After my rogue hits 60 (alt suggestions)

[Raev]

SK: I think you might be underestimating the SK toolkit a bit. For example, I'm quite sure SKs could solo Sebilis at 58+. You can split with Darkness/FD, throw a few dots to help your DPS, and fear kite (even in a dungeon) the last 50% or so. I'm not saying it would be fast, but it would work until you find a group. Failing that, you could always do KC. Vonhammer has leveled about 12 hybrids there solo.

Mage: get a 10 slot bag of root nets. It helps a LOT.

Neither of those choices are super power classes, but they are both plenty effective solo or grouped. If you want absolute max freedom to solo and farm, roll shaman or enchanter.

[Swish]

58-60 as a solo SK? That sounds like a great way to spend a couple of years.

Ever hear about paladins soloing in HS? No, me either [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[iruinedyourday]

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

58-60 as a solo SK? That sounds like a great way to spend a couple of years.

Ever hear about paladins soloing in HS? No, me either [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

woulda been amazing if a paladin could though.. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Raev]

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

58-60 as a solo SK? That sounds like a great way to spend a couple of years.

Ever hear about paladins soloing in HS? No, me either [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I could definitely solo HS on either a SK or Paladin. Especially this SK. Anyway, I think you are missing the point. EQ is a multiplayer game; soloing to 60 ASAP is not the goal, especially once you have one L60 toon and can partake freely of our glorious raid scene.

The point is that as a Rogue you log in, type LFG, hang around for 5 minutes, and log out/go afk hidden. As an SK you log in, type LFG, start randomly soloing a few mobs, and form one of those 'not-exactly-fast-but-pretty-fun-random-groups' like say SK/Druid/Mage.

[Morlaeth]

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

I could definitely solo HS on either a SK or Paladin. Especially this SK. Anyway, I think you are missing the point. EQ is a multiplayer game; soloing to 60 ASAP is not the goal, especially once you have one L60 toon and can partake freely of our glorious raid scene.

The point is that as a Rogue you log in, type LFG, hang around for 5 minutes, and log out/go afk hidden. As an SK you log in, type LFG, start randomly soloing a few mobs, and form one of those 'not-exactly-fast-but-pretty-fun-random-groups' like say SK/Druid/Mage.

Pyrocat such a twink whore.

I have a blast doing these types of groups on my SK, Raev!

[Xaanka]

if you want something to do outside of raids, roll a class that can solo and farm. magician necro shaman etc.
if you want to poopsock raid and gear 2 characters roll an SK and main it, but raid on the rogue. it'll get geared anyways because its a raiding rogue.

[thufir]

I love my SK. You can always solo farm seafuries, and being able to farm seafuries is kind of like being able to farm anything. Money is fungible. They're pretty good xp in the low to mid 50s, too. The tank shortage means I can get groups basically wherever I would like (sometimes even in barely occupied zones, since groups coalesce around tanks), but being able to fear kite means I can solo if I want to as well.

I have a low level magician alt but I see them all the time on seafury island and I'm sure they can farm them a lot better than my SK can at a similar level. If you accept the fact that you need your pet by your side in any partway dangerous area, or at the very least need to be invis at all times if you're not, the lack of root isn't quite as bad as it seems at first glance. You do get invis at 4, which is helpful for your general survival.

Both classes can solo or group interchangeably and are good in either role.

However it doesn't sound like you're particularly excited by either. Maybe a shaman? Shamans have a very different playstyle than rogues, and can do almost anything. They are expensive at the top end, but can farm amazingly well. And no group will turn down a shaman if they don't already have one. They might suit you.

[Vexenu]

You have a melee and a grouping class, so your alt should be a caster and a solo class. Mage, Necro, Shaman, Enchanter are good choices. But if I were you I would strongly consider a Druid. Very handy alt to have on hand for ports, tracking and PLing friends. And if you start playing the Druid and decide you aren't really into it for the long haul, you still have a very functional and useful alt to port with if you just level to 34 or 44 (Vel ports).

[Evia]

Thank you for all the suggestions, and keep them coming I appreciate it! I don't think shaman is a class for me. I have a lvl 46 shaman that I stripped and don't play anymore because I didn't enjoy it.

[thufir]

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

Thank you for all the suggestions, and keep them coming I appreciate it! I don't think shaman is a class for me. I have a lvl 46 shaman that I stripped and don't play anymore because I didn't enjoy it.

That's fair. Necromancer was suggested and might be more your speed. They can do an awful lot both solo and in groups. Druids might work too. Both have very different playstyles from rogues and are good farmers. And as someone else pointed out, druids are great money makers even if you burn out on the journey to 60 because of the porting angle.