rank the following classes for me plz

r22003

could someone rank the following classes for me in terms of soloability, survivability, and usefulness to end game raiding(or ease of getting into a guiild for end game)....... fury, paladin, berserker, guardian, monk.  thanks these are the classes i consider worthy of playing after spending 2-3 days playing the intro with most the classes.

lomiller

Fury – decent solo and all healers have some use in end game

 

Guardian – one of the slowest soloing classes in the game.  Useful in end game but usually only as main tank, a spot which is already filled for most guilds.

 

Paladin – slow but safe solo, make very good off-tanks for endgame but this isn’t well recognized.  Too many players for the rid spots available

 

Berserker – faster solo then guardian, can be MT or OT in raids, OT more often then MT because Guardians are better main tanks and Berserkers have better DPS.

 

Monk – great solo but don’t have many spots on raids.  Main job on raids is triggering traps.

 

 

Some other classes to consider

Necro/Conjuror – lots of versatility and utility to go along with great DPS.  Fast solo, and useful in raids for DPS, hearts/shards, CotH (conj), debuff pet (necro)

 

Some priest classes solo well these days and priests are generally well received for raids.  I’d look at a melee spec Inquisitor for leveling then go to a heal/debuff spec for raiding.  A melee spec Warden also works.

 

Brigand/Swash- the best solo scout classes.  Every raid likes to have 2 brigands and a swash for their debuffs.  The swash also has a handy hate transfer so they make a good addition to the main tank group.

r22003

thanks for the info..... btw i intend on playing mostly the "good" side but i feel ya on the need for healers........ which of the other 3 healers: warden, templar, mystic, are solo viable either caster or melee dps (would prefer melee but caster is ok with me) thanks again.

lomiller

All healers are casters by default, but Warden’s, Inquisitors and (I think) Mystics have AA options to convert their spells to melee attacks.  The reduction in cast time and AA’s that give melee crit chance makes DSP go up when they do this. 

 

For a solo healer on the good side I’d look at Fury or Warden, with the Warden being more melee focused.  The Fury can put out crazy DPS for a healer when raiding, and have decent utility.  Warden’s are better pure healers though. 

 

You need to mix all three typs of healers for maximum effectiveness in a raid so there is no “best” healer.  Mystic/Defiler have wards which soak up damage before it occurs, Templars/Inquisitors have reactive which proc a heal whenever damage is taken, Fury/Warden use heals over time to get keep get the tanks health back when it drops.