Stuck around lvl 34 advice? (class advice too)

[Ivory]

Really learning a class (any class) is far more than just playing them up to 34 or something. Each class has hidden power that you can discover....

For example, I had a level 30 gnome warrior....that was a solo god because I learnt combat bandaging.

My level 14 rogue was soloing hill giants in Karana for a while :P

I took my ranger to 55 using a bow and discovered how crazy strong archery is if you think it through.

I have a 51 necromancer that I meleed with.....being able to out-tank my pet and solo like crazy. (Did you know necromancers get a decent self damage shield? Along with a self proc vampiric embrace that does FAR more damage than the SK version? ...most people don't).

I have a 56 gnome cleric...that I played as a paladin. Meleeing mobs and using my mana to heal myself with a nuke here or there (since I focused early on tanking and trying to keep up with gear, I was able to keep my skills high enough to make this happen....and invested my specialization into evocation, not healing).

And now I'm trying a shadow archer (necromancer that uses archery and pets to solo).....and I have high hopes for it pre-50.

Basically, there is a lot more to this game than just "how is my DPS". Really mastering a class takes a lot of time to think through just how far you can take it....and gearing yourself to strengthen that play-style. Like, I've always been jealous of paladins, because they seem like amazing tanks outside of the very very high end raiding (I played one for a while, but couldn't get into it because of the race :|). I even have a non-traditional theory for paladins i want to try some day!!

[Rygar]

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

And now I'm trying a shadow archer (necromancer that uses archery and pets to solo).....and I have high hopes for it pre-50.

Do you mean a shadow knight as a shadow archer? Necros can't use archery I thought. Be interested to learn more.

Love your play style sneaksy, very out of the box. A gem to have you on p99

[Ivory]

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

Do you mean a shadow knight as a shadow archer? Necros can't use archery I thought. Be interested to learn more.

Love your play style sneaksy, very out of the box. A gem to have you on p99

Thanks! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Yea a shadow knight that is an archer....using the pet and snare to supplement damage while kiting!! I don't know if it will work....but my theory (after being a ranger archer) is that it should more than make up for the loss of ranger skills with archer sub 50.

After 50...well....that is another story.

[Crashking]

What a lot of folks seem to do is pick a class work it up to higher levels (say 50+) then use the profits of it to twink out a new alt. (Twink - buy it stuff that isn't available at its level) This way the toon will breeze though the earlier levels and can often be done solo.

I have a small army of toons who aren't exactly twinks with the best of best gear though each toon does have its gear slots filled and a number of nice little items that I spent time getting rather then buying.

I personally think half the fun of playing a class is the time spent learning it.

I wouldn't trade away the fun I had playing my rogue solo from 12 to 19 and battling mobs with only 50% of my hp's to start with as that is as far as I could bandage up to. While camping the one spot I was at I did get an occasional high level cleric buff that doubled my hp's for a while so when I would bind wound to 50% it was my normal full hp's making things a bit easier. In the end my rogue walked away with bind wound skill at 100 and backstab at 100, plus 1500 plat in the bank.

Not sure if this applies Manard, but I hear folks join guilds to find others to group with. I have yet to find my way into one, but have managed some groups from time to time in some places.

[manard]

really rusty D: fun having the tools available though

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[LethClaypool]

With my necro, what's made grouping enjoyable so far (he's 31 and grouped quite a bit on the way up) was making friends and sticking to duos or trios as I leveled, that way you're more of a cornerstone and utilize a larger 'palette' of your abilities.

If you're careful you can be a decent puller, you have your life taps and heals (which together do provide a bit of mana cushioning for the healer), your pet can off tank a bit and helps provide some damage, you have your mana battery abilities and if you're doing some thing risky you could always peel adds off to the side, and crowd control through a mix of root, terror, snare, and fear.

To me it's not as fun of a class in your traditional six man type of group but when you start pulling together little rag tag duos and trios it's more enjoyable.

[Jimjam]

My warrior tanked moat groups in City of Mist with just a necro and bard for heals. The rest of the group was monks/rogues. It was so epic.

I'll welcome any necro that knows how to group!

[LethClaypool]

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

My warrior tanked moat groups in City of Mist with just a necro and bard for heals. The rest of the group was monks/rogues. It was so epic.

I'll welcome any necro that knows how to group!

Stuff like this.

It's fun to have enough to bring to the table that you can, to a point, build a group around you as classes become available.

[Nixtar]

Never pay more than 10k for a CoS. High supply / low demand = Not the coveted item it was on live and it never will be(unless this server stay alive for 10+ years without being rebooted).