No idea what class to play. Help!

[Sneakywolf]

Hey all. I rolled an enchanter when I started here and got him up to 55 but soon after realized that I hated enchanter. I had to haste, slow, tash, charm and do major dps, crack buff, other buffs and CC. It was very restricting to say the least. Having to plan 5 minutes in advance when you wanted to take a quick bio was not fun.

So, I rerolled monk and got him to mid 30's, but soon after realized the non-stop pulling was just as bad as the enchanter.

I'm looking for a more chilled class style that also has the ability to solo. Any suggestions? I was thinking maybe SK or pala? But, I hear SK have to pull a lot for groups and pala are weak solo. I'm not as interested in pure casters.

My ideal class would get groups quickly in places like Sebilis, have an easy relaxed roll on raids - not puller for sure and still have some ability to solo. Is there such a class?

[rollin5k]

Ranger for sure

[Wargasm]

Shaman, Necro, or Mage.

[Cecily]

Rogue is a great match for you besides the solo thing. My recommendation would be have a group / raid only char (rogue) and a solo only / raid only char (wizard, druid, necro) to balance it out if you're not gonna play a powerful but high maintenance class (bard, enc, shaman).

I did rogue + druid as my initial characters and it was a great mix of play styles and let me decide how sociable I felt like being on any given day.

[Tasslehofp99]

Sounds like you should play a druid.

You might not get groups right away but you can solo and port which helps pass time while you are looking for one.

[Opttimus]

I started with a rogue and shaman and got them too 57 and 56, i realized i hated being a buff bot and the non solo-ability of the rogue bothered me as well... So i just re-rolled a ranger a couple days ago leveling him up and having a lot of fun playing the class, cant wait to get velious spells and epics. You mentioned pulling, and as a ranger i imagine you may to a bit of that... something to consider. GL everquest is the best!

[eisley]

every class requires you to do things, sadly.

[captnamazing]

maybe a cleric? all you have to do is heal once in a while. and you can always solo undead!

it sounds like you want to be able to take downtime and not have to pay attention that much

[Ivory]

Mage or necro? Every pull, just throw your pet on it and the team is happy. You can even get up and press a nuke or dot now and then.

Mage has the entire "I have to damage shield?!" thing going on though....

So, maybe necro? FD means you can go afk and not risk death even if team dies. Fear kiting with pet is a little more involved for soloing though (and later on, you might want to charm high level undead).

Hmmm, so maybe mage? But then people will want you to summon food or arrows maybe!!

[Swish]

Shaman sounds a bit intense for the OP, having to canni dance might make him quit with #firstworldproblems

Wizard?

[Ranndom]

Hey all. I rolled an enchanter when I started here and got him up to 55 but soon after realized that I hated enchanter. I had to haste, slow, tash, charm and do major dps, crack buff, other buffs and CC. It was very restricting to say the least. Having to plan 5 minutes in advance when you wanted to take a quick bio was not fun.

So, I rerolled monk and got him to mid 30's, but soon after realized the non-stop pulling was just as bad as the enchanter.

I'm looking for a more chilled class style that also has the ability to solo. Any suggestions? I was thinking maybe SK or pala? But, I hear SK have to pull a lot for groups and pala are weak solo. I'm not as interested in pure casters.

My ideal class would get groups quickly in places like Sebilis, have an easy relaxed roll on raids - not puller for sure and still have some ability to solo. Is there such a class?
Ranger, no one gives a shit if you afk because they assume you were already dead ;D

[Evia]

With the exception of the 'ability to solo ' rogue check marks all of your requests. They are chill and laid back, never pull generally, quick to get groups cause dps is sick (especially in seb, due to lock picking anddd dps) if you want to trade being wanted in groups for ability to solo, go ranger

[Swish]

With the exception of the 'ability to solo ' rogue check marks all of your requests. They are chill and laid back, never pull generally, quick to get groups cause dps is sick (especially in seb, due to lock picking anddd dps) if you want to trade being wanted in groups for ability to solo, go ranger

Not so sure about never having to pull. You'll often find a slack monk in your group. I've had a monk, ranger AND bard in a KC group before and they all had that semi-afk/cba mentality... you end up doing it because otherwise the XP is so terrible that you might as well log out.

[Lowako]

every class requires you to do things, sadly.

the best part of playing everquest is not playing everquest

[Amyas]

Play something that can solo and not have to bust butt non stop in a group.

Druids are very relaxing in play style as are mages.

[Kutsumo]

Not so sure about never having to pull. You'll often find a slack monk in your group. I've had a monk, ranger AND bard in a KC group before and they all had that semi-afk/cba mentality... you end up doing it because otherwise the XP is so terrible that you might as well log out.

This I get stuck pulling enough to annoy me on my Rogue. It's supposed to be a break from Monk pulling dangit!

[Rickson]

the best part of playing everquest is not playing everquest

Hahaha, this is a bit drastic but made me laugh.

The OP wants something more laid back but still viable for solo and getting groups, so my suggestion is cleric or wizard.

Someone already stated that cleric can solo undead and get in groups and in groups you are mostly healing, so you can just warn people when you need a break.

Wizard can solo well, and they are viable in groups at higher levels with their efficient nukes but be prepared from some redundancy.

If you can handle playing an enchanter at a high level, you can play these classes well.

If you decide to go necro, keep in mind that they are a bit complicated as well, which it sounds like you are trying to avoid.

[webrunner5]

Play something that can solo and not have to bust butt non stop in a group.

Druids are very relaxing in play style as are mages.

This. :cool:

[milsorgen]

http://i.imgur.com/TWo5lUx.jpg

[Mojo24]

People that are saying Cleric...

A. You don't play one so you don't know any better, so you're forgiven.

B. You're a bad Cleric

Cleric is a fairly busy class. Stuns, helping cc, calming, and the occasional rebuff. And you're almost always with an enchanter so don't miss those charm breaks like a scrub.

There's more, such as target knowledge, not every encounter is the same, mana preservation, etc etc. In depth class if you want to play it well. Would write more, but I only come here on my tablet so nah I'm sweet bro.

Exhibit a:
Cleric doesn't stun wizard in Seb, group gets hit with AOE or god forbid the tank doesn't resist the giant nuke. Well that 40 mana stun now cost you anywhere from 400-1000+ mana

Exhibit b:
I was in a KC group on a lower level alt. Cleric did not know jailer hit hard and started CH at the normal 25-30%. Tank died.

[Gustoo]

Solo necro

It gets mana quickly so you aren't sitting around much.

No cannibalize like shaman so you dont have to click as many spell gems

No contest.

[Pyrocat]

bad necros ninja afk

good necros twitch, shadowbond, lifetap, charm dps, snare, root, mez, nuke, and sometimes assist with pulls

[Pyrocat]

Any class can ninja afk. It's just least noticeable with wizard and druid.

[Rickson]

People that are saying Cleric...

A. You don't play one so you don't know any better, so you're forgiven.

B. You're a bad Cleric

Cleric is a fairly busy class. Stuns, helping cc, calming, and the occasional rebuff. And you're almost always with an enchanter so don't miss those charm breaks like a scrub.


I do play a cleric along with some other classes, and I am speaking from experience. Also, my cleric is not a very high level on p99 yet, but I played one during classic.

In my opinion, if you are playing the game well, every single class is a busy class.

I have saved the group on a cleric numerous times by supporting with stuns, rooting, calming the room for pulls, pulling aggro to let everyone run, etc. I just do not think it is not as busy as an enchanter, and it can be relatively laid back during lower levels.

People say wizard is laid back, and they are partly right, but even wizard can get pretty wild at times. Good wizards also help with cc by stunning and rooting, and they have to occasionally save the tank or another group member by pulling aggro and nuking a mob down before the DS fades.