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[Itching]

I eventually plan on switching back to my shaman when I hit 54 or whatever level it was when I stopped playing. Druid seems like it would be the safest/fastest combo to level up.

[Slave]

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

monk dmg avoidance + necro heal pact line is actually pretty effective at tanking mobs straight up even into the mid 50s.

It's really not. At all.

[Bubbles]

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

It's really not. At all.

I hit 55 the first week+ of Kunark sitting in City of Mist duoing with a monk.. Seriously, try it. Any decently geared monk can't take more dmg than the shadowpact line heals, and with lich + taps its a never ending killing cycle with two serious DPSers and 0 downtime.

Plus the added bonus of the monk necro combo - any train whatsoever that passes by is just laughed at by the feigned monk + necro. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[wasp23]

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

How effective is charm killing? I've never actually used those spell lines before so I have no clue. And how much does CHA effect it (if I remember right Halflings have horrendous CHA)

my main is an enchanter. Charm killing is awsome. With a necro its going to be pretty damn easy to duo stuff. hf and gl

[Wrei]

If you're friend is a skilled Necro player, you should go with a mage (if you don't want another Wis class). Duo indoor/outdoor, necros have all the utility spells needed a mage lacks. Mage would bring a pet that can tank and dps, as well as all of their utility tools. When you flip to shaman later on, you'll have a lvled up mage that can CoH which would be very useful to have as an alt.

[Slave]

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

I hit 55 the first week+ of Kunark sitting in City of Mist duoing with a monk.. Seriously, try it. Any decently geared monk can't take more dmg than the shadowpact line heals, and with lich + taps its a never ending killing cycle with two serious DPSers and 0 downtime.

Plus the added bonus of the monk necro combo - any train whatsoever that passes by is just laughed at by the feigned monk + necro. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Really, 55? I'm so skeptical man. lol

[Bubbles]

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

Really, 55? I'm so skeptical man. lol

Well, we're talking City of Mist here, too. Obviously a necro isnt going to keep up with Krup wizards in Seb or any of the wizards caster mobs in Chardok..

I'd just charm the warbones for pets, and lich + lifetap + charmpet/monkdps was just constant killing, zero downtime. This was back when kunark first launched tho, lord knows if monks or necros got nerfed into oblivion since.. /shrug. fwiw - it didn't work that hot war/nec and ranger/nec.. Monk just would avoid enough dmg that necro pact heals + the occasional mend would keep him above 80% pretty much constantly.. Obviously once he got a Tstaff it was even safer. Best part was literally being on the 2nd floor of CoM just running around... no need to 'camp' anywhere and no need to really med between fights. was very liberating. Far from optimal, but certainly viable.

[webrunner5]

Charisma has nothing to do with a Druid or Necro on P1999 for Charming. Just Enchanters.

[phobus]

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

How effective is charm killing? I've never actually used those spell lines before so I have no clue. And how much does CHA effect it (if I remember right Halflings have horrendous CHA)

Charisma has no effect on druid charm - only level and the mob's MR.

If you were charming solo, you'd have to make sure that you out-DPS your pet (not easy) for full exp, or break charm just before the fight ends (which wipes out the pet's credit for damage done to the mob).

In a group, that doesn't matter - you just let your pets do their thing until one of them is close to death, break charm, and kill it with a single nuke for full exp. Grab a new pet, rinse and repeat. With both of you having root, nukes, and heals, you probably won't even die much as you learn.

[Itching]

Okay so it looks like from what everyone is saying Druids would overall add more to the situation but a Magician would just be a lot faster when it comes to leveling.