Class defining epic

[-Catherin-]

Shaman epic doesn't change how the class is played, but simply makes them more mana efficient because they have an extra way to do damage. looking at it that way, Torpor is more class defining than the epic is.

Bard epic literally changes how the class is played on a fundamental level, which was what the OP was asking. Other epics are more about making the classes a bit more powerful at what they already are able to do.

[iruinedyourday]

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Shaman epic doesn't change how the class is played, but simply makes them more mana efficient because they have an extra way to do damage. looking at it that way, Torpor is more class defining than the epic is.

Bard epic literally changes how the class is played on a fundamental level, which was what the OP was asking. Other epics are more about making the classes a bit more powerful at what they already are able to do.

100% disagree. A shaman without an epic is draaaaaaaaaaaaaastically different than one with.

I mean seriously, you may be thinking of a raid shaman.. sure then you are the same with or without an epic.

But for the other 99% of the game, your playstyle will change 100%.

You will not solo sebilis for xp and loot without one, you wont solo the efreeti AND all the imps for xp.

you wont solo every LDC in solb without one, you wont kill everything on the city of mist 2nd floor.

Sure you can go to these places and use the same strategies that the epic uses to kill A MOB.. but you wont be doing it as an efficient strategy that would make it a viable rout for XP.

So this means youre doing something, and playing the class 100% different with than you would be doing without an epic.

To me this is the most drastic change in playstle of any class once an epic is obtained.. there is nothing that compares to this frequent of different gameplay in classic EQ.

A topor shaman is still going to have a bad time killing every imp in solB for xp without an epic, not that you would with topor cus you're obviously already 60 and dont need that xp anymore, but if you wanted to go head to head, the epic shaman with topor would decimate the non epic sham.

shaman hands down is the most class defining epic.

A shaman with an epic can handle any and all xp camps that a group of 6 holds down on eq, on its own.. and without an epic it wouldnt even come close to doing that.