Yet Another “What Class Are You Rolling?” Thread

[Tobius]

Originally Posted by solidious77 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

At the risk of being overly repetitive, with a fresh server always maybe looming, I know I’m not the only one staring at the character select screen in my head like it’s a chess board, or a slot machine about to hit.. or maybe just a midlife crisis haha.

I’m curious though how people are actually approaching their class decisions this time around, beyond the casual “I’ll play whatever I feel like”

Are you finally rolling that race/class you’ve always said you would, but never actually do?

Or are you going back to an old main, convinced that this time you’ll be smarter, richer, and definitely won’t burn out before 60? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Do you plan ahead like a NASA launch, or an evidence board full of connections; or is it more of a just 'wing it' experience?

Does anyone go full on ocd and get their XP routes mapped, groups pre-planned, epic/quest milestones planned along the way, camps already claimed in your imagination?

What about alts?
Anyone planning a main + alt combo like you’re building a retirement portfolio? Is this the server where you specifically plan to use a legacy items like Manastone on both your main & your alt? Are you specifically playing a larger race at the start to get your Guise? Is it all part of the strategy, or are you one of the few who just constantly runs around with lucky dice in your pockets? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

When you're planning, is it for classic-only and then re-rolling? Or does your main already exist mentally in Velious from day 1? Or is just the zerg plan to guild up fast and sprint toward raid content like it’s a server-first Olympic event?

Basically: What race/class are you going to play and why? Are you min-maxing? Role-playing? Future-proofing? Or just hopping on the ride knowing full well it’s going to derail somewhere along the way [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm glad you asked OP.

I made an autistic spreadsheet about this subject see Tab 3 "new green choice"
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

I thought about the things I like in game, illusions, paineel access, clickies from deity, kunark, benefit from legacy items and if they can bind at firepots.

It seems the class/race/diety combo that ticks most of those boxes is a Cleric Erudite Cazic. Will need more faction grinding but I'm writing a guide on how to do that.

[Keebz]

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

It seems the class/race/diety combo that ticks most of those boxes is a Cleric Erudite Cazic.

That combo isn't available until Paineel drops at the very end of classic FYI.

[Ennewi]

EQ released too early IMO, ignoring the fact that the devs had every intention of releasing it in 1998. Another year and they would have recognized the hybrid xp penalty was bad. Maybe rogues would have been more physical CC than DPS. Maybe kerra would have been playable race, all but eliminating any opportunity of vah shir. And maybe, with more initial polish, they wouldn't have "updated" the graphics for SoL.

[Tobius]

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

That combo isn't available until Paineel drops at the very end of classic FYI.

Wait wtf is the a source for when later race class combos came out

Was it just SKs and necros initially?

[Jimjam]

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

Wait wtf is the a source for when later race class combos came out

Was it just SKs and necros initially?

They had a freaky deaky cabin in the woods by the river. I think no SKs either.