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Depends on where you want to go. Writing this on a train to Berlin.
Flights are cheap but trains are very convenient and drop you in city centers. (When they’re not late like mine is today)
I recall the euro rail pass is expensive, if you’re not sure just buy tickets as needed, a few days in advance for best fares.
Before buying the pass, assess the cost of individual tickets. It’s usually much cheaper to buy individually in advance or country specific passes, but you may have to purchase a fare that doesn’t allow free changes or cancelations, unless you’ll spend every day on the train for long distances or peak times. Reservation fees are also extra and may be needed at times with the pass.
Just buy the tickets you need
I would have to disagree that business class on the train is a must. I spent over two months in Europe this summer and economy seats were perfectly fine - they were fairly spacious for every journey we did regardless of rail company.
I also debated about getting the pass vs booking my own tickets - what I would do is try to plan your journey now and see what those ticket costs would add up to and compare with eurorail price. Keep in mind that eurorail will typically add fees on top of that sum. One benefit of the pass, however, is if you plan to book last minute and be very spontaneous it might be cheaper but probably not by a whole lot.
I haven't used one yet. I directly buy the tickets and that's it. But I think it also depends on where you want to go.