Best Solo'er/Plat maker

[Vasuki]

Just curious what you guys think the best class for soloing an making plat is.

I know people say Shamans have the most potential when it comes to killing big targets, but that doesn't mean the are the best solo'ers if you're not loaded and have torpor.

[Priceline]

That is the caveat with shamans, pound for pound the best at camping high plat items IF they have torpor.

Druid is a nice slow and steady stream of plat, like the way a gentleman secks a lady, from ports and power leveling.

I'd give my meaningless two cents about other classes but this is the priest forum.

[Aesop]

perhaps he is a cleric looking for a plat making/farming alt he can play when he isn't doing CH rotations staring at a corner?

[Pyrion]

Enchanters lead the solo artists challenge, but soloing with an enchanter can get very dangerous very fast, so you need to perform really well in order to not die. Necro is less powerfull but much more relaxed. When things go bad there is always FD.

Mages are even more relaxed than necro (pet does everything), but you need to learn chain summoning at later levels. Shamans got mentioned already. They are great at higher levels, starting mediochre.

[Baler]

Necromancer
Utility spells - FD - pet - dot - heal - mana regen

[Baler]

I have a mage and I'll say I wish I rolled necro.
My good RL friend rolled enchanter. I tried to play it one time and said nope. I don't get it.

[Izmael]

When it comes to soloing, the difference between the enchanter and the necro is about the same as the difference between the necro and the mage. =)

Well, not quite, but you get the idea.

[SoekiWiz]

The top solo plat earners on the server are of the Enchanter and Shaman variety.

Without putting much thought into it, I would think it's pretty safe to say a Shaman can solo any of the common plat farms an Enchanter could, with the exception of the BM camp in Velk's. In contrast, a Shaman has an advantage with some of the PoM Card camps an Enchanter would struggle with.

Both are viable.

As others have mentioned, charm killing with a cloth class is generally faster kills and faster deaths when mistakes happen. Arguably, faster, "more efficient" farming.

The opposite side of that argument is that you'll die less with the Shaman. So CR/recovery time comes into play. This would be where the player's skill level factors into the "Which is better" equation.

Shaman is king of the root and rot. Clicky JBB dmg for no mana is nice. Torpor is just downright sexy.

I would put the Enchanter at the top of the list with a Shaman coming in at a close second. Both can be geared to almost any degree and still be efficient.

Last but not least, I would say Druids are lethal farmers where they are able to charm. For example, WW for farming velium hounds and ice burrowers.

Hope this helps.

[fishingme]

Safest is shaman. Enchanter is solid but unless you know what you're doing it can get dicey. I recommend playing both because they're both awesome classes.

[Danth]

I vote Enchanter. Shaman typically loses to Enchanter as a plat-maker due to the enormous cost associated with the Shaman class. The Enchanter's much cheaper and hence starts making profit sooner. It'd take a Shaman a long time to catch up. Unless you plan to farm truly massive amounts of platinum--millions, probably--pick something besides the Shaman for that job unless you want to play the class anyhow.

I regard Necromancer as a tolerable alternative for folks who want a decent solo class that's cheap to gear and safe/convenient to play. There's something to be said for being able to do your solo farming in peace and go AFK entirely at will.

Danth