Need advice on 2ND toon....

zeus1gdsm · February 2016

I currently have a vet 5 majick Templar healer/solder.... I like it alot. And I'm working on putting in crafting time now.... However I want a second toon... I saw a build a while back on a heavy sorc storm Knight and like the concept of it. So I started one.

However I also have always played a stealth Archer/assassin toon since daoc...

Well I have a lvl 10 nb and sorc now. And as much as I like the nb concept I don't have any survivability right now and feel like living it will be a alot of drudgery....

I'm looking for a fun class... Primarily for pve content. Is a dps majick heavy storm sorc viable for endgame? Or is it worth the slog to lvl the nb for endgame?

I don't have alot of time to invest weekly and looking through gh the nb skills it all seems kind of bland... I'm torn... Just looking for peoples opinions on which is more viable for endgame.

zeus1gdsm · February 2016

Wow horrible phone autocorrect.

Sunah · February 2016

Well it looks to me you want a magika dps. Sorcs or even DKs are your best bet for that for PvE end game. Im not sure what a heavy storm sorc is but if you want survivability than sorcs are definitely the way to go. Their wards and life steal attacks and mobility are sure to keep you up through almost anything... They are pretty OP haha. Don't listen to the kids who say sorcs suck, it just means that THAT person sucks with a sorc. Ive seen a sorc SOLO vet 16 last boss on City of Ash.

Magika DKs are getting a buff up coming patch and they are interesting as well. My buddy plays one and he destroys ***. So just imagine when they get their buffs haha.

CJohnson81 · February 2016

Been around for a while, but I want to make sure I'm clear on some terms, because I feel like my 1st toon was like my have fun, do whatever guy, and I'm thinking of rolling a second... when you say magika dk, for example, you're talking about putting 100% points in magika at each leveling, right? I've always played by gut and never have min/maxed a character.

Sunah · February 2016

@CJohnson81 Magika dk are DKs who cast spells, instead of the standard 2h weapon running in melee range class. mDks will use skills with their destruction staff and dual wield (for increase spell power) to destroy people from a range with fire and death haha. So to answer your question, yes they will put most of all of their points into magika and will simply be like... playing a sorc in a sense.

There are many ways to play all the classes. You can have stamina and magika versions of every class. While some are better then others, most of still viable in a sense. When you think of Templars you think healers correct? Well you can have a stamina Templar, also known as stamplars, and they run in and wreck people from melee range and if played correctly they can do a massive amount of damage.

KingYogi415 · February 2016

Step 1: Go High Elf Sorc or Dark Elf DK

Step 2: Profit

Bossdonut · February 2016

Hit v 16 first.

CJohnson81 · February 2016

@Sunah Thanks for diving into that question. I think I've had it right, just wanted to make sure I was keeping up. I have a stam Dk as of now, but he's a bit unbalanced and I've felt the affects of some of the shortfalls. I've been considering trying a flavor of the month build, just to see what it's like, as opposed to crafting my own. I'm just not there as a player.

zeus1gdsm · February 2016

Hmmmmm a dark elf dk maj build sounds interesting...

So it would seem that a nb is going to be a pita to lvl. My storm sorc can handle mobs 3 lvls higher with no issue. My nb however fan barely handle a pack of mobs it's same lvl.

Nestor · February 2016

zeus1gdsm wrote: »

Well I have a lvl 10 nb and sorc now. And as much as I like the nb concept I don't have any survivability right now and feel like living it will be a alot of drudgery....

That is the achilles heal of NBs, surviving. It can be done, it just takes the right skill selection and rotation. But, the thing with NBs is, burst damage. No other class has as much, so killing something before it can kill you is how you survive most of the time. The other times you cloak and move away out of line of sight to get away.

zeus1gdsm · February 2016

Nestor wrote: »

zeus1gdsm wrote: »

Well I have a lvl 10 nb and sorc now. And as much as I like the nb concept I don't have any survivability right now and feel like living it will be a alot of drudgery....

That is the achilles heal of NBs, surviving. It can be done, it just takes the right skill selection and rotation. But, the thing with NBs is, burst damage. No other class has as much, so killing something before it can kill you is how you survive most of the time. The other times you cloak and move away out of line of sight to get away.

I was hoping I was wrong.... I just want to experience endgame content from a different perspective..... Not looking for a painful grind.

Made a dark elf dk and already feels more powerful than the nb.

Decisions decisions.

babylon · February 2016

All characters feel weak until you get weapon switching at L15, then they all take off from there. Stick with one (or both, they're both fun to play) and see how you feel after at least L25.

Septimus_Magna · February 2016

Heavy armor is not viable for end game dps, only for tanking.

All classes and build combinations are viable for end game if you have the skill to make it work.

Magicka sorc is definitely easier for solo play because you can stack shields to become pretty tanky and you can deal very high dmg with overload.

I can tank most vet dungeons with my light armor magicka sorc, shields are that strong.

lathbury · February 2016

mag nb has a lot going for it in PVE with swallow soul and sap essence you can be very survivable they have better aoe and comparable sustained dps than a sorc a sorc will out pace a nb though due to overload but they dont provide as much group utililty through off heals and veil. a dk is the sustained dps king but isnt as flexible as it really needs to be in melee range to maximise its dps potential.