Class advice please

[[TB] Benedictine]

Well I’ve gone and done it. 2 months after quitting I want back in – just re-ordered disks and will be starting again from level 1. I could use some advice.

Which realm would you start up with if you could choose again; which class would you prefer? I acknowledge that it’s a personal thing, so here’s my likes/dislikes:

I’m a RvR addict, generally hate PvE – played Friar, scout, reaver, pac healer, necro amd cleric. I may well be doing much of this solo without the aid of a bot unless it’s on Mid Excal where I may have limited access

Dislike the idea of:

Warrior/Armsman – dull
Stealthers – require bots so I would need 2 accounts
Any mezzers – I’m not of the CS generation ;-)
Healers – don’t solo so well

Kinda like the idea of:

Cave shammy?
Paly – though block bot may bore me

Cheers

 

[Phule_Gubben]

Cave shaman is hilarious to play. went through lvl 1 - 22 in notime at all. and that was solo ofc.

 

[Marczje]

A cave shammy is much fun m8, else try a supp or darkness spiritmaster

 

[Lothandar]

Well I’ve gone and done it. 2 months after quitting I want back in – just re-ordered disks and will be starting again from level 1. I could use some advice.

Which realm would you start up with if you could choose again; which class would you prefer? I acknowledge that it’s a personal thing, so here’s my likes/dislikes:

I’m a RvR addict, generally hate PvE – played Friar, scout, reaver, pac healer, necro amd cleric. I may well be doing much of this solo without the aid of a bot unless it’s on Mid Excal where I may have limited access

Dislike the idea of:

Warrior/Armsman – dull
Stealthers – require bots so I would need 2 accounts
Any mezzers – I’m not of the CS generation ;-)
Healers – don’t solo so well

Kinda like the idea of:

Cave shammy?
Paly – though block bot may bore me

Cheers

PacHealers, warriors are the most wanted classes in mid groups if you don't have a bunch of friends with you to get you a rvr group. Btw, how do you know a warrior/armsman is dull if you never played one(a thid warr/arms means nothing if you tried those). I find guarding quite exciting in rvr. Bodyguard also adds to my 'I defend y0 mofo' arsenal, but you have to know who to put guard/bg on and stuff, so it is faaaaaaaaar from dull.

 

[Kami]

Bonedancer - look into it. I wasn't sure i'd like it but it's now my fav class, followed shortly by my cave/aug shammy

BD will have to solo a vast majority of the time though

 

[[TB] Benedictine]

Sorry didnt mean to offend the warriors out there ;-)

Is a cave shammy wanted in groups? My fear about BD is I will need to solo in RvR

 

[Summoner]

spec high cave for solo till lvl40, then respec to 37 aug at least and start searching for groups.

 

[[TB] Benedictine]

thanks - Im guessing shammys will be wanted in groups again with the introduction of buff shearing?

 

[Klonk]

Unless they decide to nerf buffs/end to Hell and back, we will need shammy, yes

If I could choose again; I would have chosen Midgard, and made my first char a troll warrior, then a norse female healer Don't regret much there.

But over to you; with post-TOA rvr, casters too get grp in non-zerg rvr, so maybe a supp/dark SM or a RM (any spec will do I think)? If you want to choose a class that can level solo, but still get rvr groups, I agree that a shammy is good too. It's a shame that one of mid's best soloing classes, the Bonedancer, is never getting grp, else you could have tried a supp BD.

I will have to add (like some before me) that
- warriors are perhaps the most advanced tank to play in mid (yeah yeah, fellow non-warrior mids + hibs/albs: flame away ^^)
- aug healers can solo

 

[Stinkie]

With NF coming ranged chars really seem like more fun to me. I plan to make a 48 rune 24 dark RM as soon as i get some free time.

this spec RM has soo many toys to play with at keep defence you wont ever get bored:

2 bolts
GTAOE
Debuff baseline nuke
AOE
full speced nuke


Looks like great fun. just wish my theurg had half the spells

 

[[TB] Benedictine]

Hhm a Runemaster called WayneRunie - has possibilities

 

[Marczje]

lol

/edit: for a stealther alt, really choose a hunter

 

[harebear]

If you wanna get in groups as a shammy most will want you to have 37+ aug which leaves you with 39cave if you want. 48RC/24dark RM are really fun, bolts hit like trucks and the debuff nuking owns, then with keep / mg fighting gtae/ae are really cool

 

[Taglim]

Hhm a Runemaster called WayneRunie - has possibilities

rofl, lo bene

shammies are nice, what about a skald, although i dont think they'll be wanted too much in rvr groups?

 

[Sanzor]

rofl, lo bene

shammies are nice, what about a skald, although i dont think they'll be wanted too much in rvr groups?

Skalds are always needed in rvr due to their speed. Nothing else has mach 5 if im correct.

For doing rvr i´d say its going to be quite unclear. Its tough as a non determ tank in rvr, but that might change alot when NF comes out.

But in the moment for going to rvr, i´d suggest you play shammie, BD supp specced for solo (although i like the zerging BA spec :-P) rm and sm...they get grps too ^^
Mostly what i know of so far...could point out Thane, but people dislike em cause they don´t get determ. Blocks nearly as much as warrior, but have selfbuffs and decent interupt abilties

 

[Glenmorangie]

With NF coming ranged chars really seem like more fun to me. I plan to make a 48 rune 24 dark RM as soon as i get some free time.

this spec RM has soo many toys to play with at keep defence you wont ever get bored:

2 bolts
GTAOE
Debuff baseline nuke
AOE
full speced nuke


Looks like great fun. just wish my theurg had half the spells

Just a small note, RC runies dont get spec line DD, baselines drain power like theres no tomorrow

but with the massive battles, RC will rock
Though supp and dark will as well

 

[[TB] Benedictine]

thanks all - me and a m8 are gonna duo with RC runie (Waynerunie - already reserved the name ) and a BD supp.

Cheers again to Mids

 

[Fiver]

47 dark 26 supp runemaster