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Old 09-14-2011, 03:52 AM
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Default Newbie Guide: Class Roles

Edit: Mardur's list below is admittedly better than the one I had. For the sake of all newbies, I am pasting it below:

*** All credit goes to original poster of this list, Mardur ***

Priest

Cleric
Major Roles: Healing, Buffing
Minor Roles: Undead DPS, Crowd Control (Pacify, Root, Stun)

Shaman
Major Roles: Debuffing, Buffing
Minor Roles: DPS, Healing

Druid
Major Roles: Healing, Buffing, DPS
Minor Roles: Teleportation, Crowd Control (Snare/Root/Outdoor Pacify)

Pure Caster

Wizard
Major Roles: DPS
Minor Roles: Teleportation, Crowd Control

Magician
Major Roles: DPS
Minor Roles: Buffing, Debuffing

Enchanter
Major Roles: Crowd Control, Buffing
Minor Roles: DPS (via Charm), Debuffing

Necromancer
Major Roles: DPS, Life/Mana transfer
Minor Roles: Crowd Control

Pure Melee

Warrior
Major Roles: Tank
Minor Roles: DPS

Monk
Major Roles: Pulling, DPS
Minor Roles: Tank

Rogue
Major Roles: DPS
Minor Roles: Pulling, Scouting, Corpse Recovery

Hybrid Melee

Paladin
Major Roles: Tank
Minor Roles: Healing, Buffing, Crowd Control, DPS

Shadow Knight
Major Roles: Tank
Minor Roles: Pulling, DPS

Ranger
Major Roles: DPS, Scouting
Minor Roles: Crowd Control, Healing, Buffing, Pulling

Bard
Major Roles: Crowd Control, Pulling, Buffing
Minor Roles: Debuffing, DPS
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Old 09-14-2011, 04:05 AM
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There's people here who have actually never played EQ before?
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Old 09-14-2011, 04:27 AM
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Enchanter has the best haste so I'd put that as a major role.

You forgot to mention ones who can lull/soothe.

You forgot Bards exist.
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Old 09-14-2011, 04:29 AM
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Quote:
Shaman:

Major Role - Caster DPS (DoTs) and Slows
Minor Role - Off Healer, Haste
I don't think you can really put DPS as a major role for shaman. Certainly not if healing and buffing are considered minor roles.
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Old 09-14-2011, 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by mokfarg [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
I thought I would throw together a little newbie guide. The roles listed on the login screen are so wrong a new person wouldn't know what they were getting into. So here we go. You can correct me or add if I miss something.

Group Roles:

Cleric:

Major Role - Healer

Shaman:

Major Role - Caster DPS (DoTs) and Slows
Minor Role - Off Healer, Haste

Rogue:

Major Role: Melee DPS
Minor Role: Corpse Recovery

Necromancer:

Major Role: Caster DPS (DoTs)
Minor Role: Transfer Mana to Other Casters, Puller, Corpse Recovery

Monk:

Major Role: Puller
Minor Role: Melee DPS

Warrior:


Major Role: Main Tank
Minor Role: Possible Melee DPS?

Paladin:

Major Role: Off Tank

Shadowknight:

Major Role: Off Tank
Minor Role: Puller

Magician:

Major Role: Caster DPS (Pet, DD)

Enchanter:


Major Role: CC, Mana Regen
Minor Role: Slows, Haste, Charm

Druid:

Major Role: Travel
Minor Role: Caster DPS (DDs), Off Healer

Wizard:


Major Role: Caster DPS (DDs)
Minor Role: Travel

Ranger - ????
These aren't exactly right either. Completely missed buffs, Magician utility (DS, mod rod,etc)...SKs and Paladins aren't off-tanks, they're completely capable tanking group content. Twitch isn't part of the Necromancer 'role'. I'd fix them all but, well, I'm falling asleep.
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Old 09-14-2011, 04:37 AM
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They're right. Shaman's major role is buffing and slows.
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Old 09-14-2011, 10:25 AM
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Necromancer:
Offhealing, Crowd Control.

Ranger
Pulling (outdoor), DPS, Tracking
Tanking, Ghetto CC. Comic Relief.
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Old 09-14-2011, 10:54 AM
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Priest

Cleric
Major Roles: Healing, Buffing
Minor Roles: Undead DPS, Crowd Control (Pacify, Root, Stun)

Shaman
Major Roles: Debuffing, Buffing
Minor Roles: DPS, Healing

Druid
Major Roles: Healing, Buffing, DPS
Minor Roles: Teleportation, Crowd Control (Snare/Root/Outdoor Pacify)

Pure Caster

Wizard
Major Roles: DPS
Minor Roles: Teleportation, Crowd Control

Magician
Major Roles: DPS
Minor Roles: Buffing, Debuffing

Enchanter
Major Roles: Crowd Control, Buffing
Minor Roles: DPS (via Charm), Debuffing

Necromancer
Major Roles: DPS, Life/Mana transfer
Minor Roles: Crowd Control

Pure Melee

Warrior
Major Roles: Tank
Minor Roles: DPS

Monk
Major Roles: Pulling, DPS
Minor Roles: Tank

Rogue
Major Roles: DPS
Minor Roles: Pulling, Scouting, Corpse Recovery

Hybrid Melee

Paladin
Major Roles: Tank
Minor Roles: Healing, Buffing, Crowd Control, DPS

Shadow Knight
Major Roles: Tank
Minor Roles: Pulling, DPS

Ranger
Major Roles: DPS, Scouting
Minor Roles: Crowd Control, Healing, Buffing, Pulling

Bard
Major Roles: Crowd Control, Pulling, Buffing
Minor Roles: Debuffing, DPS
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Old 09-14-2011, 11:07 AM
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+1. Mardur's list [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]. Well written.
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Old 09-14-2011, 11:18 AM
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Everyone knows that the major role of a magician is giving daggers to every single pet on the raid
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