A different kind of "which class" thread

[nyclin]

Necro and Mage would be good options. Mage can solo static solo mobs all day long without any fancy tricks. Necro can fear kite or root rot, both of which are fairly passive in terms of mouse/camera movement.

[JurisDictum]

You might have enough combine wealth to start an Iksar necromancer. What (for some reason) is rarely said about them is that leveling research is a lot harder than other races, and their starting INT/STA sucks. However, regain is huge in later levels.
In general, it's a headache starting melee on a server full of twinks. I would level the druid first -- make some money and then make your melee character. Even a rogue (by far the least expensive) needs a good mainhand, offhand and haste.
A lot of people rec monks for new characters...I have no idea why you want to start with a character that cripples itself when it picks things up. You need to sell every stupid little thing starting out.
I've never really played bard yet, but I'm guessing their more expensive than casters to gear...they are a great class in demand though.

[Rararboker]

Iksar necro will be your best bet for needing minimal mouse usage. They can also solo large portions of kunark and old world undead for great money making. And like I said before, if you need to afk ever, FD is invaluable. Mages can't do that.

[Pipip]

I bring a mouse when I travel. I would be more concerned with unreliable hotel internet, but I also carry a wireless hotspot. Under those conditions, I play a Druid fairly often.

I wouldn't attempt bard swarm kiting with no mouse, but regular melee plus twisting is completely possible. It will seem really slow compared to swarming, but you'll have little downtime compared with most other classes

[Jimjam]

if you set up your keyboard controls and hot keys well you will barely need a mouse. alt 1-8 for spells. f1-6 for group members (double tap for pets). f7 for nearest player. f8 for npc.

bind a key to cycle thru npc targets. bind a key to tab between yourself and the previous target.

1-0 for hot keys. make a /ass key (use it to see which player a mob is fighting or on the main to see which mob is the groups main target).

learn to use the camera controls a minimised title window (shift t) makes an effective rear view mirror.

[jarshale]

I'd go with necro. Fear kiting is very hands off for the most part, you don't really need a full keyboard/mouse setup.

[curtischoy]

Necro root rot is so easy. You can even split pulls with fd, or in your case, use it while AFK. Not only that but they are a pretty fun class and have a ton of utility and are great soloers. So this way when you are not at work you won't be stuck with some lame character that you only play when at work.

Iksar is best race for necro because Dwarfs can't be necros.

[GreldorEQ]

I was able to play on a very old small laptop into my 50s as a druid. A mouse helped a ton. However, practice, hotkeys and screen setup really made it somewhat possible. I learned to trust the text more than the graphics.

Druiding is possible and completely doable on a terrible machine, as long as you're having fun!

[Charlievox]

Originally Posted by Captiv8 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I also suggest buying a simple wireless mouse. I cant imagine playing with a touchpad

I play exclusively on a laptop with a touchpad and do quite well regardless of what class I am playing. It's just a matter of setting up hotkeys, macros and key mapping. Once i figured out how to "right click" on my touchpad, everything else was easy.

Know your computer and your class and you should be fine.

[webrunner5]

Get a remote mouse, play your Druid, but Charm not Quad Kite. Win, Win. Great plat maker to help your drug habit on gear for other toons. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]