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Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist
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It is not a coincidence that Enchanters are the best solo class, and also happen to be the number one pick for any thread on this kind of topic. If you look at how an Enchanter plays in a group, a group with 2 Enchanters is basically 2 Enchanters soloing together with support classes allowing them to play longer before a med break.
Most content 3-4 players can do is still basically content that is soloable by an Enchanter or Shaman. Grouping just allows you to do the harder solo content without using expensive clickies. Unfortunately the next level of content usually needs a full group to do it consistently. I honestly can't think of a lot of content that specifically needs 3-4 players, and couldn't be done with a duo, or a solo player with all the expensive clickies.
As for a Necromancer, I am not trying to downplay them at all. They are a fantastic class. The main issue they suffer from is their strongest abilities (charm and fear) are limited by mob level (fear) and location (charm). That is why they can't really solo the harder content that a Shaman or Enchanter can do. If there was a Howling Stones equivalent in Velious that dropped really nice items, then that may have been a different story.
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Actually, I think it is a coincidence. Because Enchanter charmed pet is such high dps, that they can fill the dps role quite well.
Any other decent solo class you would likely not want to double on. Shamans specifically, you will basically never have 2 in a group. Because the utility gain wouldn't be worth the dps loss. You only need so many slows, heals, roots, etc. It diminishes a lot faster than massive DPS by an enchanter pet.
I would agree though, that OP's question is so hypothetical that it never happens. I don't think I've ever seen 4 casters plowing through content, as enc/cleric can basically kill mostly anything groupable until you need to start bringing in a bigger group with a war or other classes to open up the next tier as you indicated.