i had 0.3.6 back in the day, i also had hard time balance the vocations
this is the last update to vocations.xml i had
XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<vocations>
<vocation id="0" name="None" description="none" needpremium="0" gaincap="5" gainhp="5" gainmana="5" gainhpticks="6" gainhpamount="1" gainmanaticks="6" gainmanaamount="1" manamultiplier="4.0" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="100" gainsoulticks="120" fromvoc="0" attackable="no">
<formula meleeDamage="1.0" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.0" magDamage="1.0" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.5" club="2.0" sword="2.0" axe="2.0" distance="2.0" shielding="1.5" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="1" name="Sorcerer" description="a sorcerer" needpremium="0" gaincap="10" gainhp="5" gainmana="30" gainhpticks="6" gainhpamount="5" gainmanaticks="3" gainmanaamount="5" manamultiplier="1.1" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="100" gainsoulticks="120" fromvoc="1">
<formula meleeDamage="1.0" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.1" magDamage="1.1" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.5" club="2.0" sword="2.0" axe="2.0" distance="2.0" shielding="1.5" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="2" name="Druid" description="a druid" needpremium="0" gaincap="10" gainhp="5" gainmana="30" gainhpticks="6" gainhpamount="5" gainmanaticks="3" gainmanaamount="5" manamultiplier="1.1" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="100" gainsoulticks="120" fromvoc="2">
<formula meleeDamage="1.0" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.1" magDamage="1.1" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.5" club="1.8" sword="1.8" axe="1.8" distance="1.8" shielding="1.5" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="3" name="Paladin" description="a paladin" needpremium="0" gaincap="20" gainhp="10" gainmana="15" gainhpticks="4" gainhpamount="5" gainmanaticks="4" gainmanaamount="5" manamultiplier="1.4" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="100" gainsoulticks="120" fromvoc="3">
<formula meleeDamage="0.9" distDamage="1.1" wandDamage="1.0" magDamage="1.3" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.2" club="1.2" sword="1.2" axe="1.2" distance="1.1" shielding="1.1" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="4" name="Knight" description="a knight" needpremium="0" gaincap="25" gainhp="15" gainmana="5" gainhpticks="3" gainhpamount="5" gainmanaticks="6" gainmanaamount="5" manamultiplier="3.0" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="100" gainsoulticks="120" fromvoc="4">
<formula meleeDamage="1.2" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.0" magDamage="1.1" magHealingDamage="1.3" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.1" club="1.1" sword="1.1" axe="1.1" distance="1.3" shielding="1.1" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="5" name="Master Sorcerer" description="a master sorcerer" needpremium="1" gaincap="10" gainhp="5" gainmana="30" gainhpticks="4" gainhpamount="10" gainmanaticks="2" gainmanaamount="10" manamultiplier="1.1" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="200" gainsoulticks="15" fromvoc="1" lessloss="30">
<formula meleeDamage="1.0" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.2" magDamage="1.2" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.5" club="2.0" sword="2.0" axe="2.0" distance="2.0" shielding="1.5" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="6" name="Elder Druid" description="an elder druid" needpremium="1" gaincap="10" gainhp="5" gainmana="30" gainhpticks="4" gainhpamount="10" gainmanaticks="2" gainmanaamount="10" manamultiplier="1.1" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="200" gainsoulticks="15" fromvoc="2" lessloss="30">
<formula meleeDamage="1.0" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.2" magDamage="1.2" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.5" club="1.8" sword="1.8" axe="1.8" distance="1.8" shielding="1.5" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="7" name="Royal Paladin" description="a royal paladin" needpremium="1" gaincap="20" gainhp="10" gainmana="15" gainhpticks="3" gainhpamount="10" gainmanaticks="3" gainmanaamount="10" manamultiplier="1.4" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="200" gainsoulticks="15" fromvoc="3" lessloss="30">
<formula meleeDamage="1.0" distDamage="1.2" wandDamage="1.0" magDamage="1.4" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.2" club="1.0" sword="1.2" axe="1.2" distance="1.1" shielding="1.1" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="8" name="Elite Knight" description="an elite knight" needpremium="1" gaincap="25" gainhp="15" gainmana="5" gainhpticks="2" gainhpamount="10" gainmanaticks="4" gainmanaamount="10" manamultiplier="3.0" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="200" gainsoulticks="15" fromvoc="4" lessloss="30">
<formula meleeDamage="1.3" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.0" magDamage="1.2" magHealingDamage="1.1" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.1" club="1.1" sword="1.1" axe="1.1" distance="1.4" shielding="1.1" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<!--
<vocation id="9" name="Epic Master Sorcerer" description="an epic master sorcerer" needpremium="0" gaincap="10" gainhp="5" gainmana="30" gainhpticks="4" gainhpamount="10" gainmanaticks="2" gainmanaamount="10" manamultiplier="1.1" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="200" gainsoulticks="15" fromvoc="5" lessloss="50">
<formula meleeDamage="1.0" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.0" magDamage="1.0" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.5" club="2.0" sword="2.0" axe="2.0" distance="2.0" shielding="1.5" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="10" name="Epic Elder Druid" description="an epic elder druid" needpremium="0" gaincap="10" gainhp="5" gainmana="30" gainhpticks="4" gainhpamount="10" gainmanaticks="2" gainmanaamount="10" manamultiplier="1.1" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="200" gainsoulticks="15" fromvoc="6" lessloss="50">
<formula meleeDamage="1.0" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.0" magDamage="1.0" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.5" club="1.8" sword="1.8" axe="1.8" distance="1.8" shielding="1.5" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="11" name="Epic Royal Paladin" description="an epic royal paladin" needpremium="0" gaincap="20" gainhp="10" gainmana="15" gainhpticks="3" gainhpamount="10" gainmanaticks="3" gainmanaamount="10" manamultiplier="1.4" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="200" gainsoulticks="15" fromvoc="7" lessloss="50">
<formula meleeDamage="1.0" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.0" magDamage="1.0" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.2" club="1.2" sword="1.2" axe="1.2" distance="1.1" shielding="1.1" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
<vocation id="12" name="Epic Elite Knight" description="an epic elite knight" needpremium="0" gaincap="25" gainhp="15" gainmana="5" gainhpticks="8" gainhpamount="10" gainmanaticks="4" gainmanaamount="10" manamultiplier="3.0" attackspeed="2000" soulmax="200" gainsoulticks="15" fromvoc="8" lessloss="50">
<formula meleeDamage="1.0" distDamage="1.0" wandDamage="1.0" magDamage="1.0" magHealingDamage="1.0" defense="1.0" magDefense="1.0" armor="1.0"/>
<skill fist="1.1" club="1.1" sword="1.1" axe="1.1" distance="1.4" shielding="1.1" fishing="1.1" experience="1.0"/>
</vocation>
-->
</vocations>
just saying its still not perfect. you can change and test it until it's fit to your own server needs.