Illusionist=Soloer?

[ZeldanDream]

<div>Look, I have seen alot of people saying we can't solo so great, or lack the ability. I want some feedback here (just for my amusement ofc). I personally have been able to solo actually anything L62^^^ named and below, that pretty much includes adds. I solo roost for fun (and yummy plats) and run thru my zone of choice (Clefts of Rujark) and kill every named (not epic) in about 20min tops. Really, I think Illusionists are the VERY BEST solo class, it simply takes a little time management and a quick eye.</div><div>(I use magic debuff -Hex of Chaos- and a wonderful assortment of about 18 Master spells) I didn't used to have the masters, and could still solo like a dream... ofc this game is not built with solo in mind (it is to an extent, but raids are where the fun is).</div><div>I was just wondering if other people were having problems or feel the same as I.</div><div> </div><div>                            </div>

[Manyak]

<div></div><p>nope no problems here......ive even soloed my way through PP once. of course it took two whole sets of armor cuz of a little bit of trouble with the 65 nameds up top, but did manage to get it done. that was the longest PP trip ever.</p><p>only thing im really not able to solo is cazel's mesa, cuz theres no way i can bust out enough DPS to kill that first named before it resets, and no way to clear zone fast enough before repops so i can kill cazel.</p><p>i do this with capped int, 20pts of regen from Items, and 20 masters</p>

[ximo]

<div></div><p>I found Illus a great solo class, our personaes are pretty good at taking a beating!! We have to well equipped of course!</p><p>Adds simply aren't an issue, mez.grp mes and yr done.</p><p>I originally played a wizard when I started out, cos as a new player I was drawn to the class that appeared to be the biggest damage dealers, but, I was soooooo bored by level 30, I carried in to 40 and then DELETED!</p><p>My illusionist however really changed the game for me, whoooole different game play and much more interesting and fun!</p>

[Wiseman160]

<div>I spend a lot of time soloing and it is for that reason that I like my illusionist more than my berserker.</div><div> </div><div>However, I wouldn't say that illusionist=soloer... That would indicate that we can't perform a role in a group or raid, which would be false.</div><div> </div>

[Pins]

*yawn* Just because we can mez/stun/etc. solo doesn't make us good soloers. It makes us able to solo about anything, yes, but it doesn't mean "good". Honestly yah I can solo everything but Cazel's.

[SunT]

<div></div><p>Solo'n big guys is fun and you can get great bragging rights, but that really doesn't make you a great solo'r.</p><p>Soon we will be grinding again.  A great solo'r can solo great exp per hour.  That is a measure of a great solo'r, not how big a guy you can take down.</p><p>I think we are decent but we are not awesome.  If you think you are going from 60-70 with Mez Nuke you are out of your mind.</p><p>We do ok, not as good as some not as bad as most.</p><p>If you want an Uber solo class there are better choices.  A Warlock and a Conj can solo all stated places and mobs and level in half the time on a solo exp grind.</p>

[Wiseman160]

<div><blockquote><hr>SunTsu wrote:<p>A great solo'r can solo great exp per hour.  That is a measure of a great solo'r, not how big a guy you can take down.</p><hr></blockquote></div><div> </div><div>That's really just your opinion... The experience per hour of an illusionist is 'average'... not horrible...</div><div> </div><div>And I do judge my solo ability by the difficult enemies I can kill...</div><div> </div><div> </div>

[SunT]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>Wiseman160 wrote:<div><blockquote><hr>SunTsu wrote:<p>A great solo'r can solo great exp per hour.  That is a measure of a great solo'r, not how big a guy you can take down.</p><hr></blockquote></div><div> </div><div>That's really just your opinion... The experience per hour of an illusionist is 'average'... not horrible...</div><div> </div><div>And I do judge my solo ability by the difficult enemies I can kill...</div><div> </div><div> </div><hr></blockquote><p>I never said horrible.</p><p>If you want to take down big mobs there are better classes for it.  Those same classes can exp 5X an illusionist.  That is my point.</p><p> </p>

[zit]

<div></div><p>this has always been my point as well.</p><p>to be able to kill stuff, doesnt alone make you a great soloer.</p><p>there are a lot of classes to pick from who are able to solo PP just as fine as illu but also can grind xp in a fraction of the time we would need.</p><p>so depending what you put more weight on, simply being able to kill stuff, or being able to kill simple stuff efficiently or *gasp* maybe even both, the opinion if we are top soloer or not will vary.</p><p>i would say we are ok atm. not the best but also far from being the worst.</p>

[Polg]

<div></div>   Personally I find the class to be fun.  Yes we cannot grind xp solo as fast as other classes.  However our survivability is the best of any class.   I can't count the number of times i have been fighting and gotten adds.  Simply to mez them and take them soon after I have finished with my current target.    Most of the time when I return to town it is because my bags are full or my encum from coin is to high.  Not because of death and appearing near town.    I love the class, hate that our spells have little direct effect vs epic mobs, but will continue playing it.