Hey all, I played DAOC when it first released, and haven't been back in 7-8 years now.

Long story short, my question is:
What classes are looked for most in RVR?
I'm looking for a class to play that is:
*Decently solo able (leveling up)
*Preferably not a caster, never been much of a fan.
*Can be healer/melee dps/tank
*Not super expensive to template, since I'll be starting from scratch.

Appreciate any input, thanks.

clerics and mercs are the most used classes, merc is easy to level up with crush spec (i suggest half ogre)

before every1 jumps in and cries "reaver":

needed:

sorc, theurg, cleric, pala, caba, reaver, merc

3 of them fall out due to being casters

the rest:
cleric: always sought for in rvr, if specced smite you can solo very easy...i did it and it was my fastest levelling class by far...though you should respec at 40, as smite sucks in end rvr ...cleric-temps are not that expensive, if you don't wanna cap everything to the max (like qui or str or some not-so-important resists)

pala: most rvr-grps need one, rarely see grps without...not too much dps but with chants not autotraining leveling is fairly fast and it's almost impossible to die -> also quite cheap temp, as pala doesn't need everything capped...though plate costs a little more

reaver/merc: good soloing, best killspeed...reaver has lower downtime as well and is used in most raids and rvr-grps as well...dunno for temps, but prolly quite expensive, as many skills and stats need to be capped (str-con-dex-qui-parry-shield-weapon (reaver: souldrend.))...

my 2 cents....i'd pick a caby but hey, it's me afterall

Jezzmin wrote:my 2 cents....i'd pick a caby but hey, it's me afterall

Why Cabby? I know they're a caster, but I used to play a SM back in the day and Casters with pets aren't all that bad. Id assume they're over played though, they used to be anyways.

PS- What about minstrel?

Setup is mostly pala, cleric, cleric, sorc, theu, 3x dps (mercs, caba, not always reaver)....

So I would recommend pala, cleric, or merc. There is an abundance both of theus and reavers.

Or even better - roll 2 or 3 out of these classes with time, so you can switch to the needed one.

P.S.: Reaver is not hard to temp, as you usually leave out sr and piety.

PPS do not play minst if you want to 8v8 regularly

Tegweien wrote:

Jezzmin wrote:my 2 cents....i'd pick a caby but hey, it's me afterall

Why Cabby? I know they're a caster, but I used to play a SM back in the day and Casters with pets aren't all that bad. Id assume they're over played though, they used to be anyways.

PS- What about minstrel?

i'd pick SM or menta over caby, but i looooooove alb...so i gotta stick with caby ...though by now i prefer caba over both

and why not propose minstrel? dunno how it's soloing...prolly quite good with a good pet but what i heard minstrel is not sooo fast soloing...maybe with tasks due to speed

but in rvr most grps don't take a minstrel (i love mins in grp!) and he asked for a rvr-toon...besides minstrel is impossibly expensive to temp, right? at least from what i hear...

Jezzmin wrote:besides minstrel is impossibly expensive to temp, right? at least from what i hear...

Roughly 120p+ for an all cap, "some"-utility temp...

Cleric, Theurgs, Reavers, Pallies, Friars are the classes that is most needed for farming on alb!

Friar only for dragon raid...

Dirtymind wrote:Friar only for dragon raid...

Df princes etc rather have a 2nd heal/staff friar than a cleric!

I do princes with Pala Reaver Theu Cleric, and if I want to speed it up with 2nd Reaver. Absolutely no need for 2nd heal/buff. Even the cleric always says he s bored because he doesnt need to heal a lot cos of pbt. Every more char means less loot for all, and there arent too many mobs in df to kill (princes, hl, dommel, princess). To speed up or when df is closed i take xp leech with me.

Merc, Cleric, Sorc or Theurg. Probably in that order. Not that many Mercs around, too many Reavers (no stoicism or charge)

Reaver is a god for end game PvE raids. Want to make money? Roll a reaver.

Dirtymind wrote:I do princes with Pala Reaver Theu Cleric, and if I want to speed it up with 2nd Reaver. Absolutely no need for 2nd heal/buff. Even the cleric always says he s bored because he doesnt need to heal a lot cos of pbt. Every more char means less loot for all, and there arent too many mobs in df to kill (princes, hl, dommel, princess). To speed up or when df is closed i take xp leech with me.

Word!


Never done them with more than 1 Cleric. Never had a friar within. Only for social-xp-spot in the group.