Aha! Help? Pwease?

[Raktael]

Ok, so I've chosen to join Midgard on Pry!

Now! I need some general ideas on the best class/race mix and what theres an abundance of in Midgard and such like?!

Also, ideas on the area, and possibly guilds etc would be cool, thankees!

 

[old.Gromnir]

Try one of them website thingies to get a felling with the best combo for race and class. You'll get around a 150 diffrent way of fixing a char here, and they'll all prolly be equaly good (more or less).

What there is an abundance of in midgard .... Thanes, Shadowblades, Hunters, Shamanbuffbots, Healbots, Runemasters, Warriors, Gimps, Skalds .... oh and Healers, and Shamans.
What there isent an abundance of is spiritmasters

Ofcousre it all realy comes down to what level ranch we are talking about, since there is a helluw a diffrence from the classes at level and at level 50.

Pick what you think would be cool and not what we think would be cool.

Area's ? exping ? well get to a level first and then ask some random poor guy in game

Guilds that are cool ? ? ouch touchy touchy there, not going to stat anythign here.

 

[Jexa]

Aye, best class to play is always the one you will enjoy most. So try to work out what that is, and you should be good

Of course, you could take into consideration that for hunters and shadowblades it's harder to get a group than healers. But otherwise, play the one that sounds cool

Oh, and Kalgarn, you could at least pimp your own guild

 

[Blood]

midgard have a serious lack of healers, i'd suggest you make a 50/50 pacification/mending healer... should have no problem finding groups, and most ot hte time you will be powerleveled by grouping with higher levels than yourself

 

[Hufner]

Hmmm....
Should I dust off my ickle lvl 25 healer and see if I can get her powerlevelled?

Seriously - healers are in needed, but if you told a bit about what you're after people might come up with more suggestions.

As for guilds, well what do you want from a guild?

 

[Raktael]

Hmm, playing another healer *looks at tag ^_^ Cleric on EQ, hehe, I'm good healer!*

Are the Mid healer class(es) able to fight more as well?
I wouldn't mind playing a more agressive type class than the ones I have been known to play in EQ, which are mainly the healers who just sit, med, heal, sit, med, heal and so on. A class which can jump into the fight and also do more than just fight, cast spells, heals,nukes, etc.

From a guild, ok, I have a lot of experience with guilds. hehe. I would like a small-medium size guild with dedicated members, not just one leader, perhaps like a group leading the guild who actually listen to their members, and try to get everyone involved with everything and help each other out.

 

[matax]

Most people tend to try several classes until they find a couple they enjoy playing - I've been through most of them in Hib and several in Mid - hence the medium levels even though I've been playing since launch. Its always good to have a couple of alts of completely different classes so when you get bored of one playing style you can relog to your alt.

Healers aren't good fighters. Most classes have their 'niche' at which they are good and are not good at the other skills. Skald might interest you - fighter with battlesongs for DD, healing, snare etc - don't know too much about them. Try some of the class sites e.g. http://copland.udel.edu/~trevor/camelot/index.shtml

My guild linked below if your interested. Quite new, quite small, me the leader, but officers may give any suggs/ideas as they wish

 

[Hufner]

Well, guildwise - if playing on Mid/Pryd - look us up
Purple Warriors - smallish guild with lots of friendly people in all sizes, smells and colours...
We're a team guild, but do not powerlevel.
We tend to group a lot

 

[Raktael]

I don't want to be power leveled! Eugh! I want to earn my lvl's and work hard to get to a high lvl. Also I want to learn about the class I'll be playing! (currently thinking Thane!)

No no no, PL'ing will not just do, thats not for me thankee!

 

[Ardrias_Mid]

Dont roll a Thane

Runemaster is very fun, and so is shaman (notice my sig?)

Shamans heal, rez, root, and have bolts and poisons.

 

[Fafnir]

Thanes are fun, just gimped.

 

[kr0n]

Originally posted by old.Blood|Prydwen
midgard have a serious lack of healers, i'd suggest you make a 50/50 pacification/mending healer... should have no problem finding groups, and most ot hte time you will be powerleveled by grouping with higher levels than yourself

Yeah you totally lack healers, thats why we always get insta stunned in emain

 

[Hufner]

Originally posted by Raktael
I don't want to be power leveled! Eugh! I want to earn my lvl's and work hard to get to a high lvl. Also I want to learn about the class I'll be playing! (currently thinking Thane!)

No no no, PL'ing will not just do, thats not for me thankee!

Good, then look us up
And thane is as fun playing as most other classes I guess - after all, I'm a warrior...

 

[old.Ozird Rinfut]

Originally posted by kr0n


Yeah you totally lack healers, thats why we always get insta stunned in emain

Hush, go away

Yes healers in all sizes and forms is needed in Midgard. But they dont have the offensive capabilities you might want.

We basically suck in close combat, but we rule in crowd control (altho its getting more and more nerfed by each patch). We get instants both heal and mez, wich is very useful, and can turn the tides in a RvR fight.

If you want a small cozy guild, purple warriors is a nice place. Hufner is a nice chap and I think you will find lots of fun there.
If you by any chance dont like pruple trolls Come look us up, maybe we can work something out

 

[Hufner]

Yes, if you don't look classy in purple - look up either the brown dwarves in Klan Nidstang or the Green Kobolds in Talon's Reach.

All nice fellows

 

[svartalf]

Originally posted by Raktael
Hmm, playing another healer *looks at tag ^_^ Cleric on EQ, hehe, I'm good healer!*

Are the Mid healer class(es) able to fight more as well?
I wouldn't mind playing a more agressive type class than the ones I have been known to play in EQ, which are mainly the healers who just sit, med, heal, sit, med, heal and so on. A class which can jump into the fight and also do more than just fight, cast spells, heals,nukes, etc.

From a guild, ok, I have a lot of experience with guilds. hehe. I would like a small-medium size guild with dedicated members, not just one leader, perhaps like a group leading the guild who actually listen to their members, and try to get everyone involved with everything and help each other out.

Yeah, Albion and Hibernia have the figher/healer hybrids, ours are specialists, hence uncommon.

 

[Orin Askhammare]

Thanes are good fun to play, but as it stands now don't really shine in the endgame. PvE you'll have no problems at all but in RvR we're suffering a bit. However there is a good chance that patch 1.53 (now being worked on in the US) will aleviate some of that, but those changes have not been published yet. The class however is fun to play. If you want to play a melee character and want to be sure that right now you'll be effective in RvR you're better off with a skald. Both have spells, although the skald's spells are more utility oriented than the thane's damage oriented spells. Also skalds get speed (tm). Other vikings classes are warriors and berserkers. Both of these are pure melee without spells.

If you enjoy support with offensive capabilities you're probably looking at a shaman. They can be great fun to play. Recent patches have improved the formerly gimped shaman a lot. Healers as was said are a pure support and crowd control class. Don't expect to kill many things soon

On the caster end of things there is the choice between a runemaster and a spiritmaster. Most people will point you to the runemaster as he is regarded as very good in RvR, but I think spiritmasters are also very viable. All spiritmasters that I know greatly enjoy playing their class, both in PvE and RvR.

Finally we have the stealth classes. The hunter and the shadowblade. These classes are harder to level and not the most popular in groups. You will spend a lot of time soloing both in PvE and RvR probably. They can be very satisfying to play, but I don't know if they are a good class to have as your first character. Being more knowledgable about the world of DAOC will make your life a lot easier when leveling one of these guys. Also, recent patches have made life a lot harder for hunters.

The choice is ultimately yours. Classes of Camelot is the best site when it comes to finding info on all the classes.

 

[stu]

If you want an fighter/healer unfortunately you're going to have to go to Albion and roll a Friar. Neither Shammies or Healers can really go toe-to-toe with anything.

There's currently like 0 Spiritmasters in Midgard - as soon as 1.52 hits though, you won't be able to move without tripping over the little buggers.

Skalds and Shadowblades are probably the "busiest" class atm - everyone seems to have a Skald/SB alt

Don't bother with a Thane. Great concept, crap execution - basically we're useless at pretty much everything.

Personally if I was going to roll a new character right now I think I'd go for a Shaman. Easy to get into groups, and fairly fun to play (more so than Healers for me). But then I've spent long tortuous times beating things up with a sword, so it might just be a reaction to that.

 

[kalgarn]

Originally posted by Jexa
Oh, and Kalgarn, you could at least pimp your own guild

hmm,i wasn't even in on the tread
i'm not getting payed to be EoO's pr manager you know
*cough*EoO rules*cough*

 

[Jexa]

Humph, naturally I meant Gromnir, but I won't edit my post, I'll let my stupidity stand.

Oh, and EoO doesn't rule, Noita does!!

 

[old.Gromnir]

Originally posted by kr0n


Yeah you totally lack healers, thats why we always get insta stunned in emain

Ever heard about thanes a.k.a. mezz breakers, once we hit the field we need 3 healers pr thane to keep the stunned ppl stunded.

 

[kalgarn]

Originally posted by Jexa
Oh, and EoO doesn't rule, Noita does!!

we all lub noita,she rules us all

 

[Jexa]

Originally posted by Raktael

I wouldn't mind playing a more agressive type class than the ones I have been known to play in EQ, which are mainly the healers who just sit, med, heal, sit, med, heal and so on. A class which can jump into the fight and also do more than just fight, cast spells, heals,nukes, etc.

Well healers are the realms primary healers and primary crowd control class, all in one tidy package. You should be kept pretty busy, and a good healer can make the difference between a brilliant group and an awful one

On the tanky front, both skalds and thanes are more versatile tanks, both having forms of ranged Direct Damage spells, but skalds also having battle chants, mezzes and snares. Oh, and speed. Speedspeedspeed . In realm versus realm skalds are probably more useful, and much more fun Also they are a more balanced class than thanes, which are slightly lacking in some aspects. Both the 2 classes have similar defences, with thanes being better due to being able to skill up in their shield use. Thane is much more of a straight tank than a Skald.

Oh, and Kalgarn, how much praise do we have to send her before she decends on this thread?

 

[kalgarn]

Originally posted by Jexa

Oh, and Kalgarn, how much praise do we have to send her before she decends on this thread?

alot,she's not an easy girl to get to you know.but i've heard she like's pie.so you could sacrifice some of your precious pie to get her here.and otherwise you'll have to setlle with me

 

[Jexa]

Hmmm, a rat-boy, or lovely Miss Helsdottir? Me wonders.

 

[kalgarn]

chose me,chose me

 

[Jexa]

Originally posted by kalgarn
chose me,chose me

Ahem ... I'll be looking the other way now ....

 

[kalgarn]

/em starts jumping around jexa
chose me,chose me