what class should i play?

wooow · #1 07-08-2005, 05:08 AM

bard will be the best soloing class. My main was a 65 bard on live, soloed all the way up. It feels fantansitic swarming 10+ mobs each run. Killing a deep blue mob will only take 20 seconds, and even without FT item I can still keep swarming for at least 1 hour, go AFK 1 hr, then repeat. Sadly for such a solo toon I only magaged to get crappy gears, I never got hold of any FT item.

Pattos · #2 07-08-2005, 06:36 AM

i'm not really the bard guy... i find them um... too hybrid for me... the only hybrid i can actually like playing and being is a Ranger due to the tracking and cool spells and cool look (wolf form!!! hawoooo!!!)
and how did you drop a mob in 20 sec? lol never heard of that... i thought that bard DOT are poor compared for like nec,druid DOTs.

what's the most populated server now?

wooow · #3 07-09-2005, 03:04 AM

most people find it impressed when I swarm 10+ mobs simultaneously (BTW I hit level 65 two years ago, and quit live since then). You can charm one mob, let it attack the other 9, rest assured it will be at 10% hp in 5 seconds, then break charm by invis, and use chants of flame etc. to DOT and kill that mob, won't take more than 10 seconds. At level 65 I normally solo in plane of desease, but I can only grab 5 mobs or so, alittel slower due to safety concerns, still good exp. level 50 -60, Maiden's eye is best choice.

Edit: ranger is cool. EXP slows down at level 50, when dawnshroud peak no longer gives decent exp. I was only able to solo my ranger up to 55 or so. Unfortuanetely compared to grouping it is boring because I spent level 30-55 all in the same zone.

Pattos · #4 07-09-2005, 03:46 AM

getting the bard to the level 50 takes lots of time...
and i don't get how you soloed with a ranger... (i had one at level 52 on live)
cause fear-kiting is really, really, really time consumable and boring...
and hybrids need great gear to be able to fight, let alone solo well.
a poorly equipped ranger is the most pathetic life form on earth.

wooow · #5 07-09-2005, 11:20 AM

Dawnshroud peak is the only place I know suitable for rangers soloing, safely from level 30-50. Zelniaks/wolves should last till level 45+, and rockhoppers from 45 to 55, just stay at the entrance of hopper cave and root the first add, zone if get a second add. At level 50 I can handle 3 rockhoppers with root for group control. And yes, it took me more than one year to hit level 50 with the ranger solo (30+ hours per week), and it got really boring. But, keep in mind hopper hides are worth a fortune on live, I can farm a few kpp worth hopper hides each day's playing (5-8 hours/evening, flawless/superb hides are 100pp+, with other lower levels hides priced accordingly lower). That's the reason I stayed till level 55 untill there is no longer any exp available.

Again, bard is the most fun and versatile class, everyone give it a trial if you like to stay busy (involved) all the time. Swarm kiting can start from level 27, with 3 or 4 mobs each time. Level 0-27 shouldn't be any problem to anyone, just act as a warrior lol. Level 0-65 won't take more than half a year without twinking (30 hrs/week), invest on a good drum if possible, armor is useless for soloing at high levels.

Dr Zauis · #6 07-09-2005, 01:16 PM

Im soloing like mad right now in Maidens Eye at lvl 50 with my Bard on live.
I found that cool llittle area right next to Dawnshroud zoneline. I just chant
and run..I dont dare to take on more than 2 at a time right now! Besides I use a Trueborn Drum and it dont take that long to kill a blue. I prefer to kite the whites/yellows and low reds though. I dont know if it gives me any more faster XP that way but it sure feels good. LOL..
I wouldnt say I have very good armor..In fact I dont wear my best as Im interested more in the regen properties.
I played my Bard as a warrior type till my mid 40s. But now I will be grouping soon so its back to the books to figure out the best songs and melodys.
I know the high level groups are gonna expect me to know something. Of wich I dont. I picked a Bard cause I played D&D as a kid in the late 70s and it seems EQ is based on that somewhat.
If the Bard class actually worked right on PEQ I would say go for it.
I expect to solo till 60 in Maidens. But I have Family that groups with the big guys so I know I will have to work on that part.
If I were running a server I would give everyone a Fungi from the start. Those classes that cant have it would get something as good as a fungi.
One wouldnt have to worry much about grouping with a fungi equiped.
Compared to live as it is now at least for PEQ regen is alot faster and damage and XP is much higher.

wooow · #7 07-10-2005, 10:59 AM

Go bard go! I was trying to tell everyone to start a bard when I was still playing on live two years ago.

BTW, don't hesitate to take on more than 2 blues (stay away from casters, root=instant death). Actually, I do die frequently that way, especially at only level 50 with tons of resists, but death also means instant recover to full mana, and a full mana bar can easily turn to two yellows exp. I would spend all the mana before I went to dawnshroud peak asking for a 50% or higher rezz, which is always available and they are normally happy when I gaive them a Centi short sword as reqard (hmmm, two years ago though). Most of the Cent SS rots, but I always keep one in my backpack as rezz gift.