Epics and their relative powers

[Balimon]

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

guess i should've specified, for soloing. because thats what i do 99% of the time i play

if shaman epic is strong for that purpose, then i think you have to rank the necro and druid epics as along the same level more or less, no?

does the mage epic significantly alter its soloing ability? i feel like an earth-staff focused 57 earth pet would be in some ways better for that chain summoning solo strategy and also to deal with adds

i agree paladin epic sucks....it just looks cool. doubt it really changes soloing much either

They are all excellent for soloing, with maybe cleric being the worst there. Not sure how I'd rank it solo wise instead of overall, mage epic doesn't significantly alter solo ability, but the way one plays is significantly altered. Epic is way better then focused earth, but it would be fun to be able to have both!

[zelld52]

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

guess i should've specified, for soloing. because thats what i do 99% of the time i play

if shaman epic is strong for that purpose, then i think you have to rank the necro and druid epics as along the same level more or less, no?

does the mage epic significantly alter its soloing ability? i feel like an earth-staff focused 57 earth pet would be in some ways better for that chain summoning solo strategy and also to deal with adds

i agree paladin epic sucks....it just looks cool. doubt it really changes soloing much either

Monk epic. If you have a 2k fbss or free sky belt you have 62% haste at all times. Great stats, glove slot. Most useful solo item for a monk, but shaman is more powerful solo with epic. Shaman at 60 can kill almost anything, as long as you have time to kill it. (Cliff golems, for instance)

[Scalem]

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

guess i should've specified, for soloing. because thats what i do 99% of the time i play

if shaman epic is strong for that purpose, then i think you have to rank the necro and druid epics as along the same level more or less, no?

does the mage epic significantly alter its soloing ability? i feel like an earth-staff focused 57 earth pet would be in some ways better for that chain summoning solo strategy and also to deal with adds

i agree paladin epic sucks....it just looks cool. doubt it really changes soloing much either

In terms of soloing shaman, druid, monk, necro are up there. Wizard epic is up there if you have mannastone, mage epic helps but it doesn't change much for them. Downside for mage epic soloing is the CD on recasting it.

[Encroaching Death]

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

In terms of soloing shaman, druid, monk, necro are up there.

As a Necro, I'd rather have a Shissar Deathspeaker Staff than the epic.

Would have been cool to have a unique dot line on the epic, so you could essentially stack another Splurt or something. Might make it OP though, but I'm pretty sure that's how the Shaman's epic works.

[Kich867]

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

guess i should've specified, for soloing. because thats what i do 99% of the time i play

if shaman epic is strong for that purpose, then i think you have to rank the necro and druid epics as along the same level more or less, no?

The druid epic definitely helps in soloing, but given that it's a 3 minute long DoT, it's about half as good as the shaman and necro epics that do similar damage in half the time.

I wouldn't necessarily say its a game changer though, I never felt like it opened up opportunities for me I didn't already have, just made root rotting mobs easier.

[Ripqozko]

Originally Posted by Kich867 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The druid epic definitely helps in soloing, but given that it's a 3 minute long DoT, it's about half as good as the shaman and necro epics that do similar damage in half the time.

I wouldn't necessarily say its a game changer though, I never felt like it opened up opportunities for me I didn't already have, just made root rotting mobs easier.

The -100 resist helps make it better for some stuff . -100 snare/dot

[Toxigen]

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

This is pretty hard because after Bard/Cleric the classes in the middle could all be in the 3 - 7 spots. I wanna drop wizard down more but it's hard to rank others above it.

1. Bard - This is a no brainer, this is the only way to get a mod on singing, truly unique
2. Cleric - Changes raiding dramatically, so many reasons why this is good
3. Monk - Because it's a glove slot
4. Wizard - The rune effect / regen is good for every aspect of the game
5. Rogue - Easy to acquire, brings any rogue up to raid dps status when leveled
6. Magician - This adds a unique ability only found on the epic, useful beyond soloing
7. Shaman - Obviously very powerful for shaman, but mostly useless on raids
8. Warrior - Great epic, but there are sooo many weapons availible in the endgame
9. Enchanter - This is a great click, especially for wipe recoveries or LoM situations
10. Shadowknight - The resists,proc, and 2h bash are great, but it's too easy to upgrade
11. Necromancer - Stat stick, not very useful on raids
12. Druid - Stat stick, not very useful on raids
13. Paladin - 2hand bash is great, but it's so easily upgraded, especially for Tunare pallys

pretty close to how id rank em too...i think id go enc, druid, necro, sk, paladin for the bottom

[unsunghero]

There are vids about this that rank them, search for “EverQuest epics” on YouTube

Bard and cleric were #1, the rest significantly below that from what I remember

[PatChapp]

For soloing,enchanter epic is handy but not game changing at all. Really good stat stick
For raids,it's amazing. Particularly on wipes and low enchanter situations,gets everything moving much faster

[unsunghero]

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

For soloing,enchanter epic is handy but not game changing at all. Really good stat stick
For raids,it's amazing. Particularly on wipes and low enchanter situations,gets everything moving much faster

Part of the reason I picked the class, knew I was never gonna get an epic