Enchanter, Necro or Mage?

[megman87]

It sounds like the charm and mez is pretty random even if you have the gear. I think I would be the kind of person that, if I was killing something for awhile and then my mez broke randomly and i died, I would prob rage and throw the computer out the window.

I think maybe I will just do Mage if that is the case lol.

And it looks like the main difference between Necro and Mage is that Necro has more DoTs and spells that he casts himself, where Mage relies more on their pet?

[Humwawa]

A necro never relies on their summoned pet. It is a dot with HP. They can also charm the undead, and necro charm is far more stable, not necessarily in terms of duration, but in terms of tools you have to recover from breaks - FD'ing your broken charm while the pet is Lulled, for example.

A necro has many ways to survive any situation. Feign Death, Invulnerability, Lifetap and Lifebond, Root, Rune, Mez (until late Kunark, anyway).

A necro is not a pet class. It's a versatile class. Even summoning mobs, unfearable mobs, are marks for a necro, provided you have enough room and enough gear.

A mage relies entirely on the pet they're using. It is what defines them.

[xshayla701]

^^ I second Humwawa

So true, Necros are very versatile. Mages without their pets are like, lesser wizards. There are 4 different pets but still, pets are what magicians are all about because their pets are so powerful. Oh, and modrods for raids :P It's a really fun class though imo, I always thought soloing was fun and some days preferred it over grouping. But you can do that with necros too, and if you are looking for versatility, go for necro. Still great for soloing since DoTs are more efficient (right?) and they have all their ways of getting out of stuff, like Hum said. They have some form of mana regen too (I'm pretty sure, I don't know much about necros though.)

Just depends. Try both out if you can't decide, you'll stick to the one you enjoy more.

[Humwawa]

Yep, I never even mentioned Lichform.. the best mana regen in the game!

It comes at a price... =)