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Originally Posted by Deathtrap
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Hey all,
First time playing on P99! Looking forward to the old school relaxing grind but, I can't decide on what to play O.o I love being part of a group but will most likely be soloing most of the content. I've played a Necro in the past and maybe looking for something a bit different. Maybe melee / tank? Any guilds out there looking to mold a spot or any insightful suggestions to persuade my decision?
Merry Christmas and Happy Hunting!!!
Deathtrap
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Hmm. Soloing on tank/melee tends to be hard especially if you are not starting out with decent gears. if you are dead set on this, and know you will be soloing often I'd suggest SK. They can fear kite later, and if you go with ogre/troll the sheer stats they start with plus their racial bonuses will make you tougher.
If you are open to caster/healers, then soloing is much easier especially if you choose enchanter/mage/necro/druid/shaman.
All of these classes also possess great utility and can group easily also so if you find time for groups you ought to have no trouble finding a spot with groups. Only the necro has a reputation of a solo-only class, and this is sad because they actually can add a ton of utility to a group.
If I were brand new starting on p99, I think I'd go with a druid, shaman, enchanter, mage, necro in that order with necro/mage being interchangeable.
Druids are a great first toon on p99 because they get ports early, can easily solo, and in early levels find groups easily too. The issue with druid is later on 50-59 they fall short of other heal classes basically doing everything worse than a shaman or cleric so some groups will hold a spot for a cleric or shaman and not bother inviting a druid even though a druid can main heal just not as effectively as the other two due to clerics having complete heal and shamans having canni/regen/slows that can make healing a group sustainable far easier than a druid can if main healing.
Mages are far less common than necros, but really enjoyable and later on they get COTH which is a really fun/awesome spell. mages are very simplistic imo, with a pet and /assist you basically just sit and med doing dps in groups. if you solo, they become more challenging especially later on when mobs start to grind your pets up and you have to summon multiple pets per fight to kill a mob.
I won't go into necros you say you are familiar with them.
Enchanters are strong from the start once they get mez/charm. Their pets are not bad either in low lvls if you choose to use one instead of charming. Chanters also are very powerful and wanted in all groups. They are very busy, especially if the group wants you to charm mobs for added dps along with expecting you to do CC and haste the group full of melee.
I know others may say to go with a bard. I hate bards, find their game play disgusting and painful when twisting constantly 3-4 songs for non-appreciative groups. also, the only way you will be soloing on a bard with crappy gears is swarm-kiting and no one likes a bard that disrupts entire zones for their own selfish swarm-kiting. I am not fond of this class, particularly how it has to be played on p99.