Class Choice for a Trio

[trase2482]

I've got a group forming that already has a Warrior & Cleric that will be playing together quite a bit. I'm trying to find a good class to compliment them, as I have a habit of making mountains of alts to try everything.

I'm currently torn between bard, rogue, and paladin but I'm open to suggestions!

[Yoink1986]

Monk be good.

[Danth]

I'm currently torn between bard, rogue, and paladin but I'm open to suggestions!

I like Bard from among those three since it provides mana regen for the Cleric, haste for the Warrior, plus pulling and slows and crowd control. From among classes you don't list Enchanter is good for all the same reasons, just utilizing different mechanics. It's called the "holy trinity" for a reason.

Danth

[Ravager]

Enchanter completes the trinity.

[nostalgiaquest]

chanter if you wanna be a caster.
bard if you wanna melee.

[Darkatar]

War+Cleric+A third? Haste, slows, CC, crack are gonna be helpful. Bard/Enc/Sham fits these well, and since you're interested in bard already, I'd say go bard!

Be prepared to twist for days though!

Rogue would be the second best of your 3 choices imo, DPSing the mob down to minimize tank damage..bard would certainly be more efficient, though.

[Naethyn]

I did Warrior + Cleric + Rogue and it was amazing. Just make sure the cleric knows how to atone and pacify.

[ketzerei84]

I'd use the bard as the third in that setup over an enchanter because they're going to do more dps over the long haul, also because people who use charmies then get me killed by their charmies annoy me to no end - and bards never do that to me.

[Pyrion]

Bard is a great choice, but only if you want/are able to play very very actively. Playing a bard in a group is intense and you just *need* those /stopsong /cast x macros.

A well played bard is a boon for *any* group. For your group the bard will provide hastes, slows, helps with heals and mana generation, will make you travel a lot faster and it can be your CC. Most of this would be covered by a chanter as well (to an even better degree) but bard is even more versatile.

[Issar]

Bard is a great choice, but only if you want/are able to play very very actively. Playing a bard in a group is intense and you just *need* those /stopsong /cast x macros.

A well played bard is a boon for *any* group. For your group the bard will provide hastes, slows, helps with heals and mana generation, will make you travel a lot faster and it can be your CC. Most of this would be covered by a chanter as well (to an even better degree) but bard is even more versatile.

This is exactly what I was thinking. They are great pullers and tank quite well pre 50. Bard is your best option for this comp, out of the classes that you're debating on. With snare/slow in your song rotation, you will be tanking the hole time. Pre 50, the warrior can can just be a dps machine. You'll want to invest in high ac/hp items and supplement low ac slots with charisma and dex.

[eqravenprince]

Magician, damage shield the tank, send water pet to assist tank or absorb some hits, and save mana for when you need to nuke the enemy down quickly. Summon mod rods, 100% WR bags, throwing daggers, and underwater breathing stones. This provides most all the basics except exceptional CC, Enchanter would by my second choice.