i have been working on several melee characters they are all now close to 40, i need to work on just one but cannot decide which as i do not want to be stuck with a char that i have trouble playing in the future.
I only really play solo atm and i do not have a 2nd a/c so the char needs to be able to solo without buffer the choice in
Monk
Palus Knight
Raider
Which ever i choose with get top c grade weapon any advice for solo play from 40 onwards
well yes BD are most likely smart chooise
but they not realy solo friendly at high levels without buff's
also they are weak very weak when you change the dyes
forget cata/nercro's when you solo with a BD but i belive a big nasty orc can solo small rooms even big ones solo without buff's why someone wanna do that is my 2 cents sinds the cost's to kill a mob then are 2 times more expensive then they drop but hey it's posable
No melee class can solo effectively at high lvls, even Orcs have a hard time without buffs :p.
A BladeDancer would be a smart choice as you will be able to solo in your early 40s and by the time you reach the point where you can't solo you will have made plenty of friends through pick-up groups.
I soloed my BD to 52 without buffs. its expensive, but it can be done. and yes, you will be very very wanted in groups later in game. once you have fire dance, you are wanted :) and when you get to 58, you can get into pretty much any party you want to.
and btw, solo withut buffs at higher lvl is not possible. unless you spam pots all the time. just dont.
eh, you aren't, quite, solo. more like 2 boxing w/o having to have another account. and you're not a melee class, anyway. I'm not a melee class, either. we're a buffer/healer who happens to bring along their own DD. :)
No melee class can solo effectively at high lvls, even Orcs have a hard time without buffs
Once you hit high lvls, your solo will slow down for any melee class. And downtime will be an issue for most any class without buffs. Or potion spamming.
If your really intent on soloing most often. I would recommend you go shillien knight. SK isn't gonna kill the fastest. But you will very rarely have downtime. Lots of skills to keep things a tiny bit more interesting. Drains will keep your HP up. Cubics will also help.
As someone who has solo'd up to A grade and beyond I have never been displeased with SK. They are hella expensive to solo, but any melee will be.
That being said, if you see yourself wanting to group in the future. BD is gonna be better. They can solo pretty well too for the mid lvls. They are in higher demand for groups. And tanking can be a pain sometimes. Lot to learn.
BD's can sorta solo later on, even in high catacombs Abisha. Without a 2box no, but I can clear rooms buffed with my BD, solo, in Forbidden Path. BD's happen to be one of the best Melee DD in game. Although I will admit, Tyrants can make us look foolish in damage output
For solo Id be Dark Avenger over Shillen Knight. They get same Life Leech hp steal spell, but DA also gets Corpse Scavenge which the SK does not have. And what they lack in DD the Panther summon makes up for quite well. At higher lvls the P. Atk on Panther blows the DA's P. Atk away. The summon takes its % of exp. but its worth it when you kill that quickly. Also, Shield Stun is a nice skill DA have that SK dont get. If you want to be melee and solo it doesnt get any better than that imo considering you need to heal yourself and still kill at a good pace.
But really, Summoners is where the real solo is at.
yea, only problem with tanks is they have a hard time finding groups later in game. and solo unbuffed? it will take 5 years to get to 80 :/
I rarely party any cata-groups with a real tank..why? they do less damage then a semi-tank, and tanks are not needed for it! im a TH and i can tank catas pretty easy, BDs are good tankers.. im not sure about 75+ catas but I guess its the same there. where you need a tank is hero rift and Toi and such places...raids... usualy groups of 9 players..
and a big downside of this is, you always spend 1 hour or so to get a group running (unless you have a good clan and group with them) and Im not one of those guys playing 15h / day, so I hate just so waste my playtime siting in town and wait for people to come.. :(
For solo Id be Dark Avenger over Shillen Knight. They get same Life Leech hp steal spell, but DA also gets Corpse Scavenge which the SK does not have. And what they lack in DD the Panther summon makes up for quite well. At higher lvls the P. Atk on Panther blows the DA's P. Atk away. The summon takes its % of exp. but its worth it when you kill that quickly. Also, Shield Stun is a nice skill DA have that SK dont get. If you want to be melee and solo it doesnt get any better than that imo considering you need to heal yourself and still kill at a good pace.
But really, Summoners is where the real solo is at.
DAs have drain health and corpse scavange. SK have drain health and life leech. I think they are basicaly the same, but life leech is done on a living target, life scavenge on a dead one. So SK get to do dmg and get hp at the same time. Not a huge difference, especially in soloing. More so for PvP.
A DAs panther is definitly going to speed things up. I would love to see an SK and DA test who kills faster and how much faster. On the plus side SKs cubics don't take exp. One of them does a drain, so thats more hp. One of them poisons, which is extra DPS, and one weakens the mobs attack, defense, or windshackles it.
Either is a valid solo option, but yeahs neither is gonna be fast.