most underpowered class in game?

[Danth]

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

Would be cool if monster summoning was...

That spell line is definitely one of EQ's missed opportunities.

[Jimjam]

i think it is 1 sky Divine Aura (plus recharge), 1 idol DA, and 1 velious DA

[Troxx]

Mage pet = solid sustained dps. An off tank if you need it. A beefy primary tank if you have no melee. Regents fast. Cheap to cast. Chain summonable.

Beyond that mages can:
-Give the best DS in the game
-give their mana to others who need it more to keep a raid/group rolling
-summon any group mate to them
-add some haste to other peoples pets
-nuke as efficiently/effectively as most other damage dealing casters if not better.

As a whole the mage can:
-solo effortlessly most of their levels
-solo more efficiently than most classes all their levels
-put our tippy top notch dps in groups while adding some utility other than direct root cc
-but their pets can easily offtank 1-2 mobs which is its own utility

They’re closer to the top than the bottom in terms of global power and effectiveness.


We mostly have one person (DSM) who has proven a very eloquently verbose (if ineffective) troll who states otherwise … because it’s his opinion.

Most underpowered? Hard to say but at the high end wizard/druid are prime contenders. When you look at the whole scope of what p99 has to offer though all classes shine in their own right.

[Troxx]

I’m no mage fanboy. It was my 6th or 7th alt. But all the way to 60 I never ever felt underpowered. I always tethered my pet dps to my mage on real time parsing and always … consistently… and effortlessness nearly always put out the most damage.

Why the fck have people not put wizard/druid dead last? Cause they can port? They both suck donkey dick at sustained dps. Druids can passably heal but all other healers do it better.

#confused

To whatever end … of all the classes I’ve played (including 1 of the 2 I value least as noted above) I have never felt underpowered. My druid heals well enough to get by and the mobility and buffs are nice.

[PatChapp]

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

I’m no mage fanboy. It was my 6th or 7th alt. But all the way to 60 I never ever felt underpowered. I always tethered my pet dps to my mage on real time parsing and always … consistently… and effortlessness nearly always put out the most damage.

Why the fck have people not put wizard/druid dead last? Cause they can port? They both suck donkey dick at sustained dps. Druids can passably heal but all other healers do it better.

#confused

To whatever end … of all the classes I’ve played (including 1 of the 2 I value least as noted above) I have never felt underpowered. My druid heals well enough to get by and the mobility and buffs are nice.

Druids can charm basically all the way through the level range if they pick zones right.
Great backup healers,lots of utility. Druids very strong class.

[Jimjam]

Troxx what are your thoughts on Paladin being most underpowered? Some people mentioned it. I can somewhat understand, but on the other hand I've seen paladins consistently solo seb crypt, so they can't be that underpowered ... right?

[Trelaboon]

Druid by far. Honestly have no idea how that class is so popular. They have some niche areas that they can do well, but those are few and far between.

[Swish]

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

Druid by far. Honestly have no idea how that class is so popular. They have some niche areas that they can do well, but those are few and far between.

I like groups. I have a 52 druid.

I can't get a group without a lot of hard work/waiting lol

[sajbert]

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

Druid by far. Honestly have no idea how that class is so popular. They have some niche areas that they can do well, but those are few and far between.

Raid in comfort with ports and only really potg and charm animal to work with. Solo level with ease. Easy epic. Can farm stuff like PoM and SG and some try stuff like Chardok or SolB for a bit of a challenge. You can also powerlevel and port. Druid is a subosr choice for groups anyplace where there isn’t an animal, that’s it. Weakest class? Hah, no.

[Jimjam]

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

Raid in comfort with ports and only really potg and charm animal to work with. Solo level with ease. Easy epic. Can farm stuff like PoM and SG and some try stuff like Chardok or SolB for a bit of a challenge. You can also powerlevel and port. Druid is a subosr choice for groups anyplace where there isn’t an animal, that’s it. Weakest class? Hah, no.

Druids are good for lazy bottom feeding duos too. A melee in their mid 50s with any druid in xp range only casting skin / str / regen / ds can pretty much chain kill without breaks.

Having a little druid buddy 2/3 your level following you around is pretty handy.

So yea, it seems druid partner well with characters they outlevel or underlevel, but perhaps not quite so well for characters whose level they match.