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Originally Posted by Gnomish Elite
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First off, thanks to everybody for being so helpful. It's awesome for a new guy to get this much positive feedback from a community right off the bat. Very cool!
Second, based on everything I'm reading, I'd say mage & necro are most suited to my play style (although I will be reading up more on the enchanter since everybody seems to favor it). I'm a fan of the pet classes. I have a few questions about both:
Mage:
I remember solo being pretty easy with a mage. At what level roughly will groups become a must? I'm not all about solo but it would be nice to be able to if I am only on for a short bit or something.
How passive are mages? I seem to remember a lot of send your DS'd pet in, throw a nuke or two here or there and sit/med. That the case in P99?
Necro:
How big of a deal is bad faction? I seem to remember it being a pain in the ass being evil because I always liked to travel a lot. If it's just a matter of learning the best ways to get around as an evil toon, I'm good with that. If it's more than that I'd like to know up front.
I keep hearing be an Iksar or don't bother with a necro. Is this really that big of an advantage? I really don't like the look of the Iksar, don't want to be hated absolutely everywhere (although hated in most spots may not be a huge issue depending on the answer to my above question), and just won't enjoy the experience.
Also what are the raid roles for both? From what I gather Mage is a call of the hero bot/dps, and necro is a mana battery. Sound right?
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From having a mage and a necro both at level 53, I can say xp is still faster solo so grouping is only a must when you get bored talking to yourself or want to explore some new places unsafe for a solo traveler.
Both classes solo really well although the only oh shit button a mage has is gate (mind you, your pet can usually tank two mobs at once, you have to be careful how you manage it and require some space (not great indoor) but it's doable) where a necro has many.
On the necro (mine is iksar and if it was to be redone, I would go iksar again but would dump all my point in int then strength strength then int). With no faction work, I never had any issue finding a seller not far away. Worst case scenario if you are near a newbie town, you can create an alt of the faction, drop the stuff to sell in bags in a remote and safe area or recruit a newbie to do the dirty work for you. Definitely a non issue.
Regarding the necro race, I would go iksar as the regen, especially at high level, is very good. However, you won't gimp yourself by going any other race, you will just have to use your drain life dot a wee bit more often. I just like the regen for when shit has hit the fan and I've FD with low hp which tends to happen a lot when you play like a berserker and try crazy stuff regularly.