Class Desirability Census Poll (End of 2011) - P99 PVE

[Chrushev]

Hello everyone.

I ran a desirability census poll 9 months ago in order to see which classes were most desirable for groups. Since then Kunark got released and we have had quite a few patches removing items and changing game mechanics.

So lets see where we stand now.

Lets pretend you are making a group and have a choice of all the classes. Choose 6 classes to comprise your group. (Ideally, you will pick YOUR class PLUS OTHER 5.)

Please only choose 6 Total otherwise it will skew the results.

Here are the results of the poll that ran from March 2011 until May 2011 based on 555 votes.

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Original thread can be found here.

[Daldaen]

A group for what? EXP? If so 2 wiz 2 chanter 1 cleric 1 bard. Or are we looking to hold down the hardest camps in game like Juggs/Myconids and deep Charasis stuff?

[Truth]

voted SK, rog, mnk, cleric, mage, bard

maybe ench over mage and shaman over cleric.

[Chrushev]

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

A group for what? EXP? If so 2 wiz 2 chanter 1 cleric 1 bard. Or are we looking to hold down the hardest camps in game like Juggs/Myconids and deep Charasis stuff?

Whichever you find yourself doing most often. In other words the group you would desire most of the time.

[pickled_heretic]

aoe skyfire: 2 wiz, 2 enc, 1 bard, 1 cleric. dungeon group: 5 enc, 1 cleric.

[eqravenprince]

My ideal group would be 4 Monks + Bard + Shaman. I like DPS heavy groups, they are almost always more fun for me.

[Daldaen]

AOE Skyfire: 1 wiz, 2 enc, 1 bard, 1 cler, 1 druid (me <3)
Dungeon: 1 cler, 1 pal, 1 druid, 1 mage, 2 enchanter (if they know wtf charm is).

[Szeth]

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

My ideal group would be 4 Monks + Bard + Shaman. I like DPS heavy groups, they are almost always more fun for me.

You would have ridiculous downtime without CH for healing. Sounds bad

Also, Dald... if you were not a druid, would you still include one in your dungeon group?

[usedtobejubaloftorv]

in terms of pure xp generation you want warrior, cleric, enchanter, rogue, rogue, rogue

swap a rogue for a druid if you need a port to get out of wherever you are going

a bard might technically do better than an enchanter in terms of raw power, but keep in mind he's got to do 20% better to break even on the xp modifier - likewise warrior vs sk/pal tanks

depending on the context you could also do well swapping an enchanter and one rogue for a necro and a monk

[Vondra]

I think some people are grossly underestimating just how ridiculously powerful enchanter charmed pets are or how powerful the class itself is in Kunark.

Here's the sad thing: If enchanters didn't have haste, clarity, or mez, they would still be worth inviting to exp groups.