Returning player, feeling confused

Malianna · #1 06-17-2014, 12:26 AM

Hey guys, took a break from here a little while ago due to RL stuffs. Now that it has passed, I'm probably going to roll from scratch, which brings me to my little problem.

I'm having trouble on what to pick. I dont have a favorite class, I'd want to play melee over a caster and it just seems like a very long hurdle due to most of the melees have an exp penalty (which I know goes away in Velious).

Anyways, with Velious in mind, which melee should I pick? Or perhaps if I can be persuaded, caster.

NegaStoat · #2 06-17-2014, 01:10 AM

When I started from scratch, I rolled a druid first. I rushed it to level 20 initially, spending plat only on full small leather, a wraithbone hammer (50pp), a small wooden shield, and spells. At the end of level 20 I had close to 2k pp saved, which I then used to outfit a second character with.

I was in the same boat you were in - undecided on what to play as a main, and undecided on what style of play I really liked the best (melee, caster, priest, hybrid, etc).

Leveling the druid wasn't a waste of time at all, at least for me. It's a simple class to level on a crap budget, and in the end it's incredibly useful for utility purposes even if all you have are self ports. I eventually took mine to 34 due to bouts of boredom and during off times when grouping with my main was a problem.

So, that's my advice I guess.

Champion_Standing · #3 06-17-2014, 07:21 AM

I would not let exp penalties be a primary factor in selecting a class but if it is a big deal you can always go rogue or warrior, they get a bonus.

Estu · #4 06-17-2014, 08:50 AM

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Malianna · #5 06-18-2014, 10:34 PM

My problem is that I'd feel like it would be a waste of my time rolling a druid/necro/wiz just to get it to 30 or 35 andj ust use it as a cash cow. I'd rather be a gimp and pick a class that I know I'll stick with because I like it.
I've read what Estu posted, still doesnt help me much [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] if there was such a class that could be tanky and do respectible dps, I'd play it.

Perhaps its not here, though.

Champion_Standing · #6 06-19-2014, 07:18 AM

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

My problem is that I'd feel like it would be a waste of my time rolling a druid/necro/wiz just to get it to 30 or 35 andj ust use it as a cash cow. I'd rather be a gimp and pick a class that I know I'll stick with because I like it.
I've read what Estu posted, still doesnt help me much [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] if there was such a class that could be tanky and do respectible dps, I'd play it.

Perhaps its not here, though.

I definitely agree regarding playing a farming class.

You might want to consider playing monk or warrior if you want to be tanky or dps. Just decide what you would rather do more. You can handle some tanking as a monk, but you will primarily be pulling and dps. As a war you'll obviously be tanking, but the exp bonus or lack of a significant penalty makes it easy for people to invite an extra warrior for some dps if needed.

Estu · #7 06-19-2014, 09:31 AM

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

My problem is that I'd feel like it would be a waste of my time rolling a druid/necro/wiz just to get it to 30 or 35 andj ust use it as a cash cow. I'd rather be a gimp and pick a class that I know I'll stick with because I like it.
I've read what Estu posted, still doesnt help me much [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] if there was such a class that could be tanky and do respectible dps, I'd play it.

Perhaps its not here, though.

I think playing a class you don't like just so you can farm money to twink a class you do like is pretty dumb.

Like others have been saying, monks can be adequate tanks sometimes, and are good DPS. Warriors are the most DPS-y of the actual tanks, though their DPS isn't going to compare to monk/rogue DPS (unless they're berserking, which can be hard to maintain in many situations).

Brickhouse · #8 06-19-2014, 03:07 PM

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I think playing a class you don't like just so you can farm money to twink a class you do like is pretty dumb.

Like others have been saying, monks can be adequate tanks sometimes, and are good DPS. Warriors are the most DPS-y of the actual tanks, though their DPS isn't going to compare to monk/rogue DPS (unless they're berserking, which can be hard to maintain in many situations).

I played a class I don't like "Druid" to farm money for a class I don't like "Warrior", so I must be insanely retarded..

Champion_Standing · #9 06-20-2014, 07:02 AM

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I played a class I don't like "Druid" to farm money for a class I don't like "Warrior", so I must be insanely retarded..

I agree

NegaStoat · #10 06-21-2014, 08:38 PM

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I think playing a class you don't like just so you can farm money to twink a class you do like is pretty dumb.

I completely agree with this. When I started playing here, I asked myself the question "will I level up and solely play a single character, ever, period? Or will I have an alt?" The answer I had for that question was, yeah, I'd have an alt. That was followed up with the question "will either of the two characters picked be able to solo at all?"

Thus my recommending the druid strategy, and why it worked out for me. I honestly do like the class. My second character is a melee which has its issues, but the druid helps out a ton in being so mobile to offset it for different uses (buying, selling, EC trades, etc.)

As far as a brand new player being hesitant to play a melee due to having no money, and the class is gear dependent - screw it. Really good weapons are CHEAP as hell. Banded & Bronze are easy to obtain, people cut you deals, and there's tons of smiths for fineplate when you're in your early 20's, and they're reasonable on costs too.

Just GO for it if you want to be a melee. No second character required.