Why do people say SK's do more DPS than Paladins?

[Insaiyan]

Let’s go Lobtik!!

[trees]

Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have a question I was hoping to have answered. I don't mean to defile OP's post with a change of topic, but the information and discussion in this thread seem quite good.
I am returning to p99 after quite the break (never raided). The only two classes I am considering are SK or Pally - I am almost exclusively a solo player - I may get into casual raiding to finish epics etc but nothing super hardcore.
Not targeting specific solo artist kills but what class do you think solo crawls dungeons better (including some lesser names), think Seb, HS, Chardok etc.

[Crede]

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

Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have a question I was hoping to have answered. I don't mean to defile OP's post with a change of topic, but the information and discussion in this thread seem quite good.
I am returning to p99 after quite the break (never raided). The only two classes I am considering are SK or Pally - I am almost exclusively a solo player - I may get into casual raiding to finish epics etc but nothing super hardcore.
Not targeting specific solo artist kills but what class do you think solo crawls dungeons better (including some lesser names), think Seb, HS, Chardok etc.

Really depends. If you can get creative with fear kiting then sk. But overall I’d say Prob pally. Sk might pull ahead at 60 with gear but pally gonna be more powerful throughout. Go with a high cha race and put starting points into cha. Or if you go dorf still go cha and supplement with additional cha items for lulls. If you are the type that frequently needs to afk though then sk would be better for that with fd

[Pint]

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

Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have a question I was hoping to have answered. I don't mean to defile OP's post with a change of topic, but the information and discussion in this thread seem quite good.
I am returning to p99 after quite the break (never raided). The only two classes I am considering are SK or Pally - I am almost exclusively a solo player - I may get into casual raiding to finish epics etc but nothing super hardcore.
Not targeting specific solo artist kills but what class do you think solo crawls dungeons better (including some lesser names), think Seb, HS, Chardok etc.

If you really want to solo on this server fresh and this late in the game and you have no intention of getting solid gear then don't choose sk or paladin

[Jimjam]

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

If you really want to solo on this server fresh and this late in the game and you have no intention of getting solid gear then don't choose sk or paladin

I'm doing a character using only items that are purchasable from vendors' default inventories.

I chose Shadow Knight for this gimmick.

[Jimjam]

Sk can pbaoe.

[ya.dingus]

cause they do.

[Naethyn]

Knights are more useful on raids now than they have ever been while I have been playing here. VP, Vox, anything that doesn't flurry in tov. Knights are just better at handling mobs with that much dps on it.

[ya.dingus]

People act like its hard to solo in this game as any class. Its laughable. Sure, do you have to play smart, shoot for camps or wander spawns that roam, and whatnot? Sure.

Ive leveled 2 different sks now using ssf and one buying merch from ec and its not hard. Especially when you snag ez stat heavy gear like crusty, and haste and weapons that are now dirt cheap.

As for ssf, banded goes a long damn way, and is a great intro before you upgrade to bronze or steel or whatnot ( which you dont have to now that we have access to tons of ez camps that drop stat gear or quests ).

Sk is a fine starter choice to level as. Just cause these clowns arent hitting bard levels of solo speed thinking its bad just means they lack any real kimchi status in leveling your char. Pay no heed to these milquetoast nances who claim theyre everquest players.

And no, its not more efficient to level a whole damn nother class to gear out the one you wanna start playing.

Just play the one you want, and pickup groups, and farm plat camps on the way and youll have reached your goal faster than going about it the round about way.

Grinding on a slower, but preferred class will always be the better option than playing one you only tolerate because it makes cash. Thats how you get burnt out.

These bozos wont admit this is a marathon not a sprint. They probably never played a grind mmo in their lives outside of their friends pling them to max.

Ill go level a damn ssf iksar warrior right now to prove the point. People already doing it on Dark elves and Gnomes.

[Troxx]

Pal/SK dps is very similar. Which does more depends on gear. Geared equally and in an area where you can’t (or aren’t for whatever reason) use a pet - they’re nearly identical.

If gear is equal and pet is used, the difference is basically the pet’s dps.