Fyi,
My friend and I are trying this combo. Although, I
like the Ranger combo a lot. Here is what we play for
a three person, Druid, Ranger, Dwarf Paladin.
Ok, the twosome......Magician and Monk. I know, I
know, no healing......so it is not the best but a nice
POWER combination.
later
--- "Nygaard, FC3" <
nygaardr@...> wrote:
> A better an more interesting question, more
> "correct" answers too, is what 2
> classes make the best DUO team. I wont say what is
> best because I guess it
> might boil down to two players that play well
> together and not depend on
> their class too much (par from two straight melee).
>
>
> My favorite? Ranger + Enchanter. Outdoor zones
> fights go something like
> this enchanter tashs with beserker up or whatever
> dmg absorb spell they have
> for that lvl. As enchanter is casting tash he runs
> at the mob while the
> ranger starts to cast snare enchanter will get hit
> and his pet will start to
> attack. By this time the ranger should have hit the
> mob and taken agro from
> the pet (The pet agro patch actually helped
> enchanter pets a ton. They
> taunted like nobody's business and died fairly
> quick). Enchanter fears and
> uses his mana wisely nuking when it wont hurt down
> time more than help by a
> faster kill. Ranger shouldnt cast any spells but
> snare and save the rest of
> his mana for heals depending on what you are
> fighting a few seconds of non
> feared mob might take a bub or two.
>
> Using this tactic an Enchanter Ranger combo can make
> a great team for
> outdoor mobs. Yes, you can substitue the ranger
> class for any class that
> can snare but there are a few reasons, in my
> opinion, why rangers make the
> best choice.
>
> Necro, he doesnt need an enchanter, he will get
> faster exp solo, and the
> only thing the enchanter will bring to the group is
> haste (necro has this
> for thier pet, enchanters haste is better at some
> lvl's but really not a
> good enough reason to group with you). Clarity?
> Necro lich type spells are
> better at every lvl.
>
> Shadow Knight, his darkness spell doesnt seem to
> last very long and unless
> he has some really good weapons isnt going to do as
> much dmg as a ranger.
>
> Druid, too mana dependant over a period of time the
> ranger will be able to
> do better for you as the druid will start to go oom
> with constant fighting.
>
> Bard, maybe a nice second choice never duo'd with
> one much. Maybe first,
> never tried it.
>
> I have also done this with a warrior that has a
> snare whip but can make for
> a nasty fight while waiting on whip to proc.
>
> Just me rambling at work.
>
> Mu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Gaudry [mailto:bgrifter@...]
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 8:41 AM
> To: EverQuest@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [EverQuest] Subject: Best soloing class
>
>
> > I am just wondering your thoughts on which class
> > makes for the best soloing.. all the way from
> 1-60..
> > -emily
>
> This question comes up way way too often, i've seen
> it
> argued about 20 seperate times on message boards,
> here's how it usually plays out. The Necros and
> Druids
> immediately leap up and shout "We're best!" and
> frankly, they are. Necros and Druids solo better
> than
> any other class in EQ. Which is better? It's largely
> a
> matter of personal preferance and where you're
> soloing. Then everyone else crowds in on the thread
> arguing the merits of their pet class. (as in
> "favorite class", not Mages ;) Technically really
> any
> class can solo, it just involves unmanagable amounts
> of downtime, picking less than profitable mobs, and
> unacceptable amounts of risk... unless you're a
> Druid
> or Necro. :)
>
> Just an afterthought, had to reply to the post
> questioning Mage's dominance as "the pet class",
> take
> a look at the message boards on eqvault.ign.com
> there's a large thread comparing the Mage Epic pet
> to
> the highest level Beastlord pet.
>
>
>
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