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Originally Posted by thufir
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I don't think I agree with this.
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Sure if you run around meleeing your mobs with a caster it starts out cheap. But if you want to keep up with a near nekid melee class to start, you need more than just newbie drop armor. imo even harder to solo that way, say as for an enc that just really needs a fair stat item or two by the teens if grouping, while solo it makes a difference if your gear is well rounded.
As for living off drops, no one does that unless punishing themselves. It's great when you pick up something you can actually use, and that is actually fair/good, but to really gather much of your gear that way takes a lot of travel and time since good drop equipment is fairly scattered, while finding plats is less time consuming. Of course there is quest equipment, which takes work and travel too, but then not every class/race has it as good as others with available quests. This is one reason why I offered the disclaimer, that it depends on the what and how. But the more traditional/common play, casters can see a disadvantage compared to other classes. It's why we all don't just roll casters.
anyhoot, on a related note to the topic, I wonder what would be the worst duo. ranger/wizard? Back early on live I had a wizard friend and we'd duo waiting for groups, it could get painful. In groups we worked well though, I could manage to keep him alive with a little CC where most wizzies would go on unnoticed until he was giving a return eta over group chat
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