elites. I really want to play a Templar or Gladiator but I heard they are very, very gear dependent. Since this will be my first character should I just go with the spiritmaster so I can fly through levels and eventually be able to properly equip another class. I would rather spend a few weeks leveling a spiritmaster while accumulating enough wealth to twink out what i really want to play so he can also fly through levels. Does this make sense to anyone else lol.