Easiest class in Everquest?

[gummab]

The question really should be which is the busiest,lets face it all classes are easy.

[Izmael]

Ease or difficulty of a class could be quantified as "room for error". Generally speaking, how many close or close-ish decisions you have to take per hour of average play of this class.

The more close decisions, the more room for mistakes, the harder the class is to play as the quality of your decision-making process and the speed thereof will decide the outcome of your endeavor (or the one of your group, or raid).

This is why I said rogue is the easiest. I mained a rogue on live back in classic-Velious and the only close decisions I can think of were of the kind "do I have enough time to sneak behind this see invis mob in Plane of Hate before it turns to roam that way" while CR'ing the guild. Rest of the time, it's so hard to do anything wrong, playing a rogue..

On the other hand, I put magician as hardest. I played a mage to 60 on P99 and I died on it literally all the time, when trying to do funky stuff solo or duo, because it involved close calls and inevitable mistakes (pet chaining, summoning mobs, mana mgmt, CoH timing, you name it). Of course the possibility that I simply was a retarded mage must also not be ruled out completely.

Someone said enchanter is hard. Yeah, it can be hard if you're attempting stuff that is hard - soloing/duoing stuff not meant to be soloed/duoed, PvP someone good.. But regular CC/buff work for an exp group with a puller not bringing more than, say, 5-6 mobs every time, face it, is dead straightforward.

[paulgiamatti]

Totally. Now that I think about it, mages really get the short end. One of the hardest epics and very low desirability in groups. If you want a challenge roll a mage - it will force you to think creatively when it comes to soloing.

[HeyNomad]

This question's like a rorschach test. It all depends, right? It's as easy to be a shitty chanter as it is to be a shitty rogue.

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

Ease or difficulty of a class could be quantified as "room for error"

I like this measure, but even here it depends on the context. I main a druid. In a raid, assuming I don't accidentally port the tank or spam nukes at 98%, my room for error is huge. That's even true in groups, unless I'm main healer (rare, especially past 40ish) or an evac is needed (even rarer). But charming in Perma or Kedge, my room for error is pretty tiny.

When someone asks me about an easy class, I think of it as how quickly someone could become competent in everything normally required for success in groups and raids (and maybe solo, if they can solo at all). I've seen people do amazing things on just about every class, but that's more than competence; that's mastery. I guess I also discount gearing/spell requirements. If that's part of the ease of a class, druid or necro are about a hundred times easier than shaman or warrior.

By that measure, I'd go with wizard (agro management) and mage (agro management and pet control) as my top two, with maybe druid and shaman (buff, debuff, spot heal occasionally) tied for third. In my experience, any melee type is just more demanding. Rogues need more constant attention to positioning and agro management. Ditto warriors, and also situational awareness. Etc, etc.

[Rattle Squirrell]

I always thought Cleric was pretty easy. Just heal.......

[Halfelfbard]

All depends on the player.

Bard hardest, and Rogue is the easiest. But a lazy player is just shitty all around.

[Kruel]

I have to respectfully disagree with everyone saying "rogue is the easiest class to play". You guys are just speaking of higher end raid or grouping. To play the character means to start at lvl 1 and go to lvl 60 and raiding can be a thought also. I would agree that in a high end group rogues are ezpz. Leveling up sucks and is hard.... you cant solo a single mob to get exp past what 20ish? Always needing to foot race to get any where and when doing that trying not to die since you cant out run any mob. To get loot you always need to compete with others since you cant kill it yourself. Rogues are easy once you get into a situation they are suited but other than that they suck to level up - that is what everquest is for most people - a constant push to level up.

Other classes are more involved - like for example mages. But they are much more suited to stay alive in everquest. They have way more tools in their belt (gate etc.). To say rogues are the easiest class to play -I can only agree if you are talking about high end content.

[Fabby]

Mage. Recycling pets solo...Assist macro grped...vending machine and coth on raids.

That enchanter, shaman, and bard got votes boggles my mind.

[Trungep99]

Of course rogue is the easiest. You have like 5 buttons possibly fewer to utilize.

[Videri]

Is the question being asked so somebody's kid(s) can play? That might help guide the voting. Also, kids are smart and can figure out stuff given time, opportunity, and support.