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REALLY old Vet coming back. Need some questions awnsered!
N64314
Member Posts: 37
Hey guys i've been playing DAOC seince launch and always loved it. Played it up until the last expansion pack came out and thinking about coming back to play on a classic server. I just need some questions awnsered:
1. Has anything major changed sence I left?
2. If I come back I am probably going to make a scout. Do they still dominate in solo RvR?
3. I like to solo RvR. Would it be wiser to be a ranger(self buffs) or a scout(no self buffs but the most damaging/longest range bow user)
Thx for help. I'll let you know if I have any more questions!
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Scouts now have complete self buffs, but I do not believe they will "Dominate" solo in RvR.
They are still more powerful than a ranger, but with all the changes to the game and how RvR is played, no class can solo and dominate anymore, Scouts are great but if you get caught you will die like every other stealth class.
If you want to solo as a stealther in DAOC. You still can. Archers are still viable, especially in keep and towere defenses.
I think the biggest change you will find is how quickly it is to level up now. Its extreemly fast. A very enjoyable break from the past
I wrote an article on the Pros and cons of DAOC. Read it HERE
Good Luck and welcome back
Torrential
Torrential: DAOC (Pendragon)
Awned: World of Warcraft (Lothar)
Torren: Warhammer Online (Praag)
Scouts are still pretty good solo in particular against casters however the last patch and changes to the MOS ability hurt them quite significantly in relation to how they did against assasin classes. Before patch more ofthen than not u could see one coming and be able to react before u ate a perf however now i cant. Have had to pretty much rethink my play style and respec from a sniper based to melee based scout that is of course if u dont want to run in a stealth group which of course is now much easier as u can now see all your stealthed group mates
And yes any archers are phenonominally fast to level now.
Greatness is difficult to appreciate from close up. The great mountain on the horizon is only the ground when you are standing on it.
"1. Has anything major changed sence I left?"
Several, check the patch notes. As I see youw ill play archer... they were fully revamped. The scouts are the ones that gain most between the 3, imo.
MoS was just revamped too. That will be bad for you... now assassins will perf you. But you will move faster.
"2. If I come back I am probably going to make a scout. Do they still dominate in solo RvR?"
They are one of the classes that can solo well. Alto I never thought they really dominated soloing!
"3. I like to solo RvR. Would it be wiser to be a ranger(self buffs) or a scout(no self buffs but the most damaging/longest range bow user)"
All archers have the self buffs. And the same buffs. So now scouts have buffs. You wont have PD anymore. So you depend much more on Bow. Actually, going 50 bow (archery) is one of the most used specs these days. 50 bow, 42 shield (for slaming and then shoting the stuned poor bastage), 35 stl (or whatever stealth you need for the composite 50) and the rest in weapon.
Welcome to a totally new archer experience. You will love it or hate it hehehe
Scouts are more powerful than any of the other archers now. You have self-buffs like rangers and you have shield slam that rangers do not have. All of the archers now have the same distance.
Well, scout, ranger, or hunter..I still had a blast playing my hunter again. I dont care if im a weak class or not...if its fun, Ill play it
Torrential
Torrential: DAOC (Pendragon)
Awned: World of Warcraft (Lothar)
Torren: Warhammer Online (Praag)