Soloing as a mage and necro

[loramin]

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

Enchanter, shaman, bard can all solo it at lvl 50, probably a deranged ranger as well

See, this is why I'm so skeptical. I have a Shaman as my main, and with all the toys (including Torpor, which is basically level 61 for Shaman) I still die fairly often when I try to solo level 60 mobs. Even cons of any level are hard (even < 10, but especially once you leave the newbie zone), and max level ones more so ... even non-casters. Resists suck (50 Shaman don't have Malo), and if you can't slow or root something that's your level it's going to beat the crap out of you, quickly.

I'm not saying it's impossible: you can do a lot of silly stuff if you're willing to run around in circles for days. But I guess maybe we're both reading this differently. When I think "can solo it" I'm thinking reliably, like the class can farm the mob, and not take several hours to do so.

When you say it, are you thinking "it's possible, but you might die 50+% of the time", and we're just meaning different things? Or do you really think a 50 Shaman can reliably kill an even con (and specifically the OOT lizard)?