Melee Class Help

[DinoTriz2]

Monk, and to a lesser degree, Shadowknight can sort of solo.

Iksar HP regen will really help the experience, but it's still going to suck.

Hell, soloing sucks with casters too. My Necro spent so much time in Kelethin that I actually know where I'm going in that city now.

[lctucker2999]

Shadow Knights can solo fairly well and safely with FD, fear kiting, and a pet that might be able to buy you an extra second or 2 if you need to create some extra space to get a FD off. But their melee damage output is pretty abysmal and you'll most likely lose straight up face tanking assuming you have average gear for your level. You would need to stack a bunch of dots and/or fear kite in order to win, and then you're back to the original issue of having to med to refill your mana bar. But they're still fun, relatively safe and capable of grouping or soloing.

[mgb64029]

Troll shadowknight > Iksar shadowknight

[Legidias]

Human shadowknight >>>> others because they have to choose to be evil whereas the other races inherently are

[mgb64029]

You could say the same about gnomes and Erudites, Troll just better than all other races. Troll is the master race.

[bigjeff100]

Erudite <<< Proper armor on them is damn beautiful

[Legidias]

SK erudites are inhereently evil as they grew up in an evil city. Gnomes are evil cyborgs. Hence, Humans still reign supreme.

[elwing]

Sk solo pretty well, with low downtime... But being fairly low dps it's still long despite low downtimes... I actually soloed most of my 50-60 experience...

[SewingMachine]

Originally Posted by Millertime1485 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hello all,



I'm trying to get into this game and I'm really looking for a melee to play. I've read everything saying melee is far more gear dependent but sitting and waiting for mana is a real bore. I have a 15 rogue but I'm starting to consider another melee class that could provide some of the rogue fun and a little more solo. Is a Ranger a viable option (not being top tier for anything obviously) or should I just stick it out with the rogue and wait for groups.

Ultimately I'm just looking for a class that doesn't focus on mana as much, can do some decent dps in a group but also go it alone if need be.

Really when thinking about a melee I would break it down to a couple of things.
A. Do you want to cast Spells ?
B. Do you want to Tank or DPS?

I would ask your self these questions then pick accordingly what do you want out of the game and what do you find fun. For me I have to play a class that has magic I find rogues/monk/war leveling very boring. I like looking forward to spells as well as the utility they bring.

I feel alot of people focus on end game but i feel like alot of your experience with your character will be leveling it up. So make sure thats fun for you. You like leveling up your rogue ? you like doing dps ? You like sneaking around ? If yes I would just keep playing him the gear will come.

[mgb64029]

Trolls can't be rogues, so that is not an acceptable option.