Class defining epic

[Loke]

Also, the shaman epic is really only useful in solo / leveling scenarios. On raids the effect is essentially useless and in a group situation you'd need to have stunningly bad dps for its long duration and low dps start to have any real impact.

Definitely a good epic, but far more situational than the bards.

[iruinedyourday]

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

Also, the shaman epic is really only useful in solo / leveling scenarios. On raids the effect is essentially useless and in a group situation you'd need to have stunningly bad dps for its long duration and low dps start to have any real impact.

Definitely a good epic, but far more situational than the bards.

The quesation isnt what epic changes RAIDING more than any other epic, it asks what is the most clsas defining epic.

99% of the game is not raiding, 100% of the gameplay is changed with an epic on a shaman. There for the shaman epic is the most drastic change to gameplay you will find in EQ hands down.

[-Catherin-]

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

The quesation isnt what epic changes RAIDING more than any other epic, it asks what is the most clsas defining epic.

99% of the game is not raiding, 100% of the gameplay is changed with an epic on a shaman. There for the shaman epic is the most drastic change to gameplay you will find in EQ hands down.

Class defining typically considers the full spectrum of what a class is capable of. So its natural that raiding and solo and grouping is all part of it.

[-Catherin-]

Also in raiding scenarios your epic bards are always going to get the MT and melee DPS groups while the non-epic bards will be with the casters, since not having an epic doesn't change what they can bring to a caster group but an epic bard significantly impacts the melee and MT groups

Can't really think of another class where their role in a raid group literally hinges on having an epic or not.

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[dafier]

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

Also in raiding scenarios your epic bards are always going to get the MT and melee DPS groups while the non-epic bards will be with the casters, since not having an epic doesn't change what they can bring to a caster group but an epic bard significantly impacts and melee and MT group.

Can't really think of another class where their role in a raid group literally hinges on having an epic or not.

THAT makes sense to me. Thank you. Ya, I was innocently wondering what is the difference between a bard with an epic in Kunark compared to Velious, but I wasn't completely finished with my question.

This helps me understand the fundamental difference, better.

[Crawdad]

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

The quesation isnt what epic changes RAIDING more than any other epic, it asks what is the most clsas defining epic.

99% of the game is not raiding, 100% of the gameplay is changed with an epic on a shaman. There for the shaman epic is the most drastic change to gameplay you will find in EQ hands down.

The gameplay isn't changed though, you're just more mana efficient. Shaman would still be root rotting 8+ mobs if they had the natural efficiency to do so. Plus, its efficient for soloing only; Epic vs Non-epic rogue is night vs day for soloing/grouping/raiding/tunnelquesting.

Bard is fundamentally changed by their epic.

Cleric's epic changes the game in groups and raids-- like someone else said, you go from wipe and scoot to wipe and another attempt.

[iruinedyourday]

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

The gameplay isn't changed though, you're just more mana efficient. Shaman would still be root rotting 8+ mobs if they had the natural efficiency to do so. Plus, its efficient for soloing only; Epic vs Non-epic rogue is night vs day for soloing/grouping/raiding/tunnelquesting.

Bard is fundamentally changed in your options by their epic. Clerics epic changes the game in groups and raids--like someone else said, you go from wipe and scoot to wipe and another attempt.

Whoah you think being able to click rez instead of cast it, is more of a change than being able to rot 1 mob inefficiently to being able to handle any and all group exp camps, by yourself?

Name me one epic that allows you to go from an inefficient strategy into one that can easily solo any groupable content.

[Crawdad]

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

Whoah you think being able to click rez instead of cast it, is more of a change than being able to rot 1 mob inefficiently to being able to handle any and all group exp camps, by yourself?

Name me one epic that allows you to go from an inefficient strategy into one that can easily solo any group able content.

I'd put Shaman near the top in the #4 position I posted earlier, next to Ranger's Swiftwind and Warrior's Blade of Strategy. No guild or group really cares if you have your Shaman epic. Clerics though.

[Ele]

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

Whoah you think being able to click rez instead of cast it, is more of a change than being able to rot 1 mob inefficiently to being able to handle any and all group exp camps, by yourself?

Name me one epic that allows you to go from an inefficient strategy into one that can easily solo any groupable content.

Soloing group content isn't 100% of the game.