what is the hardest race/class combo for a new player with no guild/friends on R99

[KabanazyTZ]

Though i've been pretty much yelled at by all of my guildies, i hold that rogue is absolutely stupid to try and level by yourself. On live I couldn't make it past 25 without getting as twinked out as i could possibly get.

[Swyft]

Number 1: Gnome Warrior
Number 2: Erudite Paladin
Number 3: Anything Ranger

All three of those classes are so bad at solo'ing and lvling, not to mention heavily gear dependent, that no one would even consider rolling one as there first character unless they had the full support of a guild.

[raff01]

I'd say Iksar / DE warrior. Hated almost everywhere, kos from most, no real advantageous stats (well Iksar at least has regen), no invis, no sow, no FD no nothing and evil race xp penalty.

[Galacticus]

1.Iksar Warrior


Penalty with crap gear options.

Most people wont lvl in kunark and it would be hard to find groups. Plus most of the people you level with will generally have Xp penalty as well further reducing your time to level.

[Smedy]

not sure but in my case the paladin was the hardest, suffering hardcore, could almost not solo light blues even though i had the undead cleanser sword

felt like jesus

[Galacticus]

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

not sure but in my case the paladin was the hardest, suffering hardcore, could almost not solo light blues even though i had the undead cleanser sword

felt like jesus

Around from 25+ im pretty sure a war cant solo greens even.

[Cyrex]

From the criteria i am going to say Iksar SK. I understand the arguments for warriors, rogues and rangers. But I have met rangers that have soloed past lvl 30 on server, it might be tough to play one but its possible. Tracking is almost essential in some camps and they have a bunch of utility. I play with a guy on the server who is an Iksar warrior and is leveling faster then my necro (possible due to play time). Ive never seen a rogue on Red99 so can't comment much on this class but no way anyone can level one solo without decent gear. I know the whole snare dagger argument but its not like people are handing these out for free to new rogues.

Anyway... The 70% exp penalty will crush even the more hard core gamers. Not to mention the gear is pretty rough until velious comes out.

A) you have actually seen at least once on R99 (spam/troll accts dont count)
-Yes but they quit due to the insane Exp penalty.

B) have a class and/OR race based xp penalty
-Both, the highest exp penalty in game

C) is not really wanted in groups
-Can't group because you need to be online twice as much as everyone else to even keep up with the normal leveling speed. Also, not many groups if you cannot keep up with the few people you meet.

One pvp dead = how much time spent soloing?? in hours

D) must be possible on R99 (ie: dont say gnome SK)
-Yes

[HippoNipple]

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

From the criteria i am going to say Iksar SK. I understand the arguments for warriors, rogues and rangers. But I have met rangers that have soloed past lvl 30 on server, it might be tough to play one but its possible. Tracking is almost essential in some camps and they have a bunch of utility. I play with a guy on the server who is an Iksar warrior and is leveling faster then my necro (possible due to play time). Ive never seen a rogue on Red99 so can't comment much on this class but no way anyone can level one solo without decent gear. I know the whole snare dagger argument but its not like people are handing these out for free to new rogues.

Anyway... The 70% exp penalty will crush even the more hard core gamers. Not to mention the gear is pretty rough until velious comes out.

A) you have actually seen at least once on R99 (spam/troll accts dont count)
-Yes but they quit due to the insane Exp penalty.

B) have a class and/OR race based xp penalty
-Both, the highest exp penalty in game

C) is not really wanted in groups
-Can't group because you need to be online twice as much as everyone else to even keep up with the normal leveling speed. Also, not many groups if you cannot keep up with the few people you meet.

One pvp dead = how much time spent soloing?? in hours

D) must be possible on R99 (ie: dont say gnome SK)
-Yes

Most of the people here strayed from the point and my original opinion of iksar warrior agrees with you. Still get a penalty but not as much, then again soloing is a little tougher. Sort of a toss up.

As an Iksar your gear is limited as well as where you can hunt because of faction. Groups are minimal but still possible in places. Imagine an Iksar warrior/sk trying to make their way to unrest for a chance at a group and then having nowhere to bank/sell.

Places like Kurns is good but there is a lot larger chance you will be soloing in Kunark than on main land.

[Salem Orchid]

Anything shadowknight might take a while to grind but it's not hard by any means. During classic i leveled a shadowknight through the 20's and 30's in South Karana, I would just snare something put my pet on it then literally AFK auto run up the east wall, come back in a couple minutes and re apply then AFK again running back down.

[Nirgon]

Ranger can ensnare + flame lick kite, gather up quads while partner meds and even contribute minor aoe damage. But most people don't know how to play EQ so, yeah probably ranger.

My vote is anything up to about 56, again, same reasons.