Chllenging class/race that has rewards

[Ishio]

So far the way I am seeing it is I will be making an Iksar Necromancer. This is just for a little bit so I can have something to farm with. I don't really like my Druid even though the two classes solo with the same method. I feel though that farming with the Necro will be a lot better and efficient, than the Druid and I can push myself even further. I was told I can kite and fear kite yellow's at 24-26 yet when I try that I get the NPC to half health before I OOM by just refreshing DoT's and snare. That usually entails me to die. Otherwise it's dark blues I solo, then I fall asleep due to repetition.

I do like the idea of the Shadowknight, but I'd like to have him set up a little bit better before I embark on this long interesting journey. The route of a bard sounds fascinating as well, yet I'm going to wait until I go home, I'm currently in another state with just my Apple laptop until Aug, before I try a bard, due to some of the key binding being awkward to twist with.

And yet, I keep going back and forth whether this is a good route to do. I mean technically the necro is a new and unique route to me, the play style will be different and the challenges are what I can make of them as far as where I can solo and what level con I can do, what quests I can finish. I don't know, it's such a hard decision because I really hate wasting time in one character to find out it doesn't suite me or to find out it's kind of useless to others.

[falkun]

The big bonus a necro has over a druid is that necros are much more efficient at soloing IN DUNGEONS as well as outside. Dungeons generally have better ZEMs as well as better loot. If you get bored "soloing on a necro the same way i solo on a druid", try soloing blues in a dungeon. Should liven things up a bit.

[Ishio]

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

The big bonus a necro has over a druid is that necros are much more efficient at soloing IN DUNGEONS as well as outside. Dungeons generally have better ZEMs as well as better loot. If you get bored "soloing on a necro the same way i solo on a druid", try soloing blues in a dungeon. Should liven things up a bit.

Want to hear something funny? I don't know what an EQ dungeon is. I've been playing the game for years on and off since 2000, yet I have never been in a dungeon. I've done EC, HHK, HHP, zones like those, which are outside. What are some inside zones?

[Lamprey]

EQ dungeons are fun. They're big, and they're scary - all contested, lots of trains, wiping deep inside leads to a hard cr. All that makes them fun though.

Some good dungeons to check out, in increasing lvl order:
- Blackburrow (lvls 5-15; in qeynos hills)
- Befallen (lvls 12-22(?); in west commonlands)
- Najena (lvls 15-25; in lavastorm)
- Splitpaw (lvls 25-30(?); way the heck out there in the karanas)
- Unrest (lvls 30-40; in lfay)
- Guk (lvls 40+, in innothule)
- Sol Ro (lvls 40+, in lavastorm)
- Permafrost (lvls 40+, in everfrost)

That's fro QA classic. Kunark has tons of good dungeons too, but outside zones there are great for levelling - good camp spots, lots of pulls - so fewer people go in them.

[falkun]

Lamprey beat me to it. If you've never done a dungeon crawl in classic EQ, you are really missing out on good loot, good exp, and a whole different experience to the open fields of EQ.