Never played these classes, next choice?

[Tecmos Deception]

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

Cleric is a 'way better soloer' than wizard 1-50? uh, have you ever played a wizard? I think i soloed 40-50 on a wiz without ever dipping below half health. at every level, against any blue mob you run into, your nukes are as mana efficient as a cleric's vs undead. Not to mention the efficiency in terms of time of larger nukes for larger amounts of mana. Log in, your choice camp is already camped. what does a cleric soloing do? A wiz ports to their 2nd choice, which again, can be any mob, not just undead, and goes to town. Maybe you never played a snare class? its leaps and bounds better than relying on root alone when soloing.
FYI, soloing with a class that can whip hill giant ass starting at 39 (wizard, not cleric) means you have oodles of cash to buy the things you cannot camp on your own soloing. And that plate you make sound like it helps you solo is like paper at some point. tanks rely on their passive defensive abilities to live, as any tank would tell you if you listened.
Cleric is likely a way more INTERESTING soloer. wiz can get so easy it bores you into doing stupid crap like standing up before your mana bar is full. the dangers of being so good, etc.

Ports and non-undead potential vs. half as likely to die, able to split camps the wizard wouldn't be able to, MORE efficient nukes if against undead because of the MR adjustment besides the raw damage:mana, able to rez if necessary, potential to do ridiculous stuff with a manastone at 39+.

You're off your rocker if you think a 39 wizard can "whip hill giant ass." You need like 10-12 minutes per hill giant, and that's being a bit optimistic.