Creating new character... Shadow Knight or Paladin?

[Feanoir]

Paladins are also the most active of the three tanks, at least in my opinion. If you aren't pulling you watch out for adds and root them as they come in. After the fight you spam click your hat for a few mana free heals each round. During the fights you have to be aware of any adds to root while keeping aggo, and everyone appreciates if you manage to cure any poison/disease dots without asking if any casts get through. In my opinion its probably the most exhausting of the tank classes in a fast paced group, but also adds quite a lot to what the group can handle.

[Tenlaar]

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

Paladins are also the most active of the three tanks, at least in my opinion.

There are four plate tanks for group content, and if you think a paladin is active you should try doing it with a bard!

[Swish]

I'd take a good ranger over a slacking "don't want to pull" monk anyday. You know those monks, the ones in KC who can't be bothered to get their seb key sorted and alt tab a lot.

Rangers are great pullers, good dps (especially on an older server like this one with plenty of twinking going on) and they know its a good idea to put some work in because if they are as slack as some of the lazier monks they're doomed for future group opportunities... I'd argue.

[Deckk]

Honestly, I like monk more than any of the classes being spoken about (SK, Paly, Warrior). No, monks aren't tanks (they can tank low level stuff, sure...) but they are a very playable and fun class. The problem with monks, in my opinion, is how freakin' many of them there are. There's tons.

The fun part about rolling a paly/sk is the group tank viability and the rarity piece... Roll anything non-big for an SK and you're going to be an uncommon class (aside from DE). For paladin, roll anything really... Dwarves are a bit more prevalent.

That's fun to me.

But I'm not really a min/maxer, either.

It's why I've thought and rethought additional characters about 300 times. I really wanted to go monk, but man, the thought of being one of 5000 just isn't fun.

Warriors aren't all that common, either. They're more popular than SKs or Paladins, but outside of ogre there's not a ton of them running around.

[Beinen]

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

Honestly, I like monk more than any of the classes being spoken about (SK, Paly, Warrior). No, monks aren't tanks (they can tank low level stuff, sure...) but they are a very playable and fun class. The problem with monks, in my opinion, is how freakin' many of them there are. There's tons.

The fun part about rolling a paly/sk is the group tank viability and the rarity piece... Roll anything non-big for an SK and you're going to be an uncommon class (aside from DE). For paladin, roll anything really... Dwarves are a bit more prevalent.

That's fun to me.

But I'm not really a min/maxer, either.

It's why I've thought and rethought additional characters about 300 times. I really wanted to go monk, but man, the thought of being one of 5000 just isn't fun.

Warriors aren't all that common, either. They're more popular than SKs or Paladins, but outside of ogre there's not a ton of them running around.

Right - but I played monk from pre-kunark, and been dying to get back into eq(see my post in guild discussion) I may not make this paladin for some thing but I thought if I were to do something different I was going to do a hybrid. I know there are many monks but I'll be one of the few that is very active and may I even say "professional" with my pulls and other duties of my class. - to comment on your monk ideas

[Sage Truthbearer]

Originally Posted by Beinen

I know there are many monks but I'll be one of the few that is very active and may I even say "professional" with my pulls and other duties of my class.

My advice is to not worry about how rare your class is — the only thing that matters is if you find the class fun. Just look up how many Paladins or Rangers exist in the 60 bracket. Very few of them stick it out for the long haul, and part of the reason is because they put rarity over enjoyment.

[Beinen]

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

My advice is to not worry about how rare your class is — the only thing that matters is if you find the class fun. Just look up how many Paladins or Rangers exist in the 60 bracket. Very few of them stick it out for the long haul, and part of the reason is because they put rarity over enjoyment.

Exactly why I play monk. I just thought that there may be times getting a group may be difficult or that there may be a need that I could fulfil from time to time. Was looking for input as far as that goes

[Deckk]

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

My advice is to not worry about how rare your class is — the only thing that matters is if you find the class fun. Just look up how many Paladins or Rangers exist in the 60 bracket. Very few of them stick it out for the long haul, and part of the reason is because they put rarity over enjoyment.

Wait. What?

Some people enjoy rare. Some enjoy min max. Some enjoy fashion. The end of the day your last line is on point. Play what will make you enjoy your time.

[burkemi5]

IMO paladin is the worst class, I'd made a ranger before I made a paladin. Make anything but a pally.