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Grpsmashin said:
Dual tanking Mage pets FTW. No real issue with it as the necro pet & BST pet is back up for tanking.

Hell i even wiped one time and the SHM and his pet survived killing the mob then rezed everyone.

If you haven't tried it, give it a shot :)
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Back before MQ, back in the day, you want to upset people - let a whole group wipe to a mob, and then a necro or shaman comes by and solos it later. People really didn't like that - even if they couldn't kill it, weren't going to try again even, they still didn't want to see you doing it solo.

If you used to play a necro/shaman did you ever wait around just waiting for somebody else to not even be in the zone because you didn't want to potentially upset them by them seeing you solo a mob?
 
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Necro, enchanter and bard. Back in the day, breaking camps was a respected skill, and soloing camps that were hard to break felt like a real accomplishment. I only ever really did it with those three classes. Shaman could solo big stuff, same as SKs, but for chaotic camp breaking, I never did better than NEC, ENC and BRD.

Thematically, I think those three classes are best also. Their skillsets, spells, abilities, etc are all so well defined within their class lore.
 
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Mine has always been the monk. The ability to move around with multiple ways of getting out of bad situations and FD flopping. Since starting here and playing more classes, I don't understand how folks have survived without instantaneous feign death. I die more often running from one place to another then I do from hunting. That said, my next favorite toon is a 110+ bard. Because IVU and Invis with one cast is a beautiful thing.
 
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Monk - Because pulling is the one thing EQ has that no other game seems to do well.

Multichar said:
Was anybody here influenced by the official Everquest strategy guide into what class they played first?
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My very first release day character was an Enchanter. The description made me believe I would sit in Felwithe and warriors from all over the world could come find me so I could enchant their weapons.

The reality was selling all my cloth armor to fail a Jade Ring combine and log off.
 
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TinyBubbles said:
Mine has always been the monk. The ability to move around with multiple ways of getting out of bad situations and FD flopping. Since starting here and playing more classes, I don't understand how folks have survived without instantaneous feign death. I die more often running from one place to another then I do from hunting. That said, my next favorite toon is a 110+ bard. Because IVU and Invis with one cast is a beautiful thing.
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wow I didn't know they had ivu and invis at the same time is that like 120 or something crazy
 
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I have a hotkey to trigger Selo's and double invis. It's the only way to move. For me Bard is the must have favorite class to have and that's not just because I mained a Bard since 2000. Start with a Bard, figure what flavor of real plate tank you like and work from there. When doing synergy stuff I've seen that you may want to choose between Shaman or Enchanter depending on melee or caster heavy for the group. The last slot I decide is always the healer. I may have that covered if I selected Shaman or got a Druid after I set up the Enchanter. Bard is always a constant
 
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Hard to choose a favorite, I tend to have a flavor of the month. right now its wizards, but I was also on a cleric kick recently.

I usually pick what class I want to play that night and build my group around them and try to max them out.

Historically I've mained rangers and SKs the longest
 
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Multichar said:
Was anybody here influenced by the official Everquest strategy guide into what class they played first?

Paladin's sounded so interesting in it:
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Mage hooked me, powerful and a bodyguard, oh and summon most anything else needed. Or so it sounded. That lasted till Sony put them on the hate, nerf list. That's when I began trying many different 'mains'. Kind of blurred for a while. SHD finally won as semi-perm 'main'. So far...
 
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GlazingNecro5 said:
What is everyone's favorite class of all time, and why? What made you fall in love with the class forever?
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@GlazingNecro5 Sex Ed was my favorite class of all time...girls putting condoms on bananas

Despicable Me Banana GIF


Now as far as eq ... gotta say ... Necro ... because we own your ass living or undead ...

Skeleton Getting Fresh GIF by Awkwafina
 
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Druid :)

My first toon was a Druid when PoK was the current expansion. I was in a casual guild and I worked shifts so the ability to move quickly around zones, solo in various ways + some group usefulness was handy

Some expansions were tough as a Druid but I enjoyed the challenges and my casual guild provided plenty of grouping options.

The DoT changes during EoK was a big game changer and suddenly I was topping some raid parses. The tweaking of DoTs reduced my DPS slightly but I loved my role of keeping my group alive while putting out some decent damage.

When ever I start a new 6 man group I find it hard to not have a druid in the group even melee based group :)
 
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MQ has given me an appreciation for all classes. Its tough to pick a favorite. They all bring some tools to the group and the trick is finding the best synergy within your groups.

I have at least one of each class and there's something I like about each. I put some of the less popular ones in one of my groups just to have one and see what they are all about.
 
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Bard. Specifically from playing an old school bard. Pre-twist. High-skill cap, maximum versatility

Join a destitute group that spends half their time medding? It's not a party.

Solo? Let's go swarm kite 30 mobs and lag the entire zone for a half hour while balancing on a razor's edge, then collect a bar full of XP.

Creating a duo with some gimpy character like a warrior? Let's just fear kite the mob while the warrior bangs on it, whatever.


In modern times the bard's ADPS is soooo high they are needed in nearly ever group, especially the current top-groups with melee. They also have an extremely high skill-floor, so boxing them is A+++ for even unassisted players. But I think I love them out of nostalgia.




Also, top favorite class in any game ever is the Weaver from GW2. This video is indecipherable to anyone unfamiliar with the Weaver class, but it plays like a very fast-paced bard from the pre-twist days, where you enter a new element every 1-2 seconds (kinda like bards singing songs) and go through a rotation with a ton of dodging/blocks/etc.

 
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RobRenfro said:
What made me fall in love with my Shaman wasn't soloing Dragons as a class that wasn't supposed to but that helped. Shaman have the most lethal DoTs their killing power is second to none. A Shaman can handle crowd control if needed. You can primary heal or spot heal. Your buffs and AOE malaise and slow make you sought after just for that. And Shaman is a chain class he can take hits and instaheal himself. I've tanked with my Shaman doing with a Druid healer in Vp when you needed a key to get in and if you died your key and all your gear was lost on that body. No character in any other game can do all the things a Shaman can do.
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I would argue that Bards might be even more versatile, but Shamans are fantastic as well!
 
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secret_wombat said:
Druid :)

My first toon was a Druid when PoK was the current expansion. I was in a casual guild and I worked shifts so the ability to move quickly around zones, solo in various ways + some group usefulness was handy

Some expansions were tough as a Druid but I enjoyed the challenges and my casual guild provided plenty of grouping options.

The DoT changes during EoK was a big game changer and suddenly I was topping some raid parses. The tweaking of DoTs reduced my DPS slightly but I loved my role of keeping my group alive while putting out some decent damage.

When ever I start a new 6 man group I find it hard to not have a druid in the group even melee based group :)
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My main group was the holy trinity (SK,SHM,BRD) I got a little bored and added a BST, still felt like something was missing and remembered my youth as a druid. Added a druid PL'd to match the group level and was so happy with myself, the ability to just port all over I had forgotten about is/was so convenient!
 
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First class was Halfling Pally back in Luclin/PoP days.....1 of 2 Halfling Pallys at max level on the server lol...

Today, I think it would be a toss up from Warrior or BeastieBoy...
 
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