Most solid duo for Kunark and Velious

[Ingrum]

It seems like the most tempting duos are Shaman/Monk and Shaman/Shadowknight.

Does the DPS from the monk outweigh the utility and tankability of the shadowknight since you have a shaman to slow, buff, and heal?

[Arkanjil]

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

It seems like the most tempting duos are Shaman/Monk and Shaman/Shadowknight.

Does the DPS from the monk outweigh the utility and tankability of the shadowknight since you have a shaman to slow, buff, and heal?

I played the monk in the shaman/monk duo and from memory I never had many issues tanking. Aggro could sometimes be an issue, but you just had to be cautious of it.

If you are going to play shadowknight, the lower dps will definitely be made up by the extra utility, even if the extra utility is just more consistent aggro. As a monk, I duo'd in dungeons, but with gating mobs, it made having that anklesmasher just that much more important.

I haven't seen a gating mob yet on P99, but it might be something they will add later.

[Phallax]

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

I played the monk in the shaman/monk duo and from memory I never had many issues tanking. Aggro could sometimes be an issue, but you just had to be cautious of it.

If you are going to play shadowknight, the lower dps will definitely be made up by the extra utility, even if the extra utility is just more consistent aggro. As a monk, I duo'd in dungeons, but with gating mobs, it made having that anklesmasher just that much more important.

I haven't seen a gating mob yet on P99, but it might be something they will add later.

Gating NPCs didnt happen untill Kunark.

[Arkanjil]

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

Gating NPCs didnt happen untill Kunark.

Yep and it falls right into what the OP was wanting to be considered. We will have to deal with it eventually, so might as well plan for it. I'd rather have a mob snared and run than rooted with the possibility of it gating.