class selection woez

[Tenlaar]

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

The penalty is a real game-salter in green, my playtime is precious and I'm not sure if I can stomach the steep penalty of a hybrid or bard... I suppose I could be talked into an SK...

I would suggest that what you should do is try to get away from this kind of thinking. This is recreation, it's not somehow wasted time to take a little longer to level as an SK if you enjoy playing the game. Even if playing an SK makes it take a full month longer to hit level cap, aren't you going to enjoy playing the game for that month?

[garfo]

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

I would suggest that what you should do is try to get away from this kind of thinking. This is recreation, it's not somehow wasted time to take a little longer to level as an SK if you enjoy playing the game. Even if playing an SK makes it take a full month longer to hit level cap, aren't you going to enjoy playing the game for that month?

Very true, although for me the game really starts to get more fun past level 20 or so, when the content gets tougher and the loot starts to drop [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Given my somewhat limited playtime, I'm inclined to avoid classes that keep you trapped at lower levels longer, especially since lower levels do tend to be more solo-oriented.

[BlackBellamy]

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

something something

You should play a Minstrel.

[garfo]

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

You should play a Minstrel.

yes, a bard whose only function is to agonize over an old elf sim

[BlackBellamy]

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

yes, a bard whose only function is to ̶a̶g̶o̶n̶i̶z̶e̶ ̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶s̶i̶m̶ antagonize Tehlien

Trying to figure out if you played on Palo.

[Tenlaar]

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

Very true, although for me the game really starts to get more fun past level 20 or so, when the content gets tougher and the loot starts to drop [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Given my somewhat limited playtime, I'm inclined to avoid classes that keep you trapped at lower levels longer, especially since lower levels do tend to be more solo-oriented.

I absolutely get that. I have a compulsive min/maxer in me too (I'm sitting here locked in an internal debate between stamina or wisdom for starting points on an ogre shaman...) and I hate the xp penalty, I think it's stupid to keep something that doesn't add a single thing to the game experience in any way and that the designers acknowledged was a bad idea. And I'm thinking about playing an SK myself, so I've definitely thought about it. But the more rational side of me keeps reminding myself that there should be a really strong lower level population for a while and the penalty won't really amount to a significant amount more xp per level until into the 30's. If I'm still playing the character at that point I'm confident that I'll be enjoying it enough to not care about taking longer to level.

As far as I can figure, the only people who should really worry much about the xp penalty are people who plan on rushing the first couple of weeks to try to be on the bleeding edge and farming higher level item camps before anybody else can. That ain't gonna be me!

[Deathrydar]

If you start on green around launch day or launch week, there will be other players that do not have a lot of time to play and players re-rolling different classes and altoholics in the lower level zones for a long time and you should be fine!

[magusfire24]

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

If you start on green around launch day or launch week, there will be other players that do not have a lot of time to play and players re-rolling different classes and altoholics in the lower level zones for a long time and you should be fine!

I must be tired. I read that as alcoholics at first. LOL

My mage will be an alcoholic. Brewing own beers and falling off Kelethin

[Zeboim]

Originally Posted by magusfire24 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I must be tired. I read that as alcoholics at first. LOL

My mage will be an alcoholic. Brewing own beers and falling off Kelethin

I'm an alcoholic and I guarantee I'll be in those low level zones.

I think that one should play what you want, because ultimately most of the differences are fashionquest... but ultimately if a class can go Ogre and isn't Shaman, the minmax way is gonna lean Ogre.

If you're a Troll Warrior and soloing enough for the regen to be important you are doing it wrong.