Best solo melee class?

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Not all gear is BIS, nor is most gear. Got it! Thanks

Anyways. Mana is good to have.

So you think there is no pattern to 3 different rangers prioritizing melee gear/resist gear over gear with mana? It was just a random accident?

https://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Green:Ranelagh
https://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Blue:Blerv
https://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Green:Zalea

The average is 7/20 items with wis/mana on these Rangers, whereas my cloth caster has 13/20 items with int/mana. That has nothing to do with stat distribution on desireable melee gear for Rangers who are not full BiS?

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

Tolan's Bracer is a huge QoL upgrade, definitely a must-have, unlike the gloves.

Tolans gloves are cheap. You should try them out instead of simply ignoring them. Again it is easy to show their utility with evidence, if you are willing to learn something.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGMz5gpf_EY

[Cecily]

Not all gear has mana. Got it! Thanks.

[Snaggles]

A ranger could have 4,000 mana and it really wouldn’t change what they can do. This is the biggest mana sink for a soloist challenge-type ranger. (Assuming you don’t just Ensnare and backpedal while plunking):

https://wiki.project1999.com/Ensnaring_Roots

For a SK or pally the questions are:
Did the sapper land?
Do you need to reproc avatar?
Are taps or HoT’s keeping up with incoming damage?
Are you mana neutral?

The last question is where the big mana reserves are make or break. Especially for a SK since the taps heal more/second than Celestial Cleansing but are mana intensive. A SK with a smidge over 2k mana can tap health 3040 back; with 3500 mana they can tap back 5070 health.

[Cecily]

More mana not go out longer.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

More mana not go out longer.

Spend zero mana via clickies when applicable, mana not go out longer. Spending zero mana is a great way to avoid going OOM.

Fungi Tunic recovers 15 HP/Tick. Eye of Cazic Thule is 1 Mana/tick. Spending some HP to avoid spending mana is often worth the price when you have mana issues and aren't meditating.

[Snaggles]

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

More mana not go out longer.

So just extending the time between med breaks? In the dumb Geo situation, every 600 mana buys you about 4 greater healings (almost 1100 hps) and potentially one more Geo to kill before a med break.

Functionally it’s just more mana you can buff a raid with and still have more than fumes in the rank for combat stuff. It sucks to give a bunch of people CoTP and realize you have maybe 2 jolts left for the fight.

I’m definitely not against it. Just lower on the priorities.

[sammoHung]

All of these are great points as to why monk is the best solo melee.

[sammoHung]

Monk does great solo and is always OOM

[sammoHung]

Monk doesn't have to buff anyone on raid. Again, you guys are really putting monks up on a pedestal here - and the class deserves it.

[Snaggles]

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

Monk doesn't have to buff anyone on raid. Again, you guys are really putting monks up on a pedestal here - and the class deserves it.

My ranger beats a lot of monks on the parse even off-disc.
Monks can’t use a 10dkp Primal axe.