Hi,
I used to play a DE necro to 20 in EQ. Gave it up very long ago,
like maybe a year before Luclin came out. I'd never go back.
Corpse runs? Three day camps to complete a quest? Not for me.
I'd like to 2nd what Howler said about the tanks in DAoC.
They are not the primary damage dealers. They are meant to
absorb, block, parry damage. They also get a skill called
"protect", which acts as a detaunt on the person they place it
on. This keeps the Mobs smacking the guy in plate armor, and
not the caster or cleric in cloth or chain.
Armsman in Albion do get a polearm ability which does tremendous
damage, but I don't see very many players going that route
currently. Polearms are slow, and you give up shields to do this.
The thief type classes in DAoC are extremely fun to play. The
Infiltrator class in Albion can do quite a bit of damage. In fact
so much so, the clerics can have a full time job keeping them
alive. I have a 45th level Armsman, and my friend plays a 49th
level Inf, so I've seen this personally. I can also put Guard on the
Inf, and block shots on him. This has saved his butt several times.
Some Infs do spec in Dual Wield, they get several nice styles from
the skill.
I haven't had much fun in RvR, so I'm waiting for 50th to really
give it a good try.
Another good site is www.classesofcamelot.com
Keltan
45th armsman, Iseult.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howler D. Wolfe" <howler@...>
To: <EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> Hi Stuart,
>
> >
> One VERY important thing to know about warriors and tanks in DAoC. They
are
> not meant to be MEGA damage dealers, they are meant to absorb/block/parry
> damage. There are other classes that are REALLY good at laying the smack
> down, but at the cost of giving up some defensive capability. Beserkers,
> Mercenaries and Blademasters are REALLY good at smacking the living tar
out
> of something, but they also will take more damage by default. These
classes
> are also known as dual wielding classes. While other classes like the
> Nightshade, Infiltrator, Shadowblade, Ranger and Scout get a form of dual
> wield, they typically do not spec in it. The exception being the
Shadowblade
> (I LOVE this class after my bard) Instead of getting dual wield,
> Shadowblades get a skill called leftaxe or LA for short. Dual Wield
(Albion)
> and Celtic Dual (Hibernia) work differently than LA. Dual wield has a
> chance to trigger, when it does trigger and it does hit, it hits for max
> damage. With LA, it swings EVERYTIME, when it hits it does a percentage of
> the max damage. So while you swing all the time when you hit its partial
> damage...which is still VERY good. Its usually only a few points off of
my
> main weapon damage, because I keep it pretty high. Midgard is the only
> realm that gets LA. Shadowblades, and Beserkers get LA.
>
> So as you can see it depends on how you wish to play. There are other
tank
> classes that you should also look at. I really like the Midgard Thane.
The
> thane gets a nice AOE DD spell that smacks big ole hammers on thy enemies,
> as well as a point blank AOE instant on a 20 second timer, a single DD
> instant on a 20second timer, a castable DD and a STR/CON buff. The
weakside
> is they are a bit light on the HP, but are a TON of fun to play.
>
> You may also want to checkout a Champion in Hibernia. I have a Lurikeen
> large weapon champ and he is soooooo cool. He is similar to the thane yet
> different. Instead of DD he gets some nasty debuffs and a nasty DD
instant.
>
> Basically what you may want to do is to go to http://daoc.catacombs.com
and
> checkout the spell lists and style lists for the classes you wish to
> checkout. They also have some decent class discussion forums there. I read
> them quite often.
>
> I know this is a bit of a long winded E-mail, but there is a lot to know
> about the various classes. I've personally found something to like in
every
> class as well as something not to like.
>
> If you would like to know more about a certain class and specing please
let
> me know.
>
> Thanks
> Oskar
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Thomson" <Stuart@...>
> To: <EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:52 AM
> Subject: RE: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
>
>
> > Howler,
> >
> > I ordered it yesterday with the expansion and should get it Friday :)
> >
> > Just one question, Whats the best warrior type class to play?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Howler D. Wolfe [mailto:howler@...]
> > Sent: 19 February 2003 23:06
> > To: EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> >
> >
> > Stuart,
> >
> > I play DAoC. I quit EQ well over a year ago. Personally, I REALLY like
> it.
> > I will be honest and say that I'm not really fond of the dungeons that
> > originally came with DAoC. They were weak at best. However, the new
> dungeons
> > in the expansion are much better and much more EQ like. I always felt
that
> > EQ's dungeons were fairly well designed and they only got better with
the
> > expansions.
> >
> > With that said, the main attraction for me is the Realm vs. Realm
combat.
> > Taking keeps and jacking relics is a total blast! I have noticed that
my
> > friends that have tried DAoC have started on what we call the "Co-op"
> > server. Basically, these are like EQ style servers and are PvE
> only...pretty
> > boring if you ask me. Give a regular server a chance and I think you
will
> > like the way RvR is done. You won't have someone in your home town gank
> you
> > or people from other realms raiding newbie areas. Its just not setup
that
> > way. If you play on a PvP server its a different story.
> >
> > RvR in my book is just awesome.
> >
> > If you have any questions please feel free to ask. I will be glad to
help
> > you out as much as I can. DAoC isnt perfect by any stretch, but it
really
> > suits me and my play style.
> >
> > -Oskar
> > 44th Level Hibernian Bard Extrordinare
> > Gathering of Ancients
> > Palomides
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stuart Thomson" <Stuart@...>
> > To: <EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 5:13 AM
> > Subject: RE: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> >
> >
> > > Anyone know if Dark age of Camelot is any good? Im looking for
something
> > > else to play other than EQ. Tried asherons call 2 but got bored very
> > quickly
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: CivilWarez@... [mailto:CivilWarez@...]
> > > Sent: 19 February 2003 10:07
> > > To: EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> > >
> > >
> > > I stopped playing my necro at 30 a long time ago. Since then I have
> > leveled
> > > up a Druid to 53 but wishing I had a high level group character, I am
> > > working on one now a low level enchanter that may not even make it to
20
> > but
> > > who knows
> > >
> > > BTW, I am also looking forward to Star Wars Galaxies, looks like alot
of
> > > fun.
> > >
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