Returning Player - Questions about class selection/solo options

[Amyas]

Necro is very underrated in groups

[serjordanmormont]

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

Necro is very underrated in groups

I don't really like Iksars much and everybody says if you're going necro and not going iksar it's not worth it. Any thoughts on that?

[Mirakk82]

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

I don't really like Iksars much and everybody says if you're going necro and not going iksar it's not worth it. Any thoughts on that?

I played a DE Necro extensively on live, and an Iksar here. Honestly the 20% xp penalty is a real drag. Play what you want to play. Gnomes have great stats too.

[eqravenprince]

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

I don't really like Iksars much and everybody says if
you're going necro and not going iksar it's not worth it. Any thoughts on that?

Non Iksar Necros
Level faster
Some races allow for easier travel (gnome and human)

Iksar Necros
Slightly less downtime

Unless you are hardcore min maxer, you are just splitting hairs. The health lost from the lich line of spells can be easily made up with a single lifetap. Or you could get regen buff/potions and be better than Iksar since the regen works while standing.

[Panicsferd]

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

Non Iksar Necros
Level faster
Some races allow for easier travel (gnome and human)

Iksar Necros
Slightly less downtime

Unless you are hardcore min maxer, you are just splitting hairs. The health lost from the lich line of spells can be easily made up with a single lifetap. Or you could get regen buff/potions and be better than Iksar since the regen works while standing.

I made an Iksar Necro myself when I first joined like 2 and a half months ago and I mainly did that since I wasn't a necro or iksar on live before.

I am now 55 and that innate regen is a godsend, since I noticed myself I can kill a good 2 mobs before I need to use my leach spell on the third to regain my health back from what was lost.

Also and because of the less need for using lifetaps to get my health back as an iksar it can save me mana for a dot or something and what even works wonders is as an iksar getting a regen buff to stack with my iksar regen.

I can't wait till im 56 since then I will only lose like 4hp a tick in lich mode while sitting.

Also like others have stated a necro from what I noticed isn't that priority on groups (it is good for end game though, because of our twitching abilities, or in I guess groups where we can charm undead?) so a necro is mainly a solo class but maybe sometimes you can get in groups?

I think like you I am maybe thinking of when I make an alt myself that I will chose a class that might be more group reliant, but then possibly can solo on the side?

Edit: also for me the xp penalty didn't really factor that much into it I guess, and so far for playing less then 3 months on here and I think I am doing good to have a 55 already, and I never gotten this high before so I figure I am doing pretty good.

[eqravenprince]

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

I made an Iksar Necro myself

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I think I am doing good to have a 55 already, and I never gotten this high before so I figure I am doing pretty good.

That is impressive. How much /time have you put into your Necro? Any powerleveling at all? How much do you solo vs group?

[Panicsferd]

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

That is impressive. How much /time have you put into your Necro? Any powerleveling at all? How much do you solo vs group?

No powerleveling involved, this was mainly soloing here is what I did on my way to 55, I'm not on my necro now so couldn't give a /time.

levels 1-12: soloing in FOB, I think maybe 10-12 I may have grouped in the pit?

levels 12-20: Kurns soloing for like 12-15/16 then from 16-20 I grouped, since was hard soloing the upper areas.

20-23/24: Grouped in Unrest.

24-29/30: fear kited forest giants in Warslik Woods.

30-33: did HHK goblins, was grouped there it was slow.

33-34: did gnolls in Karana, near Paw.

34-37: fear kited/root rotted mountain giants in Frontier Mountains.

37-38: tried OT fear kiting, didn't care for it.

38-40: Did Oasis Spectres, undead fear kite with pet.

40-41: Did OT again, then turned in berserker braids (in skel form)

41-44: grouped in CoM.

44-51: Did Bloodgills, fear kiting.

51-52: Root rotted Felwithe Guards

52-55: Root rotted Nobles in HHK.

55+: Tried HS, grouped in Karnors and still debating where I want to go.

But as you can see I mainly did it mostly soloing except for in a few areas where I had grouped with people. So on my necro most of my time was soloing leveling except in the few rare cases where I was grouped with people in certain dungeon areas that were pact and I guess hard to solo: like in kurns/unrest or others.

[eqravenprince]

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

No powerleveling involved, this was mainly soloing here is what I did on my way to 55, I'm not on my necro now so couldn't give a /time.

Still impressive, I know I couldn't make 55 in 3 months. I played in a premade group almost exclusively in dungeons for 7 months and made level 40. Granted it was only 2 nights a week for 2 hours each night.