Best casual solo class? Mage or Necro.

[Feachie]

necros can do pretty much everything, i'd argue they're the most versatile class.

it's also pretty hard to die with a self rune, harmshield, and fd. and if you do die, summon your body and do it again.

[coki]

Mages level to 50 faster then necros because as a smart player you will always be seeking monk/rogue mobs who have shitty hp and hit super fast which they kill themselves on the mage pet's DS, A mage will kill stuf a lot faster then necros therefore leveling faster, also a smart player wont die and wont need fd. even if you do die a few times a mage will still level faster, and probably use less mana doing it

[Ennoia]

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

Necro is a hell of a lot more fun and versatile.

And I'm not really understanding why a mage supposedly will solo to 50 faster? I mean hell, even if mage can kill more effectively than a necro, which I would certainly question, a couple deaths prevented with FD/harmshield can easily make up the difference.

Magician kills THAT much faster. Their pets are a lot tougher and thus can take on more mobs while the Magician literally just sits there and does nothing. Fire pet damage shield is a HUGE bonus for a soloist. While a Necromancer may be better for dungeon soloing (since it's easier for them to split a room), a Magician is better for outdoor soloing.

As for guides, check around Server Chat for the recent thread on the same thing.

[Feachie]

put me outdoors, as long as i can land a snare on the mob i can kill it. may not be as fast, but i think i can kill bigger things [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Kope]

Once you hit 60 seems like necros are way more powerful than mages...at least till epics come out.

[soup]

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

Magician kills THAT much faster. Their pets are a lot tougher and thus can take on more mobs while the Magician literally just sits there and does nothing. Fire pet damage shield is a HUGE bonus for a soloist. While a Necromancer may be better for dungeon soloing (since it's easier for them to split a room), a Magician is better for outdoor soloing.

As for guides, check around Server Chat for the recent thread on the same thing.

I just have a hard time picturing the difference as being THAT significant.

I mean, I'm by no means an expert on it, since I haven't leveled a mage (have done necro though) but I know that, for example, when doing seafuries on my shaman, the only class that was able to keep up with my killing rate was necros, whereas the mages on the island would always be telling me stuff like "Man, I didn't realize shaman could solo so effectively, you're making me jealous!" etc.

Yes, I realize seafuries aren't a very standard example, and this is also at higher levels where things are a bit different than leveling at lower levels.

[Dazen]

Necro hands down .

[jerok88]

Classic - Mage
Kunark - Necro

[Humerox]

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

...the only class that was able to keep up with my killing rate was necros, whereas the mages on the island would always be telling me stuff like "Man, I didn't realize shaman could solo so effectively, you're making me jealous!" etc...

Only mages that couldn't keep up would be the pet-healing mana-burning mages.

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[soup]

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

Only mages that couldn't keep up would be the pet-healing mana-burning mages.

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I spent a LOT of time there and saw a LOT of mages, but none of them ever came close to me or the (good) necros.

I mean, maybe it was just nothing but crappy mages going there, I don't know. Just sayin'