Question - Any Advice would be greatly appreciated

[Khorrd]

I am currently running a trio, War, Monk, cleric, using 3 rogue mercs. My game plan is to follow the "Hero's Journey" progression first. I am currently at level 45 with all toons.. and so far my cleric is healing, my monk is killing, and my warrior is tanking pretty good. But I know there is a few challenges on the horizon. So any advice on Macro's or Plugins to push me along would be great. I have watched and read the guide threads as well, but it is so much information just to pick and choose what will work for my scenario, hence why I am asking for some specific instruction about the trio I have established. Thank you for your time and effort for everything presented on this site. *As a side note, I made this battle plan in hopes of learning more about setup and learning about what I missed from not doing all the quest along the way*

 

[wymranar]

I think that you should start leveling up a bard or enc now because youre definitely going to want crowd control as you get further along.

 

[Branson24]

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mq2eqwire - make the purchase and you can run 6 toons instead of 3 with no noticeable system slowdowns. Mercs are great but eventually have to give way to actual characters. As Wymranar said, bard or ench. Crowd control will become a necessity. Berzerkers are amazing DPS. Mage for CoTH. Wizard for ports/nukes. The sky is really the limit. You have a great core started. I’m actually going back and doing HJ myself and it’s kind of a pita with 6 toons but its helping me get dialed in even more. Keep asking questions and you will find your way.

 

[dealings]

on normal servers its not uncommon to MOLO (1 toon 1 merc) to at least 60(not sure how much higher) using a tank merc
at 45 you will still be out tanked and out healed by mercs
player tanks are gear dependant (armor non vis, augs, weapons, achievements, aa) where as a merc is good enough for a long time
healer mercs get the job done in lower lvls just fine w out too much invested time
at highest lvls mercs can only get by if the players are not that weak
if you are set on those 3, thats your call
if u are looking for trio advice
sk shm your most familiar dps

 

[Khorrd]

Thank you for your quick advice. As far as other accounts.... I can make 3 more free accounts. but the fundage isn't there for me to get them up to the current expac. So doing 6 accounts is probably not a option unless there is something I am not aware of with free accounts. I agree with the crowd control "Bard/Enchanter" I guess I could just make up 3 free accounts and run them up to current level and see what expacs are available to them and what is not. And I know there is a ton of stuff to do even in the lower level expac zones.

 

[Magnuss]

The problem with mercs is if you pull over 14-15 mob, they become inactive (scared).
and real char are much more efficient than any mercs.

 

[Avian]

Just getting started with macros, IHCmerc (being reworked into RGmerc right now) is really great for something that 'just works'. It's not perfect, but with almost no setup, it can run characters from 1 to 115. That's what I would start with just to get going. It's as simple as getting it installed and starting it .. That's it. In your case, I would probably run the monk by hand and let the macro take care of the tank/cleric, but obviously that's up to you. Going this route only requires you to learn a few basic commands for that macro upfront.

This is a lot to take in all at once. Getting something that just gets you going so you can ease into everything else is going to do a lot of good. I didn't like the way IHCmerc handled chanters so I started messing with KissAssist just for my enchanter at first. Taking a premade INI and then just editing it when you see a problem requires minimal knowledge all at once, and you learn every time you want to change something.

There's also CWTN class plugins. He has a plugin for all of those classes. They are an additional fee on top of your level 2. I don't personally use them, but I hear very good things and they also 'just work' all the way from 1 to 115.

 

[Branson24]

Thank you for your quick advice. As far as other accounts.... I can make 3 more free accounts. but the fundage isn't there for me to get them up to the current expac. So doing 6 accounts is probably not a option unless there is something I am not aware of with free accounts. I agree with the crowd control "Bard/Enchanter" I guess I could just make up 3 free accounts and run them up to current level and see what expacs are available to them and what is not. And I know there is a ton of stuff to do even in the lower level expac zones.

Currently my 6box is all ftp. I plan on subbing them at some point to get the autogrant AAs. My team is only mid 50s and it could be months before they get to the highest levels. I don’t have any desire to let anyone PL me because I’m enjoying the classes, quests (HJ), and fiddling with MQ2 . I hope to manage most of my epic 1.0s and 1.5s With just my group and camping those mobs will take time as well. It really depends on your wishes. Since you are doing HJ I assumed you weren’t in a rush.