30 years/altoholics - what would be your one class?

[Treefall]

I have played EverQuest going on near 30 years now (thank you to P99 for keeping the classic experience alive).

Obviously we all have alts, you main one char and have another/another/another - raid on whatever is needed, bots etc. to do what is needed.

But in terms of pure fun and enjoyment, if you could only play one class without needing another to (insert specific reason here). E.g. only say Necro or Enchanter if those classes truly give you the most enjoyment, not because they would be the best for doing everything you need/want to do on your own (unless of course that is your true enjoyment).

What class would you play?

[Skarne]

Bard all day

[zelld52]

Shaman. On my third one.

[Treefall]

Shaman. On my third one.

I would have to agree with you on Shaman.

I love the ability to melee, slow, have a pet, heal, make potions. Every time I log into my Shaman it makes me happy to play!

[WarpathEQ]

Bard all day

#Thread.

It really comes down to what OP said, bard is the only class I've played where I've enjoyed 100% of everything I've ever done (sure there are frustrations). Every other class, which I've played pretty much all of them, encounters some point in time where I'm just ready to be done with that toon.

[WarpathEQ]

I would have to agree with you on Shaman.

I love the ability to melee, slow, have a pet, heal, make potions. Every time I log into my Shaman it makes me happy to play!

Does root rotting make you happy? Cuz my shammy grinding through lvl 58 right now and shit sucks. Any signs of a group forming up, even with people I know are annoying or it being crazy inefficient I'm jumping at the chance just to get away from the mind numbing root rot. Had a ton of fun on Shammy 1-55. But 55-60 making me regret I ever rolled one.

[Treefall]

Does root rotting make you happy? Cuz my shammy grinding through lvl 58 right now and shit sucks. Any signs of a group forming up, even with people I know are annoying or it being crazy inefficient I'm jumping at the chance just to get away from the mind numbing root rot. Had a ton of fun on Shammy 1-55. But 55-60 making me regret I ever rolled one.

I enjoy root rotting as a method for leveling, so it wouldn't bother me - but I am not there yet.

[spoil]

Enchanter. Some people don't like it, but the fact that any minor mistake might result in death doing high-level camps keeps me engaged. I also just like how all the skills synergize so well and there are so many useful spells you have to make some difficult choices. Like having an AE mez on my bar is a nice safety net, but maybe I don't want to sacrifice wandering mind or something so I rely on my stun(s) to buy me time to open my spell book, mem mesmerize and cast it. I also like the variety of different camps you can do on enchanter to keep things interesting.

[Castle2.0]

Depends what you mean by "play one class."

That can mean a lot of things.


1-60
Raid
PvP
Solo
Group
Farming at 60
Etc


That's why it's a hard question to answer.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Does root rotting make you happy? Cuz my shammy grinding through lvl 58 right now and shit sucks. Any signs of a group forming up, even with people I know are annoying or it being crazy inefficient I'm jumping at the chance just to get away from the mind numbing root rot. Had a ton of fun on Shammy 1-55. But 55-60 making me regret I ever rolled one.

Use JBB and slow tank instead, assuming you aren't an iksar. I did that from 45-60 no problem. Root mobs off to the side if there is more than one and deal with them one at a time. You'll kill each individual mob much faster than a single root rot.

PoM Rat Maze is the best XP i could find 58-60 solo. Not very exciting, but you'll get 1 blue bubble an hour if there isn't too much competition.

[shovelquest]

Id do shaman as a 1 class, because it checks off pretty heavy offensive caster gameplay, and the Armor is more fun to wear than caster gear, and they can heal if you want to form groups, and are overall great in group situations, but can aslo solo. And you can organize mini raids easily with them. So they offer the most gameplay IMO.

But Ranger is also an extremely fun class to no life forever and gear. The best low/med gear is pretty easy to get, so while you grind for the BIS gear you have a lot to collect. It's fun to slice and dice as a ranger while also being able to feel like a tank and be mobile for goofing off at 60 and spending all your time on.

Warrior is also a class that gets better over time so another good class to play exclusively if you had to play only one in your life.

Monk is also another extremely fun class to play, that feels like it has lots of ways to play to keep you engaged as 1 class.

[Elizondo]

Bard

Can do everything for 18 seconds so I never have class envy

[Crede]

Necro.

Can do pretty much everything and having rez/succor adds a lot of QoL.

And if you decide to gear towards bis it unlocks a whole new playstyle for them and you can cap it all off by being that ultra rare necro with an abashi.

Edit: if channeling/charm ever get nerfed then monk for sure

[zelld52]

Does root rotting make you happy? Cuz my shammy grinding through lvl 58 right now and shit sucks. Any signs of a group forming up, even with people I know are annoying or it being crazy inefficient I'm jumping at the chance just to get away from the mind numbing root rot. Had a ton of fun on Shammy 1-55. But 55-60 making me regret I ever rolled one.

It’s a means to an end. It’s boring as hell, and on my third shaman I can’t stand to root rot for more than an hour at a time. Nets me about 5-7% exp per hour-long session depending where I’m at level 59. Permafrost, Howling Stones, KC Basement, the Hole, Plane of Mischief - all spots where this works well and all (except KC basement) have good ZEMs and net good exp

Duos, however, particularly with a monk are a blast. Duo with enc is also really fun

[cd288]

If you're going to be raiding and the Monk is geared, then I would say monk. Can do some things solo plus also be a very important contributor to a raid if you know what you're doing.

[zelld52]

If you're going to be raiding and the Monk is geared, then I would say monk. Can do some things solo plus also be a very important contributor to a raid if you know what you're doing.

Takes 30 years to get BiS as a monk too . Especially when everyone in every guild has a handful of monk Alts

[Swish]

Enchanter. Bring all the tools to any party, bump the DPS with any charmed pet, and can solo if you like.

[cd288]

Takes 30 years to get BiS as a monk too . Especially when everyone in every guild has a handful of monk Alts

True, but fortunately most guilds will have loot restrictions on certain items where you have to utilize a character tagged as a current main or otherwise pay a premium on DKP for an alt. If you're pull teaming as a Monk, the loot policies are going to favor getting you the drop over someone gearing a Monk alt that they're going to port there to loot.

[zelld52]

True, but fortunately most guilds will have loot restrictions on certain items where you have to utilize a character tagged as a current main or otherwise pay a premium on DKP for an alt. If you're pull teaming as a Monk, the loot policies are going to favor getting you the drop over someone gearing a Monk alt that they're going to port there to loot.

Damn guess I joined the wrong guild during my raiding time. Was very eager to play monk and pull on raids. Got really good in ToV, plane of hate, VP, etc. but stopped playing monk because I was losing bids to monk Alts

[cd288]

Damn guess I joined the wrong guild during my raiding time. Was very eager to play monk and pull on raids. Got really good in ToV, plane of hate, VP, etc. but stopped playing monk because I was losing bids to monk Alts

Yeah I've def seen set ups where you can tag, say, two characters as mains and there are "main only" drops. And if you swap out mains it either resets your DKP or you take a big deduction on your total.

Or "premium" items where it's either a large minimum of DKP or full DKP bids in order to discourage people bidding just for random alts that they barely play.

In any case, guild DKP policies seem to change like at least once a year or so to some degree.

[Eisai]

...
What class would you play?

Enchanter because I love casting clarity on everyone i pass by and turning 6man pugs into successful deep dungeon crawls.

[Swish]

Enchanter because I love casting clarity on everyone i pass by and turning 6man pugs into successful deep dungeon crawls.

A good enchanter is invaluable.

[Rygar]

SK with epic.

[bhoff1975]

I went with Monk.

[Eisai]

I went with Monk.

Yikes! Is that a Human too?
With no alts to hold your stuff. Masochist!

[kaluppo]

My favorite class for Raiding is a Cleric. But my first main Character that I created in 2000 was a WoodElf Druid and it's still my favorite class to play.

I can heal, charm animal, sow, turn into a wolf, turn others into a wolf, root, snare, nuke, buff, invis, Track, quad kite and of course the best part of being a Druid.....Porting. Travel is so much easier as my Druid then it is as my Cleric.

[StardustSith]

Magician all the way! <3 I love my little elemental minions!

[CrazyPro]

SK with epic.

This is the answer.

[Snaggles]

9 level 60’s on p99 and I’d keep my ranger as my sole character.

[Rebel Scum]

This is the answer.

100%

[Trelaboon]

Probably Paladin. Unfortunately, they’re one of the worst classes in a raid setting, so you’d have to constantly feel bad for being a Paladin at your raid lol. But if I was told I could only play one class for all of my time on 1999, it would be Paladin, especially in a Velious locked server. They are so fun in Velious.

[shovelquest]

If I could play 1 class of my own design.

It would be like an SK/Ranger hybrid.

A duel wielding DPS evil ranger would be so cool.