Decisions!

[Xarinr]

Hi project 1999

So i played eq over the years never had the chance to play classic so thought why not give it a go.

Im sorta torn between sk,nec,shm i know its a weird split but the three that i seemed to like. I am swaying towards sk but i was wondering... Does the exp pen really hurt? When i played i cant remember it being there? I dont have a great deal of playtime but these classes seem pretty cool!

Just wondered if people have played can tell me what they think i guess. Ivlogged in seemed to be loads of necros. Shm but like 20 sks.

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[Culkasi]

Noone on P99 should worry about xp penalty. You should play on here for the joy of re experiencing the journey you loved. If you want to be max level etc quickly, you should play on live, which is also F2P

[DrKvothe]

SK/Pally are your superior small group tanks all the way through the game. They grab aggro fast. The exp penalty is sort of dispersed through your group, so it's less of an issue of you leveling slow than of you finding a group that won't discriminate against you for it.

Shaman untwinked sort of sucks til 24, is mediocre until 34, and then really starts to shine. My shaman is about to hit 54, and despite seriously low budget gear, I still feel pretty powerful.

[HeallunRumblebelly]

Originally Posted by DrKvothe [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

SK/Pally are your superior small group tanks all the way through the game. They grab aggro fast. The exp penalty is sort of dispersed through your group, so it's less of an issue of you leveling slow than of you finding a group that won't discriminate against you for it.

Shaman untwinked sort of sucks til 24, is mediocre until 34, and then really starts to shine. My shaman is about to hit 54, and despite seriously low budget gear, I still feel pretty powerful.

SHM is mediocre until 60. Class would be garb w/o torpors / canna.

[Elements]

Originally Posted by HeallunRumblebelly [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

SHM is mediocre until 60. Class would be garb w/o torpors / canna.

slow + regen = gg

[fadetree]

Originally Posted by HeallunRumblebelly [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

SHM is mediocre until 60. Class would be garb w/o torpors / canna.

?

Um, no.

[Xelris]

Originally Posted by HeallunRumblebelly [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

SHM is mediocre until 60. Class would be garb w/o torpors / canna.

And the best slows in the game. And the second best hastes. And healing. And CC. And some of the best dots. And a pet. And awesome buffs. And a comparatively easy epic that never loses usefulness. And has access to JBBs, but functions fine without it. And is in the top 3 solo classes for xp. And exclusive access to high-demand, money-making consumable potions. And the ability to solo dragons in Velious or duo Derekor at top end. And can feign death with sky gear.

Other than that, yeah, totally mediocre class.

[HeallunRumblebelly]

Originally Posted by Xelris [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And the best slows in the game. And the second best hastes. And healing. And CC. And some of the best dots. And a pet. And awesome buffs. And a comparatively easy epic that never loses usefulness. And has access to JBBs, but functions fine without it. And is in the top 3 solo classes for xp. And exclusive access to high-demand, money-making consumable potions. And the ability to solo dragons in Velious or duo Derekor at top end. And can feign death with sky gear.

Other than that, yeah, totally mediocre class.

Speaking as a farming class :P Torpor (and puppet strings $$) turns em into Gods. It's good prior to that, but not like torpor / canna cycles.

[webrunner5]

Shaman is the most expensive class to equip in the whole game. Keep that in mind. Other than epic.

[Malone88]

Originally Posted by DrKvothe [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

SK/Pally are your superior small group tanks all the way through the game. They grab aggro fast. The exp penalty is sort of dispersed through your group, so it's less of an issue of you leveling slow than of you finding a group that won't discriminate against you for it.

As an enchanter/rogue, I LOVE having SK/PAL tanks because I never get hit. XP penalty is a small price to pay for a little extra security...

Yes, you may not be invited to some groups with min-maxers, but you probably don't want to group with them anyway...[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]