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I'd go war/bard/enc/cleric...then whatever dps flavoring you preferHey yall, So I want to get a second group rolling. The tank will be a warrior. What classes should I put with him. I want it to be a primarily Melee group please help
I run a rogue with two zerkers. It's 50/50 on DPS advantage.Zerkers are getting brought back down to earth currently.
IMO this is your main crew, then you want to make a 2nd crew which works well with it, but is not identical - start to mix it up so you get all your buff bases covered as you start your travels down into the rabbit hole that is box raidingMy main crew is SK SHM BRD BST ZERK ZERK
As Sic always says, can’t go wrong with the “holy trinity” tank/healer/crowd control. For a melee group I run a SK/SHM/BRD/BZK/BZK/RNGHey yall, So I want to get a second group rolling. The tank will be a warrior. What classes should I put with him. I want it to be a primarily Melee group please help
I've now graduated from 2 groups to close to an entire raid force... I swear I'm not addicted I can quit whenever I wantAs Sic always says, can’t go wrong with the “holy trinity” tank/healer/crowd control. For a melee group I run a SK/SHM/BRD/BZK/BZK/RNG
Have fun.
I've now graduated from 2 groups to close to an entire raid force... I swear I'm not addicted I can quit whenever I want
With pally driver, I'd suggest swapping to Shm for healer as you'll get those buffs. I run a very similar group pal shm bard nec mage wiz. I can tell you the nec mage wiz put out plenty of dps in all situations and with enc you'd have even stronger CC then I have with a bard. You could swap druid but they tend to be mana hogs when dpsing and they are the weakest priest when it comes to healing. Also paladin and shm together have a ton of healing potential for encounters that are AE dmg heavy.As a 2nd group, I was looking at Paladin (driver), enc, mage, wiz, cler, nec
Am I going to run into any issues? Should I swap Dru for anyone? My 1st group has a bard and I never had to worry about run speed, I'm assuming I can supplement with mounts with this group.
With pally driver, I'd suggest swapping to Shm for healer as you'll get those buffs. I run a very similar group pal shm bard nec mage wiz. I can tell you the nec mage wiz put out plenty of dps in all situations and with enc you'd have even stronger CC then I have with a bard. You could swap druid but they tend to be mana hogs when dpsing and they are the weakest priest when it comes to healing. Also paladin and shm together have a ton of healing potential for encounters that are AE dmg heavy.
Great 2nd group, but BST over WIZ IMHO. Then you have run speed, paragon, SHM buffs, another pet, etc.As a 2nd group, I was looking at Paladin (driver), enc, mage, wiz, cler, nec
Am I going to run into any issues? Should I swap Dru for anyone? My 1st group has a bard and I never had to worry about run speed, I'm assuming I can supplement with mounts with this group.
It's not that the cleric won't contribute to the group. In group content especially at end game, clerics are usually overkill for healing. I prefer sham over cleric for group content because they can also add 300k dps from dots, some adps for pets and melee classes from their aura and progressive ability all while healing. It's just a preference thing, either would be fine. I also tend to favor bards over enc for double invis and run speed but I also don't CC much with my group I tend to just pull groups and bard AE mezzes and I just tank whatever resists while we kill everything. As long as I don't get more than 12 things I usually have no issues, but that's with a raid geared pally tanking so everyone's mileage will vary depending on their own situation. If my tank wasn't as strong, I might lean more towards enc.Thanks for the suggestion, I have Shm in first group. Wasn't going to play both groups at the same time, so thought I could have OOG shm for buffs for this group. Unless you think Cleric wouldn't really contribute much to this group, then I could just create a 2nd Shm.
My 1st group is SK, Ranger, Bard, Shm, Zerk, Zerk. I don't plan to ever play both at the same time. I'm not trying to be a total farmer or anything, just want to experience all EQ has to offer from different play stylesWhat does your first group consist of? Are you looking for just a different group play style, or to add utility for boxing two groups at once?
I was debating BST as well, so I might do this.Great 2nd group, but BST over WIZ IMHO. Then you have run speed, paragon, SHM buffs, another pet, etc.
I appreciate your insight and the explanation. This helps and makes sense. I freaking love my bard too.It's not that the cleric won't contribute to the group. In group content especially at end game, clerics are usually overkill for healing. I prefer sham over cleric for group content because they can also add 300k dps from dots, some adps for pets and melee classes from their aura and progressive ability all while healing. It's just a preference thing, either would be fine. I also tend to favor bards over enc for double invis and run speed but I also don't CC much with my group I tend to just pull groups and bard AE mezzes and I just tank whatever resists while we kill everything. As long as I don't get more than 12 things I usually have no issues, but that's with a raid geared pally tanking so everyone's mileage will vary depending on their own situation. If my tank wasn't as strong, I might lean more towards enc.