What class next
Been kickin around a bunch of toons with some pretty good twink gear, and wondering if anything will compete with my other toons.
First toon was Shaman, blasted to 60 in a few months without having to meditate via bind wound and cannibalize.. Torpor.. farmed plats.. etc. Made a rogue alt to 55 (retired)... cleric alt to 55 (retired)... Warrior alt to 55 (retired)...
Then I rolled Monk with Fungi, CoF, Runed Fighter Staff and Elder Beads. Jesus. Soloed to 60, crawled tons of dungeons, had (having) a blast.
But I want to roll another toon. However, around level 30-40 I keep petering out and the grind gets very boring for any of my toons. (30s paladin, ranger, bard, shadowknight, 2nd shaman, 2nd rogue) It could be my bias - but none of these classes seem super efficient when compared to the monk with RFS shredding through every mob... Also can't do the same fun / dangerous camps as the monk as well without instant FD / sneak / etc.
I've tried enchanter, but I like to play a bit more casual now and be able to walk away from PC and not have to babysit a charmed pet. Bard was fun, lots of utility but damn the melee damage sucks, having songs interrupted is worse than spells being interrupted, and swarm kiting frustrates me to no end. Paladin fun to Lull pull and heal groups when needed, but lack of invis hurts. SK is fun to tank with, but it's like a tankier monk with worse FD, worse offense, and no sneak. Rogue - not going there again. Ranger - fun, but lack of damage still compared to monk / rogue, and seems they really drop off around level 50.
I have not played casters on p99 (besides level 20 enc). I know the levelling curve is typically opposite casters compared to melee where the higher level you get, the more tools you get to effectively solo. (Melee, the opposite). Would this make me feel more powerful in that level 30-40 slump?
I know Necro is probably a solid choice that can solo well to 60, casually. But -- anyone else had similar experience and been spoiled by monk? What do next? Sell my melee twink gear and Roll Necro with a Zlandicar Heart? Pick a tank and stick with it? ...Retire from p99? <3
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