Ironicles wrote:

Russiancrushian wrote:You need to think about what you want to be doing solo in rvr. You going to be floating from keep to keep just hoping to kill from walls? Roam the hills hoping for some soloers to run by? Camping choke points like mile gates?

Each role can vary your class choice , as each caster gives up some ability for another. My favorites overall in rvr would be:

Sorc: Mind sorc until RR 4 then respec to body - Still have speed, awesome aoe mezz, root, pom, and get a sick DD and life taps.

Light Eldritch: lack of speed sucks, but you get aoe mezz, stun, disease, and super powerful dd and the best of all, nearsight.

Runemaster: Ns, speed, DD. Not as strong as light eld in a 1v1, but speed allows you to be more selective in fights and finding more people.

Roaming the land without speed is aids.

Great points thanks, and all 3 of those sound great! How would BD do in your opinion solo but with no speed?

Honestly, at low RR, bd can be difficult to kill anyone. 2 problems youll run into. Stealthers will more than likely beat you if they land a PA and high ra sneaks will probably just out dps your heal pets.

If anyone doesnt think they can beat you, they can easily just avoid you without speed or track you calling for backup to kill you.

The strength of the BD is ability to interrupt and chase someone running from you with constant damage from insta LT and a bit more survivability than other casters.

It CAN be done and for some it is enjoyable. Ive noticed you referencing the bd in most of your posts, so i suggest you just play one if thats what YOU want. They are a unique caster and can beat a decent amount in 1v1. What made bds so strong in live is the RA Physical Defense, which reduced melee dmg and archery dmg. And their eligibilty to be grouped due to twf.

As a BD, your just going to have to get used to having to fight anything that comes because you dont really get to choose

Almost any class can be viable if you just learn it and enjoy it.

Russiancrushian wrote:

Ironicles wrote:

Russiancrushian wrote:You need to think about what you want to be doing solo in rvr. You going to be floating from keep to keep just hoping to kill from walls? Roam the hills hoping for some soloers to run by? Camping choke points like mile gates?

Each role can vary your class choice , as each caster gives up some ability for another. My favorites overall in rvr would be:

Sorc: Mind sorc until RR 4 then respec to body - Still have speed, awesome aoe mezz, root, pom, and get a sick DD and life taps.

Light Eldritch: lack of speed sucks, but you get aoe mezz, stun, disease, and super powerful dd and the best of all, nearsight.

Runemaster: Ns, speed, DD. Not as strong as light eld in a 1v1, but speed allows you to be more selective in fights and finding more people.

Roaming the land without speed is aids.

Great points thanks, and all 3 of those sound great! How would BD do in your opinion solo but with no speed?

Honestly, at low RR, bd can be difficult to kill anyone. 2 problems youll run into. Stealthers will more than likely beat you if they land a PA and high ra sneaks will probably just out dps your heal pets.

If anyone doesnt think they can beat you, they can easily just avoid you without speed or track you calling for backup to kill you.

The strength of the BD is ability to interrupt and chase someone running from you with constant damage from insta LT and a bit more survivability than other casters.

It CAN be done and for some it is enjoyable. Ive noticed you referencing the bd in most of your posts, so i suggest you just play one if thats what YOU want. They are a unique caster and can beat a decent amount in 1v1. What made bds so strong in live is the RA Physical Defense, which reduced melee dmg and archery dmg. And their eligibilty to be grouped due to twf.

As a BD, your just going to have to get used to having to fight anything that comes because you dont really get to choose

Almost any class can be viable if you just learn it and enjoy it.

Thanks for the tips! There are like 5-6 classes I want to play, but honestly I really should be focusing on just 2 I'm thinking BD and Sorc (maybe enchanter).

silenced wrote:I would choose Enchanter: speed, baseline stun, resist debuff, inst rupting attack speed debuff on 5s timer, snare-casting nuke-pet ...

Keep in mind that your caster pet hits players VERY HARD. The percent of HP each nuke its for is substantial at this patch.

My 42 enchanter snare nuked Reallydirty dead in DF. all I did was stay out of melee range as I was out of power and rez sick.

NEVER underestimate the power of caster pets on Uthgard.

The only other comparable solo class is the Dark SM but you will miss the casting pet. I have both here... and that is my one annoying issue.

Teholdsedare wrote:The only other comparable solo class is the Dark SM but you will miss the casting pet

cabalist using ruby pet?

this is not a smart-ass comment, im curious about its damage. im not playing beta but having disease on cabalist + ruby pet nuking could be pretty neat for kiting if the damage is okay. also ruby pet should be doing spirit damage so you can debuff it.

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falscheneun wrote:

Teholdsedare wrote:The only other comparable solo class is the Dark SM but you will miss the casting pet

cabalist using ruby pet?

this is not a smart-ass comment, im curious about its damage. im not playing beta but having disease on cabalist + ruby pet nuking could be pretty neat for kiting if the damage is okay. also ruby pet should be doing spirit damage so you can debuff it.

I dont consider the cabby an effective solo class, as you have zero ability to halt a cast when facing another caster (stun/mez/amnesia) Technically you could nearsight, but if you are close enough to have the NS debuff distance not cancel spell you wont guarantee the interupt. So I did not mention cabby.

Teholdsedare wrote:I dont consider the cabby an effective solo class, as you have zero ability to halt a cast when facing another caster (stun/mez/amnesia) Technically you could nearsight, but if you are close enough to have the NS debuff distance not cancel spell you wont guarantee the interupt. So I did not mention cabby.

im not sure i understood that correctly. NS is on a 2,3k range and amnesia does only rupt when resisted, plus does menta even get amnesia on 1.65? if not, only when facing elds or rms you dont have a range advantage.

falscheneun wrote:

Teholdsedare wrote:I dont consider the cabby an effective solo class, as you have zero ability to halt a cast when facing another caster (stun/mez/amnesia) Technically you could nearsight, but if you are close enough to have the NS debuff distance not cancel spell you wont guarantee the interupt. So I did not mention cabby.

im not sure i understood that correctly. NS is on a 2,3k range and amnesia does only rupt when resisted, plus does menta even get amnesia on 1.65? if not, only when facing elds or rms you dont have a range advantage.

+pet. Ns for caster and disease for tanks. Cabby is pretty strong in 1vs1