SK as a solo class

[MikeXG]

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

Are you playing on a pvp server or pve server?

PVE server

[phacemeltar]

you almost never see SKs not soloing..

[MikeXG]

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

you almost never see SKs not soloing..

Is that because no one wants to group with one?

[Nycon43]

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

Is that because no one wants to group with one?

I group with them all the time, actually prefer them for exp/dungeon groups

[webrunner5]

Troll or Iksar SK way to go. 68% XP penalty is a ASS kicker. But with the rumor of Velious coming out end of this month pretty mute. SK's make damn good group tanks and like been said good solo toons also. I think they are one of the best classes on here.

[Swish]

The best way to level is to group as its (comparatively) quicker, share your penalty out etc [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[MikeXG]

Leaning towards Iksar over troll.
For solo play I assume 2 hander over sword and shield?
Also, whats the deal with iksars and plate in velious, is just new armor wearable or does it update so all plate is wearable?

Appreciate the replies everyone.


on a semi related note. I usually house gnoll fangs and bandit sashes to level up the first 20 or so levels. I can get over to qeynos without issue but does anyone know of a good way that someone on the lower side can raise faction with the bloodsabers? Sashes really hurt that faction and mine, as an iksar, won't be great to begin with.

[pasi]

From a min-max standpoint, Iksars are a decent bit behind Trolls who are a decent bit behind Ogres. But, if you're playing a SK, you're probably not too concerned about min-maxxing.

Anyhow, the old plate items are still not wearable by Iksar. Velious plate is Iksar equippable. For the most part, this only matters for Blood Ember Legs and BP click. With that said, the Iksar SK Planar boots are spectacular.

I would just embrace the KOS-everywhere part of your Iksar. It's liberating to know that it doesn't matter if you trash a faction. You can still FD bank and use a Circlet of Shadow to travel through towns. You really aren't a class that hard farms (farming gems or sellables), so access to vendors isn't critical. You can turn in stuff with wolf form if you feel the need to.

[Dumesh Uhl'Belk]

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

From a min-max standpoint, Iksars are a decent bit behind Trolls who are a decent bit behind Ogres.

I would put it more like this:

Ogres have a real advantage in getting off FD in nasty situations. This can make some pulls a lot easier and get you out of some jams.

Trolls/Iksar have a real advantage in regeneration that makes solo'ing faster.

[Yinikren]

I love iksars, but that 2HS animation was enough of a reason for me not to play one.

I went troll, regen is super useful to have while leveling and the stats are all in the right places.

Its easy enough to channel important spells - if you need to rely on the ogre racial to FD split or survive a train, you probably weren't supposed to survive that train at all. Plus, come Velious we get Death Peace which casts in 1 second.