Your Experience With Each Class - What's Your Opinion

Just wanna say. If you're dying on your wizard a lot, you're kinda doing it wrong. Seriously. Yes, they're squishy, yes, they're slow channeling compared to the psychic. But there isn't any real reason you should be dying outside on the map.

I play a:

97 Veno:

Easily I love my veno. My very first character on the game. I don't let my pet do all the tanking or work. Nothing better than to go fox form, amp, purge, genie, stun, back into human, Ironwood, and just nuke while the pet whacks and whacks and whacks. Let's face it, if you had the possibility of farming all of your gear for yourself without the drama, wambulance, and QQing of fking squads that just want to make you RAGE all over their face, there is a huge chance you would take it. I adore knowing that I don't need -anyone- to really get stuff done for me. Exception being..mm...69? Which I don't do anymore. This isn't an ego "zomg, herc veno thinks she can do it all on her own." Its merely me being comfortable with the veno class being exactly what it is. A solo class. Sure, it lacks in the damage department according to other classes, but its sexy, its fun, and I wouldn't give it up for the world.

and I play a

87 Wizard.

Honestly, outside of Gamma? I have died less than ten times on my wizard. I have a pure magic build on her with Garnets and HP shards in my armor. When I made her in the beginning, I knew exactly what she was going to get into. The main problem being low physical defense and low HP. Because of that, I made sure to keep her with apos/pots, keep her skills leveled, and, most importantly, run when she can't handle the mobs anymore. Distance shrink, fly? Even distance shrink, gush, and running, no mob should really be able to reach you. And in the early early early levels, how the hell are you dying anyway? As for her defense, elemental is outrageous, the physical can be easily fixed with some shards and maxing out the Stone barrier.

I'm not sure about any of the other classes, but I wouldn't give up my Wiz or my Veno for the world. And I have tried a psy before, I got bored with it too quickly. Yeah, you can kill quickly. With the voodoo amp, you're pretty monster. But you're finished quicker than a wiz anyday, and I honestly would hate to be in TW with it xD

Most of these opinions are based on my experiences in squads.

Psychic: my main, I like to give my characters a persona when playing and my Psychic by far has the most unique skills to back up her strange look. The power to kill mobs before they reach you, the benevolence to heal 1k hitpoints to your comrades with a single spell (that makes a Cleric's job easier), and the stylish speed that comes when swinging the Soulsphere in the air. Adaptation is what drew me in to this all-in-one class. Getting into a squad however is usually somewhat difficult, thanks to Psychics that don't know their place. We're meant to stand behind the Cleric, a safe distance away, and deal damage to mobs that the tank has engaged. That's it, we're not meant to take on dungeon monsters one on one. We're supposed to know when to switch between Black and White Voodoo and I'd hate to be the Cleric to be in a squad with a Psy that doesn't.

Cleric: I love everything about them. Even the worst Cleric is useful in a squad if they can atleast heal. Without them, we'd blow through HP pots like virgins at a glory hole. Whenever I see that column of light on my character, I breathe a sigh of relief knowing that I have very little chance of death.

Barbarian: another class I couldn't survive without being in a squad with. Although most of the Barbs I've worked with have a monster ego, they have a monster defense that can't be replaced. I'd only wish that the lower level ones could hold their aggro a bit better. Roar?

Wizard: not fond of them at all. The only times I find them useful is when dealing with a group of enemies at once. Only until levels 60+ is when they become a real asset to a group. I enjoy working with their wit in combat and standing right next to them, sending waves of magic damage across the screen. I'm only disappointed when they stay quiet as if they're mysterious.. speak up a bit..

Assassin: whenever I see that name in my squad, I give myself a facepalm. If anything has caused my squad to wipe out the most, it'd be Assassins and their inability to contribute steady, non-aggro stealing damage.

Archer: I had to count how many classes I wrote about on this post, because I completely forgot about Archers. Yeah, I'd rather have a Psychic or Wizard for DD'ing..

Blademaster: a cute class that I like dungeoneering with. Their AoEs and controlled damage is just perfect for a balanced squad. Not much else I can include..

Venomancer: surprisingly, Venos and Psychics do incredibly well in pairs. It's a strange mixture, but it really depends on the skill level each player has. In a group however, it's a hot mess. If there's more than one Veno in a squad, have one Veno put their pet away and heal the main squad's pet. It's less confusing, honestly.

Anamaris - Raging Tide wrote: »

Wizard: not fond of them at all. The only times I find them useful is when dealing with a group of enemies at once. Only until levels 60+ is when they become a real asset to a group. I enjoy working with their wit in combat and standing right next to them, sending waves of magic damage across the screen. I'm only disappointed when they stay quiet as if they're mysterious.. speak up a bit..

Lol that's probably because we're busy with spacing out our attacks or are keeping tabs on where aggro is.

I'll start with my main:

Wiz: First class I tried and stuck with it with no regrets. It's so sporadic on whether you'll survive the next encounter that it's always interesting. It feels like a lot of classes depend on gear to get through the day. This one does, but I think it requires more thinking to survive than some others. The wizard forum is bloated with so many debates on how to PVP that it's vision blurring after a while.

Cleric: Lot of respect for people who can play this class well. Along with the decisions they have to make when things go wrong, they also get a lot of blame. I've seen clerics get the blame for a party wipe while they lose xp as they get up and run back to revive the party. Not to mention the mp charm investments for the benefit of just a group letting you stay.

Barbarian: These guys also take a lot of heat from other players, yet they're the most valued in their rarity among high levels. Too many times to count, I've seen other DDs take aggro and say the barb wasn't doing their job. To take this class to end game has to leave barbs with a few grey hairs.

Psychic/Assassin: Tideborn is a DD race and I missed out on their entry to this game while I was away for a year. My experience so far is that many people playing this race have yet to accomplish good aggro control in the DD role. Don't really understand why, but that's my observation in the FCs and whatnot.

Archer: Never played this class and probably never will. I don't have much to say about them except I don't like the idea of depending on arrows. As a wiz, I hate fighting them.

Venomancer: Well, just a very independant class. Good thing about it is ability to earn lots of cash. The downside is you have to earn enough/ spend enough to get a herc before you can earn even more. I feel bad for people who play this class to high level and don't have a herc, since they're like the black sheep of the veno community.

Blademaster: You guys are just versatile and that's really cool. I think you guys can usually fill in different roles more than any other class. Need a tank and no barb? Get a BM. Need a DD? Get a BM. Need someone just to cause a distraction? BM. I've seen BMs make successful alternatives more than any of the other classes. Only reason I don't play one is because I don't like melee.

I've played a bit of these classes except archer, but most of this is from observation and conversation.

Sin - easy leveling, just stack mp recover gear and never have to use pots.

Psy - great at first, but just too cumbersome at end game. Maybe it's because I don't have/cant find any sage/demon skills.

Veno - easy leveling, gets boring after a while.

Barb - never liked it since people only want them as tanks, which makes them boring.

BM - aoe grinding is always fun. Every BM being primarily a fist bm nowadays kinda ruins their image though.

Cleric - like a veno without a pet.

Archer - too weak without their crits. Don't really like them.

Wiz - the insanely long channelin/casting annoys me. If it weren't for jones blessing, I wouldn't even bother starting one.

b:pleasedwell firts off all my main was a archer, played with him till level 25 then i got interested in doing something else, started playing a cleric just to know how squishy it is and that sort of thing, i ended up loving him b:chuckle left my archer aside for later and i got my clec till 51, when i got very poorb:cry, read that venos are suposed to by rich and thought that could help my clec and b:chuckleagain ended up loving the veno who was supossed to be my personal bank for my clec as for the other classes i discovered only like the magic type no offense, i played a barb and bm to and a sin but its not for my...

My Experiences with the classes:

Blademaster (4x): Fun and a refreshing break from the magic classes that I usually play in MMO's. Mine was a Spear user so using the tiger leaps combined with far strike and drakes ray was fun to do. Got bored of it however seems to "basic" for my liking.

Wizard (63): My 2nd favorite class. I love magic classes and the wizard was great. Excellent spells for virtually any situation, a lovely shield to reduce physical damage as well as get-the-hell-outta-there teleport and a basic heal spell. If the Tideborn expansion never came out I'd still be playing this class.

Barb (4x): A good class but not my type really I'm usually never the "tank" character in MMO's. (but I love to tank with non tank characters :P) Great in PvE and PvP it was an excellent class but I wanted to do more then just flesh ream. Also people running from me in PvP was annoying as chasing them down got boring. (I'd rather just nuke them, don't like people to live if they think they could take me then just try and escape after they see that they can't) Tiger Form PvP Barbs FTW.

Veno (71): Honestly I don't know how I lvled this class to 70. The Veno in my eyes is just so basic. However since I was an LA build I could switch to fox form and attack when I got bored of casting and visa versa, that's probably how it got to be 70. :x

Archer (49): A good class, provided me with that nice ranged damage that I like as well as a good mix of magic attacks so I wouldn't have too much trouble fighting heavy armors and some basic melee skills. Probably my 4 choice in terms of favorites.

Cleric (5x): I usualy play the healer/supporter in most MMO's so its natural I'd like this class. However just stacking ironhearts and the occasional AoE heal and "band-aid" heal can get boring after a while. Coupled with a high mana drain it can be a struggle to lvl this class if your constantly helping others and not getting your own quests done.

Assassin (15): I don't like the assassin classes at all in any MMO, I don't like to sneak around and stab people in the back. Was going to raise to 30 to see first hand a few of the skills and understand some more about the class via 1st hand experience but the drain on HP and MP was horrid.

Psychic: (Currently lvling, at 41): Probably my favorite class, it has great damage and defense (depending on voodoo used) Good Buffs for self and much better buffs for squad use compared to a wizard. Has the ability to all out attack as a DD, work as support in a group with AoE Heal (Obviously not enough to replace a cleric but there to help when DD's need heals and cleric is busy with the tank for example) Or possibly tank small quest bosses. PvP is never boring as you may have to switch from Bursting to Stalling at a moments notice. The only thing I wish Psychics had was more squad support skills (buffs, maybe a single target heal, etc...) but then They'd truly be broken.



EDIT: On a final note when at arch at the class masters, Tideborn masters are off to 1 side on 1 of the side buildings....could the other empty building on the opposite side indicate another race in the future of PWI? (Not anytime soon obviously) Probably not but something to keep in mind...if so...hoping for a class like the Chanter in Ai0n. I want a real support class aside from clerics lol.

EDIT #2: Psychics can actually tank "real" bosses as well. Tanked my BH29 today easily.

^ noob b:cute

I'm sort of newb, but I've played each to at least 20, most of them to 30 or above. I understand that this is only a taste of what is yet to come, but I feel that if I do not enjoy a certain class by level 30, I probably will not enjoy it further on.

Classes are listed from most favorite to least.

Archer - My current main. I love the range, I love the damage, and I especially love the versatility. I like the fact that I get both physical and magical attacks. I don't have to run around as much as a melee class; Frost Arrow and Knockback Arrow allow me to fight most mobs without kiting. When I do run, it's at a nice speed - not as fast as the Untamed, but not as slow as magic classes. Also, the aesthetic of the bow really appeals to me, as do the plumes and the archer's stance. The only thing I'm not really looking forward to is that I won't be able to use Knockback Arrow in PvP.

Wizard - Would be my main if Archer weren't. Of all the caster classes, this one is my favorite. A wide variety of spells means that combat is never dull. I like the BOOM-BOOM-POW! factor of the Wizard class - taking down the enemy quickly is really my thing. I also love the huge mana pool that doesn't run dry after 3-4 mobs. Aesthetically speaking, the flying swords/gourd and the skill animations are wonderful.

Psychic - I have a hard time deciding whether I like the Wizard or the Psychic more, but I placed Psychic third because it is easier to play. Another elemental caster class, but somehow completely different than the Wizard. My favorite skills are Landslide, Life Bubble, and White Voodoo. I have to admit, though, the biggest attractions to the Psychics (and the Tideborn in general) are the beautiful skill animations and the race itself. I've always loved mythical creatures of any sort, and mermaids are near the top of the list.

Assassin - I'm not generally a fan of melee classes, but wow! Assassins are really fun to play. Just like the three classes mentioned previously, they have a wide variety of skills to be used in certain situations. My only problem with them is that at my current level, mobs can take me down to half-life or more by the time I kill them. I've heard this gets better, though, so I'm holding out.

Cleric - This would be my favorite class if I always played with a full squad. Helping others is something I love to do, and what better class for that than the Cleric? Healing, buffing, res...I find it all so much fun. My only problem is that the offense skill department is rather lacking - for a reason, I suppose. From level 1 to level 20, I've been using the same combination of Cyclone and Plume Shot with an occasional Lightning Strike, and it's getting rather tedious. The skill animations are lovely, though. Just like the Archer, I like the fact that I get both physical and magical attacks.

Blademaster - Even though the idea of using multiple weapon paths in a single battle is interesting, I never could get into the Blademaster class. Maybe it's the fact that it's a melee class. That being said, I don't dislike the class - it's just not my favorite. Besides, my boyfriend is a Blademaster, so I'd rather be a different class to help balance out his weaknesses.

Venomancer - I got sucked into playing this class by the appeal of having a battle pet. I tried Arcane Mage, Light Mage, Light Fox, Heavy Fox, even Heavy Melee Mage...but found it rather boring in all cases. I still would like to level a character of the Venomancer class to see if there is some appeal later in the game, but I have a feeling that there won't be.

Barbarian - Interesting class. I had a lot of fun trying this one out, because after playing on my Archer, Wizard, and Cleric characters, being able to sit back and watch multiple mobs beat up on me made me smile. The survivability is almost worth the sacrifice in damage. The running speed is amazing, and I love the True Form. The major turn-off here is that I can't play a female toon.