Ideal Foursome
 

Hi all, myself and three friends are gonna be returning to EQ after a very long hiatus. We were wondering if anyone might have some insight to what would be the best group of class/race combos for four people who are basically only looking to play together (i.e. only grouping together, not really raiding). Thanks :-)

Tank - warrior, paladin, shadowknight. If you are not planning to raid the knight classes are better tanks than the warrior because they have better snap aggro. My personal preference is SK, but roll an ogre or troll if you choose SK, and do yourself a favor.
Healer - cleric, shaman. Cleric is great for CH and rez. Shaman is a super-powered catch-all with the ability to do anything.
CC - bard, enchanter. I have been grouping a lot with a bard lately and love it. You might too. But you need one or the other to do anything you want reliably. Enchanter is more traditional. Bard requires a lot of work, but is very rewarding.
DPS/catch-all - shaman, rogue, monk. Shamans are really ridiculous. I include them here because you will be sad without one in the later game. Between their massive slows, buffs, debuffs, dots, and backup healing they are awesome. But rogues have the best DPS in the game, and monks are great DPS with pulling power too.

If I had to pick myself I would go shadowknight, cleric, shaman, enchanter. DPS classes are prevalent, so if you feel you need a 5th, you can grab a pug monk or rogue pretty easily. Remember that EQ is a game that requires people to select specific roles if you really want to explore things.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Lizards:

Iksar Monk-Melee DPS, back up tank
Iksar Necro-Ranged DPS, back up heals
Iksar Shammy-Slow, Heals, Buffs
Iksar SK-Tank, back up badass, but also the main badass, because, so badass.

Enjoy!

3 magicians and a shaman.

SK, Shaman, Enchanter, Cleric.

The Enchanter can charm a pet for more dps. Go Iksar Shadowknight, dat greenmist.

Evil Erudite Cleric for the win also.

me, girl, girl, girl

My friends and I run monk, shaman, cleric, enchanter, paladin, rogue. Decide which of those classes yall want to play because that's the best group in the game in my eyes and it has run beautifully.

Enchanter x 3 and a cleric.

God damn that's a dream team.

Also I wanted to say if you've got 4+ in a regular group you can afford to let someone be a ranger or something :o