Needed Classes?

[Husalah]

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

Zade you know better. We take anyone, any class at any level and shower them with pixels within hours.

This sounds real swell, what guild are you? Hopefully I can meet up with Zade and we can contact you together.

[Pudge]

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

I'm pretty sure SK and Ranger advice was a troll response. Both guilds aren't recruiting SK's due to overpopulation, but they are a good class. Ranger was voted as one of the worst pvp classes and it isn't played much. Although some people have debated that Ranger is good once it has windstriker. That's obvious a very late game scenario.

All of this is second hand information I've gathered in my research though. I'm also new and know relatively little first hand with pvp mechanics or p1999 oddities.

Regarding guilds only two guilds contend for endgame raid bosses. Nihilum is much larger and seems to win most of the time. The news as of just a day or two ago is the leader was banned for RMT. Azrael is the underdog guild that manages to get some bosses with less than half the members. Both are pretty aggressive shit talkers towards eachother - Azrael probably the more vocal of the two with an amusing (if offensive) website.

You can find plenty of it if you read the forums, but understanding what is really going on if you don't know the players is rather difficult. I've only developed a vague understanding from reading a whole shitload of posts. There's a lot of misinformation.

For legitimate advice on "needed classes" - you should look at support classes. Rich, old-school players want to play geared melees, and newer players are most appreciated if they play support classes. The biggest exception being wizard because nukes are always welcomed apparently and don't require great gear. But if you are legitimately good at playing a class I'm sure you can overcome any biases - otherwise you should consider picking the classes everyone wants in their party/raid but isn't jazzed to play. SK definitely doesn't fall in that category.

I'd suggest Druid, Enchanter, Cleric, Shaman, or Wizard for a first character.

Just my 2 cents - it's hard to find solid advice here from the veterans, and I'm not an expert on anything.

Nice, well thought out post.

[spooge]

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

I'm pretty sure SK and Ranger advice was a troll response. Both guilds aren't recruiting SK's due to overpopulation, but they are a good class. Ranger was voted as one of the worst pvp classes and it isn't played much. Although some people have debated that Ranger is good once it has windstriker. That's obvious a very late game scenario.

All of this is second hand information I've gathered in my research though. I'm also new and know relatively little first hand with pvp mechanics or p1999 oddities.

Regarding guilds only two guilds contend for endgame raid bosses. Nihilum is much larger and seems to win most of the time. The news as of just a day or two ago is the leader was banned for RMT. Azrael is the underdog guild that manages to get some bosses with less than half the members. Both are pretty aggressive shit talkers towards eachother - Azrael probably the more vocal of the two with an amusing (if offensive) website.

You can find plenty of it if you read the forums, but understanding what is really going on if you don't know the players is rather difficult. I've only developed a vague understanding from reading a whole shitload of posts. There's a lot of misinformation.

For legitimate advice on "needed classes" - you should look at support classes. Rich, old-school players want to play geared melees, and newer players are most appreciated if they play support classes. The biggest exception being wizard because nukes are always welcomed apparently and don't require great gear. But if you are legitimately good at playing a class I'm sure you can overcome any biases - otherwise you should consider picking the classes everyone wants in their party/raid but isn't jazzed to play. SK definitely doesn't fall in that category.

I'd suggest Druid, Enchanter, Cleric, Shaman, or Wizard for a first character.

Just my 2 cents - it's hard to find solid advice here from the veterans, and I'm not an expert on anything.

ohh man wish i had this info when i started playing. A++

[LulzSect]

SK or RNG

[FaithlessKR]

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

So few paladins people can't even remember it's an option to suggest

[Xer0]

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

I'm pretty sure SK and Ranger advice was a troll response. Both guilds aren't recruiting SK's due to overpopulation, but they are a good class. Ranger was voted as one of the worst pvp classes and it isn't played much. Although some people have debated that Ranger is good once it has windstriker. That's obvious a very late game scenario.

All of this is second hand information I've gathered in my research though. I'm also new and know relatively little first hand with pvp mechanics or p1999 oddities.

Regarding guilds only two guilds contend for endgame raid bosses. Nihilum is much larger and seems to win most of the time. The news as of just a day or two ago is the leader was banned for RMT. Azrael is the underdog guild that manages to get some bosses with less than half the members. Both are pretty aggressive shit talkers towards eachother - Azrael probably the more vocal of the two with an amusing (if offensive) website.

You can find plenty of it if you read the forums, but understanding what is really going on if you don't know the players is rather difficult. I've only developed a vague understanding from reading a whole shitload of posts. There's a lot of misinformation.

For legitimate advice on "needed classes" - you should look at support classes. Rich, old-school players want to play geared melees, and newer players are most appreciated if they play support classes. The biggest exception being wizard because nukes are always welcomed apparently and don't require great gear. But if you are legitimately good at playing a class I'm sure you can overcome any biases - otherwise you should consider picking the classes everyone wants in their party/raid but isn't jazzed to play. SK definitely doesn't fall in that category.

I'd suggest Druid, Enchanter, Cleric, Shaman, or Wizard for a first character.

Just my 2 cents - it's hard to find solid advice here from the veterans, and I'm not an expert on anything.

Solid advice. Druids and wizards are desired for ports-- druids also get heals, buffs, nukes, dots, damage shields, light armor, foraging, tracking, not to mention invis at like level 5-- really an exceptional class and great for anyone trying to get a foothold on a new server.

Shaman get sow earlier than any other class that gets sow. Heals are subpar even compared to druids, but they are the kings of buffing.

obviously enchanters for clarity, but as far as pvp is concerned everyone stacks magic resistance so most of their offensive capabilities are basically nullified.

[Potus]

It's okay the only INT caster worth a damn is Wiz. All the others gate. Might as well be super desired in groups.

[jooo]

Paladins are the best class in velious and endgame kunark.

No other class can run in on a group of 6 while solo and live, besides cleric.

If your MA isn't a paladin, than you aren't rocking and rolling.


A paladin & rogue combo in velious is the best.

[doughboy]

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

wait, there is only two guilds?

Both sides should have their good and bad. This is what I think.
Nihilum
I'm hypothesizing that Nihilum has more people who just joined for loot and are just hitching a ride.

Bandwagoners that come to mind are Holocaust. So toxic to the server their guild got disbanded and there is a youtube video about a member who says his plan to get unbanned is to "suck some dick".

The other I heard of are Angry Wolves.Their leaders pretended to be nice folk to invite all the white knights. Their corruption was discovered and they gave up their facade for pixels.

Azrael
I only know of Colgate being #1 monk botb. Some have told me he is an jerk. Maybe he calmed down?

Red99 has been out for awhile I would imagine some of the population have matured in the last couple years...

Edit: Didn't Heartbrand make a whiteknight guild too?

[Colgate]

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

Bandwagoners that come to mind are Holocaust. So toxic to the server their guild got disbanded and there is a youtube video about a member who says his plan to get unbanned is to "suck some dick".

holocaust got deleted/banned for using the same exploit to kill nagafen that nihilum had been using for 3 weeks prior

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

Azrael
I only know of Colgate being #1 monk botb. Some have told me he is an jerk. Maybe he calmed down?

depends on who you talk to; majority of nihilum hates me, rest of the box loves me