Most classes have a 2 or 3 skill rotation that can handle over land content. In fact, most of us just use two or three skills unless we are doing Trials or difficult dungeons or PvP.

As mentioned above the Sorcerer with Pets is a good choice, but your occasionally going to have to respawn them. This can be done outside of combat, so those two can be assigned to buttons he would not normally reach fighting mobs.

Templar can use Reflective LIght then Jabs, with Breath of LIfe as your "ah oh I am going to die skill"

Most magic characters can use Wall of Elements/Pulsar if they use a Staff

Dragon Knights can use Eruption then Stone Giant or Flame Lash or some other spammable damage skill

Wardens can have their bear out all the time as it respawns once it dies if you pick the right morph

NBs can even get by with a two skill rotation too.

Also, not sure where Bar Swap is on the controller, but that can help to have a another bar that has skills on it he can use all the time. Good advice is to use two different motifs on the staffs, so its easier to know which bar your on by just looking at the staff.

EDIT You can still do the bar swap thing as you might want one set of skills for say a boss and one set of skills for AoE or trash mobs, so you can swap outside of combat and then engage.

happyhughes2001 wrote: »

Thank you for all the replies. It has been really helpful.

With regards to the PC option, we have set up the Xbox in the living room so we are all in the same room when he is gaming.

And also I got a cheap Xbox to be able to play with him.

Think I’ll try the Templar with the jabs as said above.

Thanks again for all your help.

Magica Templar is a good choice for questing and overland content. I would put blazing spears on X and puncturing sweeps on Y. Puncturing sweeps heals as it damages to help keep him alive.

This hasn’t been mentioned yet, but you can change the button layout. Moves the bar swap to hold Y button down. This might help him out a bit if wanting another bar.

Reflective Light and Puncturing Sweeps can get a magica Templar through pretty much anything. It's basically all I use in lazy solo mode. Breath of Life is good to have as a third for tricky situations.

Just thought I'd suggest an elite controller. You can setup the additional 4 buttons under the controller. I personally use my little finger for the bar swap. If that's possible for him.

I was going to say use Xpadder to map the keys in a way that allows him to do combos and conform to his unique challenges. There are some controllers with big buttons. I would suggest depending on his situation a six button/Joystick based controller. The foot peddle suggestion above is great too, I would use both. For toon I would say a character with a lot of timed buffs. I suggest "action duration reminder" in the add ons so he can stay on top of it better if you go that route. I think the most fun would be a hard hitting tank. A DK is easy and fun to play and has a lot of abilities that you wait for. Templar is a good choice too. IF PVP is his goal perhaps a well built stay back support build would be cool. Good luck.

Hmmm... Easy class.. I'd say sorc, but that has been shifting around. Templar is overall solid

Mag sorc pet build heavy attack lightning.

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Hi all,

Just wanted to say thank you to all who helped with build ideas.

Ioan went with a templer, he is very much enjoying it. I went with a pet sorc.

He has done lots in game and has even completed a vetern dungeon. But basically he really loves this game ( I do too now), and I just wanted to say thank you.

As someone who has motor control difficulties, I can recommend Templar. The lovely thing about this class is that they don't need to be especially mobile, they can be designed to be a very stationary character. So you won't need to be dodge-rolling and weaving all the time as you would with other characters. You claim your spot and you stick to it, that's how they work.

I don't know how good this advice is, as I don't know the exact nature of their condition. I get the shakes, though, and sometimes my hands will just lock up. These can both get much worse with anxiety. I find that the Templar being playable without needing excessive mobility is accessible to my disabilities.