What class to play?

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Hey everyone, I'm looking for a class thats fun to play. One that can take some damage but can still solo and be valuable in teams. Any suggestions?
Well first of all do you have any previous mmo experience? Is there a type of class you like ot play?

It is very important that you chose a class that has a playstyle you like to play.

- Ranged magic user? (nuker) - Archer? - Tank? - Summoner? - Melee DD?

Most of these types have classes that can solo.
I've tried summoner and healers are ok, but i've never tried any of the orc clases. What are those like?
Orc classes:

Warcryers/Overloads: mass buffers. Does some relatively good damage

Destroyer: One big killing machine at close range. Attacks relatively slow, but hard ! Normally uses a BIG two handed sword or pole.

Tyrant: Also one big killing machine. Attacks very very very fast, but alot less damage per swing than a destroyer. Uses Fist weapons.
I think i might try for destroyer do you know anything indepth about them?
Most ppl would suggest go nuker, they are so easy to solo and when you in 20 to 40 stage look for the raid groups and have fun. Higher up you will need to make friends with an SE
in order to not have to rest for mp so much and not to die if mobs hit ya. Just remember, do green mobs and mobs that
take two shots or ya waste mp. For fighter class type, try
a destroyer/tryant they work great in any group and can solo thanks to great solo areas now.
Unfortunatly I dont know any specifics about most fighter classes.

If you do a search of the forums there are many threads about ups and downs of each class.

The trick to finding a class is to find a few that interest you and meet your playstyls/goals. Then you do some in depth research on the forums.

You also create a few characters, play them a bit (lets say 1-30) and then you can get a very general feal of what class you like.
Alright thanks Shrimp :)

Hey everyone, I'm looking for a class thats fun to play. One that can take some damage but can still solo and be valuable in teams. Any suggestions?


BladeDancer
- fun to play
- can take some dmg
- can solo (or even better duo with a SE)
- very valuable at groups

Hey everyone, I'm looking for a class thats fun to play. One that can take some damage but can still solo and be valuable in teams. Any suggestions?



you could always try an orc mystic they're a bit more durable than the other race mystics and as far as i've heard they're popular in classes. They're cast speed kind of sucks but I think it usually goes cast spell then whack the daylights out of the mob with your weapon. So that shouldn't be a problem.
You said you tried summoner - I think a warlock pretty much exactly fits your profile.

They can take damage like almost no second, they are very valueable in teams, and they are excellent soloers.
orc destroyer is a machine....ton of hp, ton of power but slow... at high levels if you get close to one, you're pretty much dead
Slow is a relative term ^^

Destroyer fits your needs just fine, it is fun to play, it can take huge amounts of dmg(especially with the right setup) and deals out massive dmg too(with different setup, ofcourse). It is also good in pve and pvp, can solo and works just fine in groups. High lvl Destroyers and Titans are powerhouses and can do nasty dmg in pvp, but yea, the runspeed and attackspeed aint that high. Untill you get Zealot ^^

Overall, a great class with truely unique trademark skills and lots of tricks to master. And atleast there is more to playing a Destroyer than a archer/nuker skillwise ;)
Solo? As in, self-buffed? o_O
With herbs, no problem. Or with potions in other areas, no problem again. As long as you have risk haste, haste 2 pots and use Rage, Frenzy and Zealot in pve, you can solo relatively nicely.

Especially in herb areas, hoho. Full hp most of the time.
if u pick a destro the Buff Vampric Rage will be your friend, nuture it, trust it, and it will almost never fail you :o :o

Orc classes:

Warcryers/Overloads: mass buffers. Does some relatively good damage




OverloRds ;) really need an Alliance to be effective. Buffing at alliance gatherings for siege, raid, or pvp, is the Overlord's main purpose. I got a big kick out of seeing my buff effect on over a hundred people the first time. :cool:

Outside of that there is AoE (Area of Effect) hunting for which you really need a party. That type of hunting seems to be much less popular these days.

Yes, OL's can buff a party, of clan mates or alliance mates, but any other buffer is better for that purpose and doesnt have the limit on who can get the buffs. A Warcryer has better buffs (for party), and has a one target DOT (Damage Over Time) that is effective. So, they are better solo/party.

Overlords are very specialized, but do a couple things really well. BTW, when my clan left the alliance we were in, I almost rerolled.
AoE is unpopular, because it got nerfed since C3...true 9 man aoe party's are a lot less common then back in those days.

Too bad cause training 60 mobs was kinda spectacular to see.
i'm starting the AOE revolution...we did full rooms in AL lastnight...like 30+mobs at a time...it was great :)
i love my warlord :)
and it was a true aoe group, prof, ee, ol, bd, sws, wl, glad, and se.... and everyone had a pole aside from the healers...
and we are just low 50's, brings me back to the days of c1-2 :)
30 or 60 mobs at a time is small, bah. If you pull, do it like you mean it ;) Loved AoE in C3 <3
hehehe...the cap on the mobs prevets me from pulling all of al at once, but this is as close to old school aoe as you're gonna get. as i said, we are low 50, killing 65+mobs 30 at a time :)
Ye, I know. Impressive with the current AoE stuff, but compared to good ol AoE it still just feels wrong T_T
yeah i watched a fraps not long ago of an aoe in AL... i was amazed...it had to be 70-80 mobs...it was crazy
Ancient Battleground used to be fun, pull 100+ mobs and watch them all die in few seconds ++++XP!!!
ES and SpS and OL for that kinda AOE party... 1/2 hp mobs, aoe sleep and root and the nuke then all in like 2 shots
AoE sleep and root are also affected, aren't they?

Get 2 ESs and one PS to finish off possible survivors, maybe? :p