I need class help

[Felicity]

I’m not a brand new or returning player but I am new in the since the have nothing above lvl 20.

That being said I’m having trouble finding the right fit for me the right class for my desires needs and play style as well as times I play.

It’s not so much about not liking certain classes as much as certain roles or expectations of the class or classes.

I have one of every class ranging in levels from 5-20 due to trying to find the right fit but I haven’t done so yet merely because in my opinions the games not made for some one like me. I also don’t have plat to equip a char to do well and I play at odd hours usually no ones around because they are asleep so no groups to be had means no xp for me and I just log off or make a new char you could say I’m a casual non elite player

I know people say necro and mag can solo but when and where? I die on them both still in teen levels and can’t progress without a group.

I love the game can’t seem to get away from it but at same time am fed up frustrated even a little nerd rage. So if I can’t find something I can enjoy and progress with then I may be just rage quiting sadly b cause I’m tired of fighting to play a game I love that seems to hate me

So my list of what I desire need or am looking for

Durable sturdy not squishy
Doesn’t die super fast or easy from dark blues
Doesn’t have to pull
Doesn’t have to heal
Can solo at least to a point grouping is possible or when no one is around at odd hours
Is desired in groups
Has possible spell or ability for oh crap moments
Works well with others duo or group situations
Possibly has a heal for self or others
Doesn’t kite
Is dps as that’s what I enjoy most

I’m up for any and all suggestions help info in game or here. This is my last hope

[Felicity]

I play at odd hours am casual non elite or hardcore I do play daily but when I play no ones usually around for groups I favor dps melee but can do caster tooI want in a class

Durable sturdy not squishy doesn’t die super fast or easy to dark blues
Doesn’t have to heal pull or kite
Is dps or can dps
Has both group desirability and solo capabilities
Has possible self healing to stay alive
Has possible skill spell ability for those emergency moments when things go bad

My characters range from level 5-20 I’ve literally tried everything.
I don’t have tons of plat to gear twink or whatever
I’m not new to eq but new as in low lvl

[DinoTriz]

Durable sturdy not squishy
Doesn’t die super fast or easy from dark blues
Doesn’t have to pull
Doesn’t have to heal
Can solo at least to a point grouping is possible or when no one is around at odd hours
Is desired in groups
Has possible spell or ability for oh crap moments
Works well with others duo or group situations
Possibly has a heal for self or others
Doesn’t kite
Is dps as that’s what I enjoy most

Reading this, it sounds like Necro would be a good fit.

Necro isn't all about fear kiting either if you don't like that.

You can root rot or charm with them too. I mostly root rotted with my Necro.

Necros get lich spells - essentially super powered Clarity.

Necros get Feign Death - arguably best spell/ability for 'oh crap' moments.

Necros get Levant - a great way to self teleport around zones.

Necros are some of the most efficient soloers in the game.

Necros are still desired in groups, thanks to steady pet damage, mana twitch, DPS, and backup healing - a necro using all his tools will impress a group.

Necros are great duo partners with a number of classes. You can even duo with a Rogue. That's impressive.

Another recommendation would be Shaman, fits your needs as well.

[Felicity]

Well I’m 10 on my iksar necro and having difficulties leveling solo idk what to do I keep firing in Kurt’s and fioeld of bone as for shaman what do they get that fits me as I do not wish to heal in groups.

[loramin]

I’m not a brand new or returning player but I am new in the since the have nothing above lvl 20.

That being said I’m having trouble finding the right fit for me the right class for my desires needs and play style as well as times I play.

It’s not so much about not liking certain classes as much as certain roles or expectations of the class or classes.

I have one of every class ranging in levels from 5-20 due to trying to find the right fit but I haven’t done so yet merely because in my opinions the games not made for some one like me. I also don’t have plat to equip a char to do well and I play at odd hours usually no ones around because they are asleep so no groups to be had means no xp for me and I just log off or make a new char you could say I’m a casual non elite player

I know people say necro and mag can solo but when and where? I die on them both still in teen levels and can’t progress without a group.

I love the game can’t seem to get away from it but at same time am fed up frustrated even a little nerd rage. So if I can’t find something I can enjoy and progress with then I may be just rage quiting sadly b cause I’m tired of fighting to play a game I love that seems to hate me

So my list of what I desire need or am looking for

Durable sturdy not squishy
Doesn’t die super fast or easy from dark blues
Doesn’t have to pull
Doesn’t have to heal
Can solo at least to a point grouping is possible or when no one is around at odd hours
Is desired in groups
Has possible spell or ability for oh crap moments
Works well with others duo or group situations
Possibly has a heal for self or others
Doesn’t kite
Is dps as that’s what I enjoy most

I’m up for any and all suggestions help info in game or here. This is my last hope

Sounds like you want a class that doesn't exist.

Shaman meet everything except "Is dps as that’s what I enjoy most". Monks and Rangers meet everything except "Doesn’t have to pull" (although both are very slow soloers without twinking. Also Rangers aren't exactly the most "desired in groups". Necros are squishy and die super fast or easy from dark blues", as do Druids. Bards are only sort of DPS, and don't kite.

I think you're going to have to shorten your list of requirements to find a class that matches it. Alternatively you could go play on Secret's new class-less server and have a character which actually meets all of the above.

[Felicity]

That’s what I was afraid of ugh

[loramin]

Well I’m 10 on my iksar necro and having difficulties leveling solo idk what to do I keep firing in Kurt’s and fioeld of bone as for shaman what do they get that fits me as I do not wish to heal in groups.

A Necromancer isn't a Necromancer at level 10. You start getting some key spells at 12, but even then you don't get stuff like Feign Death until later. If you want to try a class out you really need to take it to at least 16 or 20 (for an int caster at least).

That’s what I was afraid of ugh

A lot of the classes I listed were very close to meeting your requirements. If you can just make peace with ditching one requirement you should be able to find a class that you like.

[DinoTriz]

Well I’m 10 on my iksar necro and having difficulties leveling solo idk what to do I keep firing in Kurt’s and fioeld of bone as for shaman what do they get that fits me as I do not wish to heal in groups.

A Necro doesn't really start to shine until a little later.

For example, on a Necro I wouldn't fear kite until you get your new snare dot at level 12.

At 16, you get Hungering Earth and can root rot in Kurn's Tower pretty reliably. You'll have to re-root during a fight, but it has a cheap mana cost.

I can give you pointers about Necro'ing if you want.

[Stroboo]

priest classes absolutely stink until 19, caster class stink until 20, melee classes you need gear for...if you like the game you can find a spot, you just gotta stick with something...

[elwing]

Sk without doubt looking at your requirements, through pull will sometime be asked...

Don't trust the "you need gear for melee" a set of banded and a 50p ec weapon will carry over 20 on any melee...

[xCry0x]

Can solo at least to a point grouping is possible or when no one is around at odd hours
Is desired in groups


Those two are somewhat conflicting for non-twink chars.

The way I look at EQ is that if I didn't already have a level 60, and was starting fresh with my limited play time. I'd roll a druid or necro hands down - probably the druid more than necro.

Why druid?

- You can solo to 60, so you never have to waste your limited play time lfg.
- Once you get ports, you can make some easy money porting people whenever you have free time.

[richice]

Some key points to a necromancer (especially at the early levels):

* Make sure to summon the right level pet. If you are level 10, Bone Walk can summon a level 7-9 pet. To see if you have the right one, check how much damage it is doing. If you find you have the level 7 or 8, just use Reclaim Energy until you get the highest level. https://wiki.project1999.com/Bone_Walk

* Use Mend Bones to keep your pet up. You should be able to kill yellow mobs if you have your level 9 pet out. Toss it some weapons too.

* Just let your pet take 50% exp until you hit level 12 and get new spells. You can really do this the whole time until you feel comfortable with your spells.

Doing this should get you to level 16 without a problem. Hopefully by then you will start to see how the necro spells work and how to use your pet more of a DoT and get all the EXP to yourself.

[this user was banned]

Necro:
Durable sturdy not squishy
Is spamming life taps considered durable enough for you?

Doesn’t die super fast or easy from dark blues
Pet can tank and and probably solo some dark blues. You can just fear + snare with DOTS with the pet smacking them which makes things easy and more efficient.

Doesn’t have to pull
check, but can help the puller split with FD

Doesn’t have to heal
check, but you can help heal if you want.

Can solo at least to a point grouping is possible or when no one is around at odd hours
One of the best solo classes in the game especially if Iksar with your self only clarity buffs that stacks with clarity.

Is desired in groups
DOTs aren't really that great with how fast leveling groups typically kill mobs but your pet is decent dps.
Against undead though, those undead only nukes are awesome.

Has possible spell or ability for oh crap moments
Harmshield and Feign death are pretty amazing.
To a lesser extent, snare, root, fear, gate, mez, using pet as a speedbump while you run for zone.

Works well with others duo or group situations
Has a ghetto mez, undead lulls, heals, mana transfer, best levitate spell in game with amazing poison resist.

Possibly has a heal for self or others
Lifetaps and heal DOTs for self. Can even heal with the life transfer spells which can keep a group going for a bit until a healer arrives or supplemental heals if they can't keep up.

Doesn’t kite
Reverse kiting with snare + fear ok? Very efficient for leveling if done right.

Is dps as that’s what I enjoy most
Pretty decent DPS especially against undead.

[Foxplay]

Sounds like a Necromancer might be right for you

Melee dps - Does their pets and charm pets count?

Durability - While most ppl think caster's as "Squishy" , Necro has Snare , Root (later levels), Fear, and Lifetaps - Their amount of control paired with health restore makes them pretty durable (for a caster). No they cant face tank mobs but they don't have to worry about 1 or 2 random hits they may take either

Doesn't have to Heal pull or Kite - You won't find all these combinations while also falling under your other criteria. Necro "CAN" heal but they are never a main group healer, they may have to do some kiting in order to solo but its mostly fear kiting

Is DPS or can DPS - Not really a dps in a raid scene, but in a group you are mostly there to add DPS (pet + dots / lifetaps)

Has both group desirability and solo capability - While some ppl may shy away from necro in groups I think they do just fine. Personally I think you don't see more necro's in groups simply because a lot of people who roll a necro gravitate towards soloing and there's nothing wrong with that

Has possible Self healing to stay alive - yup Necro has that

Has possible skill spell ability for those emergency moments when things go bad - Yup pretty much the best one in the game Feign death =p and hey they have gate too!

Your new and don't have a lot of plat - That's ok Necro is a very self reliant class and doesn't even really need gear they can level 1-60 with really really really bad gear, the only downside of this is endgame gear doesn't make as big a difference for them as it does for melee classes

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This is my suggestion to you regarding your set criteria... the only other option that hit all your topics imo especially the "melee dps one" is Monk however if you roll a monk people WILL as you to pull in groups, you may not have to all the time but I 100% guarantee people will ask you to, and will not really want a "lazy monk" who doesn't want to pull sometimes

However I didn't select this class because Monk's cannot solo very well without gear, which you wont really have starting out. Yes they ARE the best melee solo class, however they are miles behind what a caster such as necro can do in terms of soloing 1-60

[Pyrion]

Bard fits the bill if you don't kite with it. Bard's don't really need to kite, i didn't on my bard.