The Definitive Class Ranking Thread - VOTE!

[Sizar]

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

Groups and Duos, Shaman, Cleric and Druid should be top 3. They are the start of almost any group and duo. Raids can't be done without healing. As much as people want to pump up other classes, priest classes will always be top 3 in my book.

Druids heal in raids? Thought they just cast circles and PoTG then swap to a useful class after buffs are done. no?

[Encroaching Death]

I'm seeing a lot of people ranking Necro a lot lower than I would've expected.

Why? Are they really that bad?

[unsunghero]

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

Why? Are they really that bad?

No, it’s jealousy

[Kich867]

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

I'm seeing a lot of people ranking Necro a lot lower than I would've expected.

Why? Are they really that bad?

I think people can get hyper-fixated on the absolute best classes for raiding, but really all the classes are quite useful / do something useful for the raid. Necros don't have the sexiest job in the world but being a mana battery is pretty damn helpful.

I'm raiding on a wizard for the first time and I was expecting it to just be completely awful given what I had read here and in reality it was mostly fine.

[eqravenprince]

Originally Posted by Kich867 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm raiding on a wizard for the first time and I was expecting it to just be completely awful given what I had read here and in reality it was mostly fine.

It was awful for me. Went to Vox, Naggy, Phinny raids, all belly casters. I was completely useless as wizard. If I got close enough to nuke, I was dead.

[tadkins]

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

It was awful for me. Went to Vox, Naggy, Phinny raids, all belly casters. I was completely useless as wizard. If I got close enough to nuke, I was dead.

What do they do if you get close? Just wondering. I hope to raid on a wizard one day.

[eqravenprince]

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

What do they do if you get close? Just wondering. I hope to raid on a wizard one day.

I get hit and die, period. Those who says Wizards are awesome in classic needs to educate me on how. I just don't see it.

[Encroaching Death]

Originally Posted by Kich867 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think people can get hyper-fixated on the absolute best classes for raiding, but really all the classes are quite useful / do something useful for the raid. Necros don't have the sexiest job in the world but being a mana battery is pretty damn helpful.

Was raiding last night and we ran into a pinch where Clerics were OOM.

Within 5 or 6 secs, they were all at 95% mana from all the twitches at once. It was pretty sweet.

[Gloomlord]

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

I'm seeing a lot of people ranking Necro a lot lower than I would've expected.

Why? Are they really that bad?

They're actually a really good but balanced class. Excellent soloing that requires next to no gear, and they are a versatile group class with boatloads of utility. Their raid role is lacklustre, however.

It's more that Enchanter, Shaman and Bard are overpowered classes, and outstrip the Necromancer at his soloing, grouping and raiding capabilities.

[Keebz]

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

They're actually a really good but balanced class. Excellent soloing that requires next to no gear, and they are a versatile group class with boatloads of utility. Their raid role is lacklustre, however.

It's more that Enchanter, Shaman and Bard are overpowered classes, and outstrip the Necromancer at his soloing, grouping and raiding capabilities.

Woah woah woah, Necro is a fine raiding class. DA training and bone walking are high value and high skill. Twitches, corpses summons and the occasional rez are great as well.

They are a much better play maker in ToV than those other classes you listed and solid in VP. Meanwhile, Shamans, Enchanters and Bards do a lot of wall licking. A heads up Ench/Bard can do some work, though. Shaman? We have enough of those. Please log to your rogue, thanks.