Convinced my wife to play! Good duos?

[dinnerrollofdoom]

I finally convinced my wife to try out this game and now we are trying to figure out a what two classes are great for duo leveling. Suggestions?

How boring is leveling a cleric?

[Victorio]

Double mages are easy to duo with. Easiest class for her to learn. Wives like pets, too.

[morsrex]

Necro/Mage is def really strong

[dinnerrollofdoom]

I have never played a necro, pretty easy to pick up to a returning player?

I was kinda interested in Wizard I would imagine Mage/X would pretty much work for anything.

[quenyar]

Enchanter/Druid for versatility (great buff supplements, charming, roots, snares, mezzes and ports) and ability to explore almost every spot.
Enchanter/Cleric for more taking on more difficult encounters

[Troxx]

Bard + anything?

I take that back ... Bard plus cleric wouldn't be able to kill anything fast.

In all honesty, the ideal duo question depends entirely on what you want to do and your personality types and bias.

Monk + shaman is probably the all time favorite duo.
Ench + cleric rocks the high end apparently

But the right duo is whatever two classes you guys will enjoy playing individually. Most class combos will work to one extent or another - but there is obvious synergy with some setups.

[Shodo]

Strong/popular duos:
Monk/Shm
Enc/Shm
Enc/Clr (Bonus points for extra group desirability)
Mage/Clr
Rogue/Necro
Rogue/Druid
Necro/Druid

Also any pet class plus pretty much anything, including another pet class.
Something to consider: having at least one class with SoW/Selos and/or ports will cut down on your travel time quite a bit. SoW/Selos will also help you survive, so it's a nice perk - especially when you have no gear. Pretty much any casting class helps too, since they need less gear (typically none) to level effectively, and can bind. But, in the end, the right duo will just depend on your playstyles. You can make lots of class combos work well with the right strategy - you just might have to get a little creative :)

[Daywolf]

Did a lot of it on peq, 2-boxing with many of the classes leveled. My fav is drui/drui root rotters. Yeah you could drui/enc, but it really just didn't seem to matter having enc buffs and all that with two drui's. It's all about timing, so can handle quite a bit with two drui's in sync, even multi mobs. And you wont need much gear while leveling if you dont have it.

And I like claric/war, but can be slow, yet good if getting into any raid groups. Good gear is everything with this combo.

[criddopher]

I have a few duo chars done with my gf.

Did necro/mage wasn't that great, ended up going our seperate ways.

shadow knight/shaman- awesome

enchanter/cleric- also awesome. nice thing is cleric is easy for someone new to eq, enchanter is just cool

both sk/sham ench/cleric have been able to duo wherever we want, and get a grp almost instantly when we want

[tanknspank]

You don't mention how established you are on the server. If you're new and finances are an issue I would suggest a very self-sufficient pair like enc/dru (sow, C, ports, snare, fear, mez, charm) because you won't afford jboots or paying for ports/sow pots.

If you like to eventually group I'd pick one of the duos that provide a sk/pal (tanks seem more lacking than clr/enc), so maybe a SK/SHM. ENC/CLR would be a good one as well.

If you just want to duo then pick one of the pet-class duos.

[sox7d]

Tips from trying to get my GF to play.

Let wife lead and do whatever half the time. She hasn't been studying this game for 15 years like the rest of us. Grinding exp 100% of the time is boring. Follow her and watch her explore.

Druids and shamans have more utility. Maybe she would have more fun if she's set on healer. Or maybe enchanter. An enchanter/healer duo would make most groups amazing since all you need to sustain yourselves is a melee LFG (dime a dozen) or a charmed mob.

[Daywolf]

Yeah probably the better bet is to just let her pic what she want's to play and then take one of the better combo alts for yourself. There are quite a few combos that work well, and really doesn't matter which is best for [insert whatever here] but what is just most interesting for her/you to stick with.

Consider your past experience with the game (if any)
Long term goals (if you know the game)
You just mostly want to duo, group(pug?) or raid
Indoor vs outdoor
Available gear, pp to buy, or go mostly nekid
How much time a week for commitment
Fast travel vs taxi rides
Melee/Priest/Caster interests and working combos in that framework

Example: My wife wants to play enc. We have a couple hours a day and mostly want to lvl in dungeon pugs. Later we may want to do raids on the weekends.
Example 2: My wife wants to play a druid. We have an hour a day and want to just duo, travel a lot, have no gear to start, kill a lot of ice giants and such. Maybe small pug now and then.
Example 3: My wife is hardcore, will play anything with devotion. She is forcing me to play this game 10hrs a day o_0 and she just want's to get the best gear in the game as fast as possible then twink an alt later and do it all again (I'd take that as your interpretation of what she said ;) ).

[dinnerrollofdoom]

Thanks for all of the suggestions guys.

To answer some questions you had for me. I have nothing on project99, I just found out about this little gem a couple months ago and haven't really been very dedicated in playing.

I like the idea of just letting her pick what she wants. Hopefully she will want to try out druid, I like the idea of Enc/Druid

[Vermicelli]

Tips from trying to get my GF to play.

Let wife lead and do whatever half the time. She hasn't been studying this game for 15 years like the rest of us. Grinding exp 100% of the time is boring. Follow her and watch her explore.

Druids and shamans have more utility. Maybe she would have more fun if she's set on healer. Or maybe enchanter. An enchanter/healer duo would make most groups amazing since all you need to sustain yourselves is a melee LFG (dime a dozen) or a charmed mob.

Keeping her interested will be the challenge. My fave duo is ENC/DRU as I am at least one of those two, but do not be wary if she wants to go off the three golden duos of enc/dru or mnk/shm or mag/clr. Shodo listed the best pairs, though there are choices beyond those. Warriors may not be the best duo partner, though they can get you into a raiding guild. Rangers have the worst reputation among classic players, yet bring the most utility (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156572) Either knight class feels extraordinarily noble to play, and that can bring a lot to a person's willingness to log in! Yall have got all yer whole life to level up together, so don't worry a super lot about the *best* duo. That yer doing it together is a feat unto itself =)

[tanknspank]

I like the idea of just letting her pick what she wants. Hopefully she will want to try out druid, I like the idea of Enc/Druid

I play an enc/dru combo with my wife on P1999 as well. Her favorite parts about the druid are the buffs and the fact that she's both a nuker and healer.

[Tasslehofp99]

ench/druid is a great starting combo for people new to server, even mage/druid would be awesome.

[Malistavus]

I can second the SK/SHM duo. You can take just about anything, not too mention all of the buffs the Shammy can dish out for nice group play. pallies do not have as high DPS as SK unless you are in undead zone, then the pally is a beast.

I have duoed very successfully with pally/druid, but I mainly stuck with undead zones.

How new is your wife to EQ? some classes are much easier than others to learn.

[tanknspank]

Another thing to consider is what kind of playstyle your wife likes from other games. Is she the stay back and heal type? Likes to hit things? Likes to control the pace of the group? Pets? Good mobility? Jack-of-all-trades?

Suggesting a class suited to her likes then finding a decent pair for yourself is going to help keep her interested

[Clark]

I'd make sure one of the two classes is a sham/cleric/ or druid.

[Trelaboon]

Enchanter/Druid for versatility (great buff supplements, charming, roots, snares, mezzes and ports) and ability to explore almost every spot.
Enchanter/Cleric for more taking on more difficult encounters


I'd rather have a Cleric than a Druid in nearly any possible scenario. I can always pay for ports, but CH is huge for grinding at higher level, when the pets have 8k hit points.

[Brutal_X]

Monk/Shaman is only answer. Very versatile duo that can go pretty much anywhere if both know what they are doing.