New to P99 and looking for tips on starting and SK or Paladin

[mattydef]

I solo'd on my paladin to 51 in under 3 weeks. I also solo'd on my less geared SK to 35 so far perfectly fine. Play what you want don't just min/max. I usually make my decision by choosing a class that looks fun and picking the race that has the cooler looking armor.

[Nixtar]

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

I solo'd on my paladin to 51 in under 3 weeks. I also solo'd on my less geared SK to 35 so far perfectly fine. Play what you want don't just min/max. I usually make my decision by choosing a class that looks fun and picking the race that has the cooler looking armor.

Most players are like this. Unfortunately the min-maxers like to be vocal about their opinion and LOVE to make anyone who isn't playing like they do feel like shit about their choices.

Classic example are the debates over monk/necro iksar. They make it sound like if you don't go iksar these classes are completely unplayable and will be worthless when in reality the benefit is nowhere near as significant as they like to claim.

In-game example, had people deny a rogue(post epic nerf) because he didn't have his epic. The rogue wasn't even lvl40. Promptly left the group, leaving them without a tank because f*** players like this.

[thewrush]

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

Most players are like this. Unfortunately the min-maxers like to be vocal about their opinion and LOVE to make anyone who isn't playing like they do feel like shit about their choices.

Classic example are the debates over monk/necro iksar. They make it sound like if you don't go iksar these classes are completely unplayable and will be worthless when in reality the benefit is nowhere near as significant as they like to claim.

In-game example, had people deny a rogue(post epic nerf) because he didn't have his epic. The rogue wasn't even lvl40. Promptly left the group, leaving them without a tank because f*** players like this.

Thank you for this. Everytime I try (very rarely) to find a group as a WIZARD I get the vibe "We are waiting for hours until an epic Rogue shows up" before I get an invite. Seriously, people are so effing spoiled for groups on this server. Live was nothing like this with every rogue running around with epic since level 1....

[Kalex716]

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

Thank you for this. Everytime I try (very rarely) to find a group as a WIZARD I get the vibe "We are waiting for hours until an epic Rogue shows up" before I get an invite. Seriously, people are so effing spoiled for groups on this server. Live was nothing like this with every rogue running around with epic since level 1....

Its funny because I remember as a newb Wizard, I must have been completely ignorant of this. Most low to mid level groups didn't care who filled out the rest once a tank, and healer, got established. Things definitely started changing in the mid 40's. Much harder to get into groups, and if I didn't have clarity even I, as ignorant as I was, knew I was useless.

But by then I bought j boots and could quad kite.

[thufir]

Originally Posted by Kalex716 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Its funny because I remember as a newb Wizard, I must have been completely ignorant of this. Most low to mid level groups didn't care who filled out the rest once a tank, and healer, got established. Things definitely started changing in the mid 40's. Much harder to get into groups, and if I didn't have clarity even I, as ignorant as I was, knew I was useless.

But by then I bought j boots and could quad kite.

This actually happened to me on Live. I grouped up all through my lower levels following the nro->oasis->loio->fm->ot path that was so common in those days. After that things dropped off precipitously and quad kiting became my saving grace, or just dungeon crawling with friends.

I did get a fair amount of xp in raids, at least; as a wizard you can usually ensure your group gets xp at least every once in awhile.