SK solo spots 50+

[Jimjam]

Update to CS wyverns for SKs:

I logged in to my 52 SK to give this a go on blue. Self buffs only.

Very easy fight, though I spent a lot of mana doing it.

I pulled the mob to the beach, tapping it's stats on the way in. Hit it with dooming darkness (which lasted until the wyvern was slow speed fleeing). Hit it with Invoke Fear at 100% and again at about 65%. Stepped back at 19% for dots to push it in to natural flee mode without it turning on me for a round once the second fear broke.

Most notable thing was fear did make the wyvern enter the water, so beware of that possibility. Didn't use pet.

Dropped a stinger and coral crescent. Mob conned dark blue. No faction hit.

Second attempt:

Used Reaver and pet instead of Sword of Pain. Was actually actually a little slower! Just dropped meat (and some pp, as before) this time.

Third attempt:

Found an xp green wyvern so there tried kiting a drake. Largely same strat (but had to split with fd/snare). Only difference is I feared it before doing my taps (drakes here have a breath not dissimilar to Lady Vox). Dropped nowt but cash.

Fourth attempt:

Spawns are pretty hotly contested between quaders and fearers. Beware of the named wyvern and drake, Yvolcarn and Azureake ... "these dragons are not for eating!" they can be quite mean and give faction hits. As a fear kiter you have an advantage as most quadders are reluctant to fight the cobalt drakes, due to the aforementioned breath weapon.

Edit:

Okay killed like 6 or 7 blue mobs in 25 minutes. It's a good pace and feels safe. Xp bar has moved to the right. Nice music. Try it out if you are craving a beach holiday! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Jimjam]

I failed to submit an edit - I tried to toe to toe a wyvern without dots/fear/stuff. It did 60% damage, my SK did 100% damage. So don't be too worried about fear breaking or being resisted - you should be able to simply beat a single up the old fashioned way if needed.

[Chortles Snortles]

do you guys all play SKs post 50+ because you like it
real curious why you're all not Necros after reading this thread if you want to pwn mobs solo

[Trelaboon]

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

do you guys all play SKs post 50+ because you like it
real curious why you're all not Necros after reading this thread if you want to pwn mobs solo

I’m leveling an SK alt (currently level 50) and for me, it’s a lot of different things. For one I really enjoy that evil knight aesthetic. I’ve also just always found pure spell casters to be super boring. I also enjoy the challenge involved, as compared to that of a Necro. I also have a 54 Necro that bores me to tears because it feels so OP. I guess it just comes down to preference. More than anything I just like the feel and play style of a Tank hybrid.

[Danth]

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

do you guys all play SKs post 50+ because you like it
real curious why you're all not Necros after reading this thread if you want to pwn mobs solo

I'm kind of with you on this. I like my shadow knight plenty well (been 60 on P99 for a good ten years or more), but I mostly duo with the wife or have other friend(s) along. Solo is only of very secondary concern, just something to do when I happen to be online by myself once in awhile. It would not be my first class choice for a primarily solo character. Trying to build a primarily solo melee in this game feels akin to pounding a square peg into a round hole. You can do it but you're working against type.

Danth

[Chortles Snortles]

Just was curious, I too once loved SK until discovering I couldn’t solo Xalgoz at 51. Took me 5 SKs and 3 NECs to realize my preferred play style is caster.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Just was curious, I too once loved SK until discovering I couldn’t solo Xalgoz at 51. Took me 5 SKs and 3 NECs to realize my preferred play style is caster.

That mostly comes down to how much you like caster play styles vs. melee play styles. To be honest I love the melee play style in Everquest. My first level 50+ toon on live was a Warrior I mostly soloed with hehe.

However, pure melees tend to not have enough tools when it comes to soloing. That is why I picked Shadowknight as my first char on P99 instead of Warrior. You get the hard-hitting 250 damage melee swings of an SK, coupled with some Necro spells for more dynamic play. That is why I like playing my SK, even at level 58.

I think that is why I like Shamans a lot too. They are tanky, so they still have some melee play aspects to them, but they have more raw power due to them being a pure caster.

[Jimjam]

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

Just was curious, I too once loved SK until discovering I couldn’t solo Xalgoz at 51. Took me 5 SKs and 3 NECs to realize my preferred play style is caster.

Hit 52 and shelf on sk.

[Chortles Snortles]

sac’d to 45 a looookng time ago
i will say i throughly enjoyed leveling my SK (to 30s) during red era launch engaging in low lvl PvP was some of the most fun I ever had

[Jimjam]

PVP really is at it's best in the first half of the game.