Old player returning - start anew, or continue old character?

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Thror2k5 wrote:

Betrayal is a new league. Anyone that joins starts over completely. New character, empty stash.

It happens Friday (when the countdown on the home page hits zero)

If you want something easy, Arc witch. There's a lot of information here:
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1147951