Good casual, low stress soloing class

Buns · #1 02-20-2014, 01:36 PM

Hello everyone,

I am interested in starting a solo character that I can play when I'm not having luck finding a group on my cleric and to make plat, but I'm a pretty casual player

I thought that Enchanter would be a good fit because they're good at soloing and can also get groups, so I level one up to 16. I've found that I'm really not a fan of their soloing style. I'm sure it gets easier as you level up, but if I'm soloing, I'd prefer it to be a little more relaxed. It seemed too chaotic with the constant running, recharming, mem blurring, etc, and it's not a good soloing style if you suddenly have to go afk (since you have a pet that will turn on you at any second).

Is there a more straightforward solo class that I could try? I've been leaning toward Mage since it sounds like you can just set your pet in and heal it occasionally, but all the threads I've read have told people to roll a Necro instead of a mage. Necros seem to have an involved playstyle though with the fear kiting or charming undead and all that. Not sure that's for me. Druid also seems to rely on charming. However, I do like their ports and sow.

So any advice on on what to try? I can't really twink since I've started recently, so I guess keep that in mind when giving advice.

Thanks!

dannytaki · #2 02-20-2014, 01:37 PM

Bard. Aoe kiting. Great exp. Easy.

Daldaen · #3 02-20-2014, 01:41 PM

AoE kiting... Low stress... Wat?

One wrong move you instantly die and lose 20 minutes of time and a deaths worth of EXP. Not really low stress when any amount of lag or any error is looming over you the entire time you solo like that.

I'd say necro. Fear kiting is a safe relaxed soloing way and you always have FD.

Juhstin · #4 02-20-2014, 01:45 PM

Monk, can FD with ease, bind wound, mend.

Nytch · #5 02-20-2014, 01:49 PM

Druids can also Root/Rot and Quad it is much slower and less efficient than charming but it would allow you to randomly go AFK as long as your mobs were dead, you could invis/hide and AFK. This will also give you ports and SoW that you wanted.

Same with Shaman but without the ports. Shaman will also get you groups.

Vexenu · #6 02-20-2014, 01:49 PM

I'd say Necro as well. The Mage is has a simpler and more straightforward style, but you actually have to stay on your toes more as a Mage while soloing due to your total lack of CC and healing. The Necro is much more forgivable and versatile with all of the Necro tricks they get.

Kekephee · #7 02-20-2014, 01:53 PM

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AoE kiting... Low stress... Wat?

One wrong move you instantly die and lose 20 minutes of time and a deaths worth of EXP. Not really low stress when any amount of lag or any error is looming over you the entire time you solo like that.

I'd say necro. Fear kiting is a safe relaxed soloing way and you always have FD.

Correct about everything. I quit AE kiting around 30 because "oh god I hear footsteps oh shit oh shit oh shit are they bisecting a radius WHICH DIRECTION ARE THEY COMING FROM" for 15 minutes followed by another 15 minutes of "oh god don't turn too sharply don't turn too sharply DAMN not sharp enough oh god don't turn too sharply DAMN" on top of constant OOC hate where people wished death on me IRL even though I always went out of my way to leave mobs up for everybody else... was no way to live.

My necromancer is level 51 and my entire play style is "go get something, dot it, fear it, sit down to med and play a game of solitaire/chat on facebook."

Buns · #8 02-20-2014, 01:59 PM

Thank you for the advice so far. Question about Monk or Shaman though... don't they require pretty extensive twinking to actually be viable solo? That's not really an option for me.

Kekephee · #9 02-20-2014, 02:01 PM

Shaman can be pretty good without gear if you're root-rotting, which is a lot easier at later levels when you have roots that actually last/epic that casts a dot for free/whatever but is quite doable at low levels with little effort. Cast poison dot, cast disease dot, cast root, sit, count, recast root before it goes away.

Juhstin · #10 02-20-2014, 02:03 PM

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Thank you for the advice so far. Question about Monk or Shaman though... don't they require pretty extensive twinking to actually be viable solo? That's not really an option for me.

Not for Monk, generally you'll find free hand me downs through your levels and your fists will easily get you levels until you have money to buy cheap weapons. Monks don't really require twinking but obviously twinking makes them far incredibly easier to level.

Shaman for a first time might be a pain as spell costs are a pita.