welcome back, thats awesome.
Ya a 3 man team to get back into the swing of things is a great idea.
Tank ...SK is probably the best group content tank. plenty of times a group somehow all dies and the SK just keeps killing... its funny... its also alot of fun to play. think monk, cleric and necro all rolled into one with a dash of warrior. so many options. Sk is also great for being a group driver.
healer... flavor. honestly cleric is way too op unless u r raiding. u just dont need that. shaman offers all kinds of stuff, great buffs, debuffs ( slow malo lines and ae slow/malo lines off aas so thats nice ), Hots, hard heals, group heals and a really tight synergy with an sk. If i used warriror id probably use cleric but honestly not 100% sure. both classes also have great aura's. the shaman aura is spectacular though for the entire group. I wont talk about druid because i honestly never played one and have no real input there.
U can go a dps class next or a control type next. or you could go bard
... ya bards is nuts, still, doesnt matter what dps type u use, bard will boost their overall effectiveness by a massive amount, ranged casters, np., melee dps, np, ranger because u like rangers, np, 4 tanks because u think thats funny shit, np, 3shamans because u love the shaman, np.. just doesnt matter. Ohh and ya. he/she still kicks all that is ass when it comes to controlling a situation. Feel like getting skibbly, take that badass musicman for a run. while you are out there, go pull something back to your group cause why not. fade that biotch onto your tank ( or healer cause thats sometimes fun too ) slide to the side or back and lay the beats while you lay the beatdown. fun fun fun. ohh and if your group gets dumb, u just play your aura and go to sleep playing a melody of dot songs and watch as u outdps most of their lazy asses.
anyway, when it comes to eq, flavor is everything. with RG you can basically run through things u used to crawl through and increase your learning/relearning speed as well as build and test out different group makeups super easily. You have the control you desire, you drive, or it drives and u control the overall group. dont be afraid to test everything you can think of. Find your flavor and enjoy EQ to the fullest.
Years ago i used to box a full crew without using RG... i wouldnt even think of boxing 3 now without it.
The site is amazing, people are even better.
Welcome back!
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