Opinion of good duo with a new player

[HippoNipple]

My fiance is going to give this game a shot. I doubt it will go well but want to give her a good opportunity to like the game.

I currently have a 16 necro. I was thinking either try to pl the best I could to get near my level or start a new character with her to see if she even likes the game. Who knows it could end in 2 hours, but if we did end up leveling new characters together once we got to level 16 I might even switch back to my necro.

I was thinking a magician would be the easiest thing for her to be, and if I decided to level up with her as a new character an enchanter would be best fit with a magician.

I also considered a wizard, just because I have never been one. What do you guys think, and please have some explanation to why.

[Harmonicdeth]

I have always seen wives play druids....not sure why, but from my experience wives of MMO nerds like us play druids..... No clue why.

Just sayin...

[dallammarr]

my suggestion would be to have her play a Mage. Back on live I played a nec and my bro played a mage adn we could duo just about anything. When we were outside I would fear kite or snare and yo yo kite it. In dungeon his earth pet would tank while I DOT and FD and pet beat on it a lil bit. Not to mention mages can summon food drink and pet armor/weapons. All in all a good duo.

[HippoNipple]

cool... magician it is until she can catch up to my necro. Instead of power leveling her with my necro though I think I will make a new character to level up with her. It will take longer but I think it will be more fun for her if I"m playing as an equal.

I probably won't go with an enchanter though... since they don't really shine until later on - whatever I make will only be used from levels 1-16.

[Overcast]

Maybe a healer?
Not much available under 16 that has much to offer, maybe short of the Shaman and Druid - buffwise.

But with a healer you could help and cover her some - and she should get a taste of the Mage solo style pretty well.

[mmiles8]

I'm going to throw something out there that bucks conventional wisdom, and give you my reason why. It's not just for the sake of being trite.

I think you two should read over the descriptions at character select, and decide based on what each of you would personally enjoy. There are summaries that say what type of personality each class fits best.

Everquest is a complex game with a lot of depth to the many classes. It's my opinion that you will get more enjoyment out of playing a less than ideal combination that you each enjoy, because you'll get to experience the challenge of making do with what you each have to work with, and finding creative ways to work together, even at a disadvantage. This will serve you better in the long run.

Then it's an adventure to discover what you can do, and push your limits, rather than pigeonhole yourselves into what you should do because you're in A paired with B for pro minmaxing.

I often run into lower level folks in the cities looking for binds or running from one place to another, the folks playing the most awkward class combos as first characters genuinely seem to be having more fun.

[Snagglepuss]

Hey Hippo,

I'm an old veteran of the game, and when I found out about this project, I wanted to share the game with my girlfriend. She loves playing a druid because they are versatile, can teleport places (she gets lost easily) and make great duo partners for casters. It also helps that she liked playing a wood elf because she thinks they are cute.

I play an enchanter with her, but I imagine a necro / druid combo could be pretty effective considering your DoTs should stack, and she can heal and sow you / be a utility player while fighting anything.

Hope this helps!

P.S. If she starts in Kelethin, just make an alt to show her around and get her to 12 or so then play your necro.

[Dersk]

For a mage, one thing that always stuck out when I managed (rarely) to be in a duo was when the other person was playing a wizard. It isn't the duo set up to be the most efficient, but god it was fun. The pet didn't really need to heal or tank reliably with how quickly things would die. The burst damage was just beautiful.

Druids can effectively duo with anyone, so they're never really a bad choice.

[oldhead]

I have always seen wives play druids....not sure why, but from my experience wives of MMO nerds like us play druids..... No clue why.

Just sayin...

Cus thats what we make them play... or ehhem... coerce them to play

Honeeeeey!!! Can you PL my twink puweeeze :bats eyes:

Hoooneeeey, I need a port puhweeeze :bats eyes:

[RKromwell]

Someone that is new to the game might get turned off by the spell researching that has to be done for a Mage. Druids, just go buy their spells. It is an easy way to go as a caster.

[Waedawen]

cool... magician it is until she can catch up to my necro. Instead of power leveling her with my necro though I think I will make a new character to level up with her. It will take longer but I think it will be more fun for her if I"m playing as an equal.

I probably won't go with an enchanter though... since they don't really shine until later on - whatever I make will only be used from levels 1-16.



Seriously disagree with a mage.

Get a druid. A druid and a necro can kill anything duo.

[Lazortag]

Honestly, I just let my girlfriend choose what class she thought was coolest. Granted, this means we have one of the shittiest combos (Bard/Necro), but at least we're both having fun.

[Feather]

For a first character that is fun, go Wizard. They are not complicated and are easy to learn. Later on she can switch to another class if she wants, but a Wizard lets her learn the game faster than more complicated classes. (And you can make a Pally for grouping with her.)

[h0tr0d (shaere)]

Honestly, I just let my girlfriend choose what class she thought was coolest. Granted, this means we have one of the shittiest combos (Bard/Necro), but at least we're both having fun.


I agree, but druids do seem to make life easier, she won't have fun running long distances, and she can charge plat for ports!

[Majuna]

I personally LOVE duoing with enchanters as a mage. It's a super fun duo with the CC, tankage, slows, pet heals, and tons of mana. Mage is an easier class to start off with, too, so she might have a better time with that. I don't think early mage research has been too hard to level, but if you don't want to, there are also plenty of mages who will do research for you if you have the mats which you pick up fairly easily leveling. Otherwise I have seen druid/nec do some pretty cool stuff.

[HippoNipple]

Well I'm going to give her a choice of a druid or mage. I will make an enchanter to level up with her and then switch to my necro once she is my level. I'm cool with her being either one.

My necro is only level 16, I was thinking if she chooses mage I might just stick with enchanter cause mage/enchanter combo sounds really good for duo camping at max level.

If she chooses druid no doubt I will switch back to my necro cause necro/druid is a badass duo. I grouped with a druid last night and we could basically chain pull even/yellow fights in oasis.

[Breuce]

Nec/Dru is an amazing duo, plus the convenience is awesome... but yeah. You'll probably have more fun just finding the char she enjoys more.

[azeth]

My wife and I duo a mage / enc

~42 hrs played, levels 32 and 31, nuff said? note we're completely untwinked, these are our first characters.

[Bubbles]

Druid and necro is an extremely strong duo that complement each other well. If she does want a druid, then just make a mage to play with her till she hits 16 and switch.

If she wants a mage and you are just going to make a random class to get the mage up to level 16, the BEST choice is probably another mage.. I'm sure Jify would agree with me ;)

There is not much 2 mages are going to hunt low level that can't be killed together if you stick to white cons and below.

[zenoo]

absolutely a druid, all the women I knew who liked everquest were 90% druids and they rock with a necro, heals and dots is exactly what a necro wants.

[Flicka]

Druid & Necro is a hella fun combo & VERY powerful. I agree she should get the opportunity to play what she wants :P

If she's NEVER played a game like this, YOU make a druid and have her make a warrior for the basic learning curve. This is how you run around, this is how you beat on chit, this is how you sell, this is how you con a mob, this is how you hail NPC to get quests, ect. Warriors are a lot tougher & she won't spend as much time running around looking for a body because a skeleton hit her twice, so she'll be encouraged to try different things. Make a human in FP area so it's nice & flat (no falling outta trees) with tons of ppl around.

2C

<----the only EQ woman who's never played a druid above lvl 10, lol.

PS besides the obvious stuff, show her things that might interest her besides beating on mobs. The quests, the crafting, the lore!

[Reiker]

For a first character that is fun, go Wizard.

Alt-1, sit, alt-1, sit, alt-1 is a blast!

[Majuna]

<----the only EQ woman who's never played a druid above lvl 10, lol.

Hey mine only got to mid 40's and she was originally just a port whore... I loved my mage and cleric :p

Never thought about teaching a friend as a war.. that's a pretty good idea.

[Overcast]

Cleric might be an option too. My wife - yes, a RL female, never cared for the druid much either. She played one until 30 ish on EQLive.

She ended up sticking with the cleric. I notice a lot of RL girls that I knew, tended to play classes that 'helped' others... Clerics, Druids, Bards, Maybe Enchanters... enchanters can be 'edge of the seat' sometimes though.

My wife's playing a Mage this time around, she doesn't want to have a 'core' class with a lot on her shoulders.

Me, I'm playing the SK because I like a challenge and well - SK was my *first* choice in EQLive back when I started in 2000.

I think I started in 2000 - when did Kunark release?

My wife talked *me* into playing EQ then, lol - I waited a week or two, since Kunark was about to go live. She said I might be best waiting until after the xpac rolled out and they got done patching over two or more days, lol.

I agreed. Glad I did, because I was SO hooked.