Vanguard - I don't give a fuck if it's dead, It's still brown as fuck (Download link in 1st post)

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Kyougou_sl said:

What would be a class that has good solo ability and could fit easily in any group?
I was enjoying Paladin but it seems that the class doesn't bring a lot to the group when not tanking and most of the groups I see pop up already feature tank and healer.

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Anything. Pally is just as good as being a dps as any of the other tanks really, same goes with any class that can 'kind of' switch roles. The classes tend to only really be good at their main role, and anything else you just do as best as you can do and let the group carry you along.

As for soloing.. Vanguard is shit for soloing, but here's why any class will work. The adventuring content of the game is basically split in half. Half of it is for groups, and half of it is for soloing. The solo content is boring as fuck, kill 20 bats, kill 50 wolves, kill 5000 spiders, whatever. It's also designed to be easy, and any class can do it if you take your time and you can play well. So better or worse classes, it doesn't really make any difference, even the shittiest class can still solo because the solo content is all wussy mobs that can be killed with your eyes closed.

Then the other half of the game is group content, and that stuff is just too hard no matter what class you pick. Yeah there are a few exceptions, a few dungeons have easier mobs than usual, and a few of the classes are insanely overpowered (DK and Disciple), so they can solo in these places. But still, soloing in group content is generally a waste of time too because it takes ages to kill stuff and no matter what class you pick, you still can't do the more interesting content anyway. It's not like EQ unfortunately, because there are no mobs you can solo that have anything of value, and it takes so long, it's never good XP either.

So basically, if you want to mostly solo, play some other game for sure. Get SWTOR or The Secret World, they have really good solo content. Their group content is not as good as Vanguard and their worlds are not as big too, but apparently we can't have everything.

I had an account that I hadn't logged in for 5 years and my characters were still on there. If you are definitely sure there should be characters on the account, then you could make a support 'ticket' with SOE and they'll help you out.

Although either way, starting a new character is often nice to do anyway. Because it teaches you how to play again, and the lower levels are kinda fun anyway. For me at least.

Martyr_sl said:

yeah Vanguard has done a great job with providing content for every type of group / solo style you wish to play.

I almost forgot about the fact how nice the game divides mobs into 5 types.

1 dot = almost sure ohk =P some mob pets and stuff
2 dot = standard mob for solo, this seams to be the most spreaded type
3 dot = harder mob for two or three players
4 dot = full groups
5 dot = Raid mobs?

While its true that you can solo with every class, I remember I could solo 4 dot mobs with my cleric. It took a fucking lifetime to kill the mob, but he could do it. My ranger bud couldn,t, i had to help him.
So it was sometimes useful and challeging to solo group quests as a cleric.

edit: I think some mobs have even 6 dots as far as i remember, but rare and only bosses

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Yeah 6 dots are the top, you get them in dungeons and raids. I can actually solo 6 dots sometimes with my Dread Knight, but again, it's not really worth it because it takes ages and it's dangerous. In EQ, if you had a strong solo class like a Necro or something, then it was worth trying to solo the Arch Mage or whatever because you could maybe get yourself an item worth 3000 plat or so. Vanguard just doesn't work like that. There are very few items worth a lot of money, and most of them are crafted or not soloable anyway (eg: Finch items from the drop boxes).

So really it's best to just play whatever class you like, and solo whatever you can without making life hard for yourself. If something is too hard, just find a group and you will blast through it fast and it will be far better xp, and far more fun.

The dots system works kind of like this:

1 DOT - very easy, usually dies in a few seconds

2 DOT - standard soloable mob, usually quite easy to kill unless it's higher level than you. Any class should be able to solo these mobs.

3 DOT - Many classes can solo these, some can't. Groups should be able to kill them in a few seconds.

4 DOT - the standard group mob, most dungeons are full of 4 dot mobs everywhere. Some classes can solo these, but they are a longer and harder fight for anyone. Groups should be able to kill them quite easily, if it's alone.

5 DOT - the stronger group mob, most dungeon nameds will be 5 dots. It's not MUCH harder than the 4 dot, but they are still pretty tough. Again, some classes can solo these but it would take a long time and it would be dangerous. Groups should be able to handle them just fine though, if it's alone.

6 DOT - the big bad boss of dungeons, and raid mobs. One or two classes might be able to solo these, in some cases, but it's an extremely hard fight and takes very long to kill. Groups should be able to handle it, but you need to try to get it alone. Some of them have companions/pets that you can't separate, but you need to get rid of any roamers first. If it's a 6 dot in a dungeon, it's basically guaranteed to have pretty nice loot.