Best solo melee class?

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Feels like you're shaming me for running oom in 84 min intervals and trying to frame it as a skill issue when this isn't a thread about optimizing not leaving your chair as a 300 lb mammal. You've already established your authority on that subject. This is, however, a thread about soloing, and your argument is invalid.

More insults. I am just pointing out things you have already said:

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

If you don't have mana recovery, those cheap spells will eventually tank your mana and the recovery is bad. You can maintain a semi-homeostasis longer with more mana.

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

So I have 2300 mana. Flame lick costs 10. I cast it twice per mob. That's 20 mana. That's 115 mobs. Say 45 seconds a kill. That's 86 mins of uptime, not including passive mana regen. Snaggles ranger with 1600 mana gets 60 mins of uptime only spending mana on flame licks. It's not an issue that needs to be solved with Tolan's gloves. The mana just runs out eventually. It's ok. That's an example of how more mana not run out faster. Thank you for weighing in.

Feel free to correct the record if you are using some strategy other than max mana to maintain your mana past 86 minutes.

When I pointed out clickies were a method of mana recovery, you responded with sarcasm:

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

Lol. Did you know you can use 4 second cast items and proc weapons as a replacement for near instant cast, low mana spells? Thank you for sage insights as always.

I have plenty of evidence showing clickies work as mana recovery items when applicable. But unfortunately you use the argument from authority fallacy to ignore what I say, instead of countering with your own evidence:

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

The presumption that you have anything to educate me with regarding a class I've leveled and raided with extensively which you also don't play is, quite frankly, presumptuous, and I don't appreciate it.

People will think you are an authority if you respond with evidence instead of fallacies.

[Duik]

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[Cecily]

Low int and narcissistic is a terrible combo.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Low int and narcissistic is a terrible combo.

Rangers do have low INT. It isn't a primary stat for them.

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

The presumption that you have anything to educate me with regarding a class I've leveled and raided with extensively which you also don't play is, quite frankly, presumptuous, and I don't appreciate it.

This looks like narcissism to me.

I agree with your assessment!

[sammoHung]

Monk is the best solo melee class.

[kjs86z2]

no its max mana ranger because cast more spells more mob more gud

[sammoHung]

Do you guys think that Revanx22, the OP - who was taking a break from levelling their only toon, a level 40 something druid, is gearing up their BiS ranger? Or maybe a BiS knight?


Oh, no.. wait. They wanted a class that you can just pick up and start playing and doesn't need BiS gear to solo.

Which is monk. End of convo. Lock this thread, or else.

[sammoHung]

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

End of convo. Lock this thread, or else.

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

Do you guys think that Revanx22, the OP - who was taking a break from levelling their only toon, a level 40 something druid, is gearing up their BiS ranger? Or maybe a BiS knight?


Oh, no.. wait. They wanted a class that you can just pick up and start playing and doesn't need BiS gear to solo.

Which is monk. End of convo. Lock this thread, or else.

I highly doubt OP realizes what a mess this has become.

Although, you really shouldn’t generalize monk as the best solo melee. Sure with good gear they can mow though light blues with ease; with insane gear they scale like no other class. Just get a primal and some god weapons, EZ.

Without a fungi, 34-36% haste, epic, and a Tstaff the field evens out. A pally for example has no borked knight melee table at this point in the progression. Access to very cheap weapons (a Reaver on blue is like 5kpp, same for a Narandi Lance at 55). A DW helm is about 400p and heals 110hp/12 seconds at 45.

Also mind you, no monk epic until 50 and that’s if you have a crew to get it. Before that you are rocking a whistler robe again if you can pay for the MQ’s since no 35 monk is venturing into Chardok or KC on a pipe quest.

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

I am pointing out the obvious. My guess is the majority of melee class characters that can play Ogre/Troll are a race other than Troll/Ogre. If you are fine losing somewhere between 27-70 points of STR for fashionquest, you'll be fine putting your starting stats into something other than STR.

If you are an alt-o-holic the 20% exp penalty for a troll or 15% for ogre are fine print worth noticing. I still don’t think it’s enough for sway a player away from a fatty if they really want to play one. Likewise, the stats won’t lean a player away from a smaller race of their choice.

Keep in mind though for a warrior, gnomes are preshrunk and have access to 40% spell haste arms. Hitting the stamina target of 205 is not difficult.

For SK’s the difference between an Erudite and Troll is roughly 600-700 mana with the same gear. That’s a few drain souls. It’s not ideal as having a ton of Str, stam, refen, and slam, but it means you can stack cheap droppable HP gear which seldom has mana.

Here is my very scruffy SK that’s mostly an EC bin sale. She does ok. I’d even play her more if not locked away in VP for an eternity, lol.

https://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Blue:Corinnia

[kjs86z2]

or else!!!