most work-friendly class on raids?

[yyrkoon]

hey guys quick question

i have limited play time but would like to play raiding eq on Blue, never done b4. especially interested in higher end velious raiding and VP I suppose. i'd just level a character to 60 and only raid with it


what class should i roll that would be most work/afk friendly on raids? i understand that you cant be totally afk and such, i just want to know which one requires the least involvement of them all

thanks! oh and i dont like bard and paladin ^_^ (no h8!! just not for me) but if they are clear winners i'd consider

[Arcticflava]

You wanting to be a useless loot sponge aside, how are you so clueless about EQ classes with such a long, dark, troll-y post history, on a forum account from 2015?

[Bondrake]

Cleric

[Baler]

Enchanter can be played very lazily at raids (except hate)
Ranger or Paladin also...
Rogue too

[Naethyn]

Necromancer. Never summon a pet. Get city robe with summon corpse click. Give mana to clerics and mages. FD while afk.

[enjchanter]

Necromancer. Never summon a pet. Get city robe with summon corpse click. Give mana to clerics and mages. FD while afk.

undisputed

[Jibartik]

I think rogue is ideal, nobody ever asks the rogue to do anything and it still actually contributes well.

[kaizersoze]

bard and mana song for clerics

[Fammaden]

Rogue is the ultimate warm body raider class you can get away with murder and still be very desirable to your guild for the boss. But if you're leveling it up at work too this isn't going to work as efficiently, so druid or necro probably your best bets.

[Zipity]

SK with AoN and /role

[Ghost of Starman]

I don't think melee is a good choice, you have to constantly be moving / autoattacking and avoiding enrage / etc, they are definitely not AFK friendly.

surprised no one has brought up Wizard. Aside from mobilization, no one really pays attention to you as its just nuking / sitting.

Necros definitely come in 2nd, typically don't use a pet or charm in many situations and you can't LT most bosses now, so its mainly being a mana battery / DMFing.

[Jibartik]

rogues get zero tells per raid :o

[Naethyn]

AFK wizard is very noticeable. Delayed tells for translocates and they actually have to cast on the mobs.

Necro is #1

[Jibartik]

Can stay in the extended meeting without worrying if youre hide/sneeked :o

edit: although, a necro can FD inside of a wall, so maybe thats a point for the necro...

[Spergand]

Useless dps monk

[Jauna]

I also vote rogue. definitely the best 1-2 button wonder while having high yield results

/ass tank
/pause 1
/attack on

and

backstab

[kaizersoze]

rogues get zero tells per raid :o

unless woodelf. Then you get a tell asking for SoW any time youre outside.

[Sabin76]

I'd say a Necro is probably the easiest to get away with the fewest button presses and actually contribute. Mages would be right up there if it weren't for all the 'pel sticks and Mod Rods they need to litter the ground with.

If you just plan on AFKing the entire time and leeching, however... it's very easy to spot an AFK Necro when their pet sits there doing jack all the entire raid.

[Jimjam]

AFK wizard is very noticeable. Delayed tells for translocates and they actually have to cast on the mobs.

Necro is #1

Sorry man, getting a lot of tells atm and working through them. Still need that port?

[elkboot]

Necromancer. Never summon a pet. Get city robe with summon corpse click. Give mana to clerics and mages. FD while afk.

Necromancer for sure.

[Ripqozko]

100% necro

[Izmael]

Necros must pay attention to mana feed requests, though. Rogues never do anything except stab except in some zones where they may be asked to CR - but the OP can just avoid these zones.

Am I missing something? I feel like rogue is the ultimate slacker class in zones such as ToV.

[Ripqozko]

Target 1 cleric, twitch , ignore all other clerics

[Zipity]

SK w/AoN = no buff request + no roll at all = AFK Skeleton illusion In a fire pot somewhere.