Coming Back - Suggestions for a class to play

[Caso]

try a pally, if ppl say pallys cant solo, they sure dont know shit how to play a pally, and good tanks. and ya keep both 1h and 2h skill up!

[whippetofspades]

If you're tossing up between druid and shaman druid is the better choice. I am Aussie too, and very casual, and I play a shaman as my main. I've gotten him to his mid-40s in about a year. This is mostly due to shaman soloing being so frustrating at times I would stop playing for a few weeks. It's certainly doable, just slow in certain level ranges.

If you're planning on playing Australian evenings/nights, there is a pretty distinct lack of grouping at this time. I don't even try for groups most of the time.

Don't get me wrong, shaman is a great class. It's just something of a slow road if there aren't too many groups around.

[Cribanox]

Druid has soloability earlier on. But the Druid straight up will not be wanted in groups passed the 40s.

Shamans have a hard time soloing early on, but can always find groups. Always. And after 50 I think they solo better if you know what you're doing.

[Llodd]

Originally Posted by Silo69 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

not enough tanks
not enough enchanters

rest is filler

decent cleric pop coming up, more the merry, in vel, CH rotations were money

CH >>>>> %T <<<<<<<< 5555555555

Cant wait..

[webrunner5]

Most people get their Druid to level 39 for all the Ports and stop there. Quad Kiting is not easy day in day out. You really can't Melee past level 20 and they never are good at getting hit. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And you will slit your wrists until you get to level 34 on a Shaman. But good after that. The trouble with both the Druid and the Shaman is you end up being a healer in a group and sit on your butt most of the time. Not my idea of a good time.

A necro is pretty uber at solo. They get every spell in the game except ports and SoW. Crazy overpowered on here. Best one is the Iksar, but a PITB being hated everywhere you go. Gets old after awhile. And FD does fail at times, not counting the delay. Not instant like a Monk.

Your Enchanter can be a real killing machine at higher levels charming. You will need 200 plus Charisma to do it. They are kings at CC for sure. Most of the really good loot is in dungeons, and they are great in them.

Monk is pretty uber damage wise here for sure. They can solo up to level 50, but really need a Fungi and a good haste item. Need a lot of Weight Reduction bags also. So are pretty damned expensive to play well. And it is not easy to pull in the game. Sneak pulling works as good as anything on here. But pretty hard in certin zones. And you have to know the zones well with no maps here. A lot of Monks suck ass on here pulling wise in groups.

God knows we need a lot more tanks on this server. But the Hybrid XP penality just blows on here. And a Warrior has a heck of a time holding agro. So not many stick it out. Then there is a Ranger. Well we won't get into that.

A person needs to pick one toon and stick with it till like level 50 so you can farm enough loot to equipt their alts. I jump around a lot myself toon to toon. I miss just beating on things so get on a Melee for awhile. Then I miss SoW and Ports and heals, etc, and get on a Caster for a bit.

You need to give some thought when and if Velious comes out. There is not a "Noob" zone in Velious. Only 3 real cities to bind in. You need to be like level 40 or more to do Velious I would think form memory. Giants in GD hit hard as hell. But not too hard to get a toon to 40 in this game if you stick to just one for a while like I said. I guess the wolfs in Iceclad can be done in the 30's.

It all comes down like it has been said 100 times in threads, play what YOU like. Not what may be the best.

[falkun]

Bard can solo 1-60 faster than any class in the game. But its incredibly monotonous and you'll earn your carpal tunnel.

Enchanters can also solo 1-60, using animations and charm. But you'll need to work on some CHA gear to make charming usable. I have an untwinked 20-ish ENC and nearly naked charming is almost impossible. It could also be that I'm just doing it in the wrong place or using mobs too high level.

Necros can solo effectively 1-60 as well, better than the other pet class, the mage.

Since you've tried both the bard and enchanter, and you think they cannot solo, I would recommend a change of perspective. These classes solo as well, if not better, than any other class in classic Everquest. They are also both amazing grouping classes, and you'll likely be sought after in groups when they do form. Which leads me to believe you think soloing should be easier than it actually is. Classic Everquest is not WoW where you outmatch an equal level opponent for your entire leveling experience. Everquest won't hold your hand. Don't give up on these amazing classes so easily.

[Tecmos Deception]

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

but dont expect to solo in velious as if you were an ogre shaman (Not stunnable when facing your enemy is huge at 60 for soloing)

Yeah. Cause THAT'S why clerics are poor solo at 60. Cause they can't be ogres.

[HeallunRumblebelly]

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

Yeah. Cause THAT'S why clerics are poor solo at 60. Cause they can't be ogres.

In old world i solo just fine o_o kunark manastone 2012. this is our year.

but srsly, ogre's such a minor issue, the stun from the bash is minimal, and ogres don't avoid the interrupt. it's nice, but not game breaking.

[Hurley]

the immune to stun is huge... stop hatin'

[Picked]

Just throwing out suggestions here but I would consider a solo class. Something that doesn't require a lot of gear, Necro, Wizard, Druid. Something that can make you some cash. My first char was a wiz and I was able to farm a lot of things with him that I wanted. The ability to get around the world of Norrath in a hurry helps a lot.

You seem to have some free time, but it doesn't sound like it will last forever. That's why solo classes are nice. You can do other things while you exp. For instance I would run a quad and then sit and med in a safe spot and go clean the house, do laundry, watch TV. More of a relaxed style. It sure beats sitting in LFG forever.

You will be sitting LFG a lot as a melee DPS. There is a ton of them around. You can throw a stone in any direction and hit a pile of epic rogues, fungi monks, or seriously twinked Rangers.

I guess what I'm trying to say is if you are looking for the group scene roll cleric or tank. If you want DPS play a solo happy class. Wizards and Druid can make serious cash porting people around. Or even just porting back and forth between some various spawns and cleaning house. Lot of options with a port class.