Best unfunded class?

[elwing]

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

Lol all 4 is one camp

GM clearly defined that in outdoor, a camp is 1mob... You have the right to "claim" all four, but if someone contest you have no right on more than 1 of them... That's no fun, but that's lawyerquest at its best....

[Kingmerciless]

Best class for group play since funds are low? I know those casters are probably still best since they are not gear reliant early.

[DromalPhrenia]

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

Best class for group play since funds are low? I know those casters are probably still best since they are not gear reliant early.

bard, cleric, enchanter... maybe shaman? crowd control and healing are crucial at any point, but especially with bad gear. I don't recall seeing haste and slow as often back when I played on Live in this era, but they should both be huge difference makers.

[Jimjam]

And if there still aren't enough to go around? I guess we'll have to redefine the rotation of the guard!

[Amyas]

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

So I'm super new to EQ, like this is pretty much my first experience with it. Question is what's the best unfunded class? Even if it's easy to make your first couple hundred plat, what it wasn't?

Bard
Druid
Necro
Mage
Enc

[sacman08]

Druids easily best self funded. Wood elf specifically, they get forage and easy CB belts for newb armor. Friendly to animals so they don’t die outdoors naturally. With belts and other newb quests they can earn enough to get early spells. Summon food & drink early combined with forage means never having to buy food or drink. Yes port spells are expensive but after hitting 20’s do gobbos or unrest and you’ll earn enough to pay for ports. After 29 you live like a king making tips off porting and buffs.

[DMN]

Originally Posted by sacman08 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Druids easily best self funded. Wood elf specifically, they get forage and easy CB belts for newb armor. Friendly to animals so they don’t die outdoors naturally. With belts and other newb quests they can earn enough to get early spells. Summon food & drink early combined with forage means never having to buy food or drink. Yes port spells are expensive but after hitting 20’s do gobbos or unrest and you’ll earn enough to pay for ports. After 29 you live like a king making tips off porting and buffs.

All druids get forage at level 5. Halflings are clearly the best race as they have a leveling bonus, a ghetto gnome wall hack, and get hide/sneak too.

By the time you even get summon food/drink as a druid you should be able to forage for all your food/water.

[loramin]

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

All druids get forage at level 5. Halflings are clearly the best race as they have a leveling bonus, a ghetto gnome wall hack, and get hide/sneak too.

By the time you even get summon food/drink as a druid you should be able to forage for all your food/water.

As someone with a Halfling druid I mostly agree. However, Wood Elves are a very solid choice also.

True they don't get the wall hack or XP bonus or hide/sneak ... but the wall hack is more fun than useful, XP bonus is minor for one of the best leveling classes (and doesn't matter at 60), and hide/sneak is extremely minor compared to Camouflage (personally the only time I ever use it on my Druid is to avoid the Satyr that paths through the Sentient Suits in WL when I'm AFK medding).

In contrast Wood Elves and Tunare worshipping Half-Elves get some nice items, including a root clickie and those DS gloves, so I think a very solid case can be made for them too. Truly the only "wrong" choice (purely from a power gaming perspective) is Human or non-Tunare worshipping Half-Elf.

[sacman08]

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

By the time you even get summon food/drink as a druid you should be able to forage for all your food/water.

Not disagreeing but my experience with forage is almost an 80/20 split, 80% food for about 20% water. and I hit it anytime it's up not just casual with it.
I have two characters with forage and both have the same results. Which means I have to buy water or summon drink: Summon drink is superior as it only takes a few minutes for me to cast up a 20 stack that's good for a full play session.
My preference against Halflings is purely aesthetic, I can't stand the first person camera view. I feel like I have my chin on the ground from such a short race. Wood elves are as small as I am willing to go.

[BarackObooma]

I remember on live each gnoll spire in SK was a separate camp. No wonder it took weeks for each level.