View Full Version : How well do Assassins solo?
Abyssi
07-25-2006, 09:48 AM
I hear that Brigands and Swasbucklers can solo pretty well, but how about Assassins?My main is a necro, and I know they won't solo as well as them, but how well can Assassins solo?<div></div>
dj_krztoff
07-25-2006, 11:55 AM
There's a new thread on this topic nearly once a week. The search tool is your friend. <div></div>
rooney
07-25-2006, 04:44 PM
<DIV>ignore peradors comment he is a brigand, assassins can solo reasonably well tbh but brigands and swashy better cos there stances increase mit and stuff were assassins dont, but if u want to top the dps parse then become an assassin</DIV>
Sirlutt
07-25-2006, 05:49 PM
i solo just fine.Vitality breach is your friend.<div></div>
Mastera
07-25-2006, 07:24 PM
If you plan to solo in PvE and PvP most of the time......save yourself the trouble and go swash/brig.<div></div>
Abyssi
07-25-2006, 11:58 PM
I'd just like to be able to solo quests when I don't feel like grouping, or when i'm waiting for a group. Never plan to PvP, hate it with a passion in this game.<div></div>
Mastera
07-26-2006, 12:19 AM
In solo quests you're usualy okay....might need to pick up another....but not that often.Trying to solo exp would drive you crazy tho.<div></div>
rooney
07-26-2006, 02:38 PM
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Masterage wrote:<BR>In solo quests you're usualy okay....might need to pick up another....but not that often.<BR><BR>Trying to solo exp would drive you crazy tho.<BR> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>soloing exp drive crazy???</P> <P> </P> <P>explain how so?..... i can solo most things in the game its a pain in the butt like if you fail but it still works out pretty good for me u can solo a 68^^^ named with just auto attack and poisons with your DOT's on the mob its cake!</P>
Outerspace
07-26-2006, 03:13 PM
<div><blockquote><hr>rooney wrote:<p>explain how so?..... i can solo most things in the game its a pain in the butt like if you fail but it still works out pretty good for me u can solo a 68^^^ named with just auto attack and poisons with your DOT's on the mob its cake!</p><hr></blockquote>Really? Which named is this?</div>
rooney
07-27-2006, 02:08 PM
<DIV>Take your pick can solo any of the nameds in forgotten city, can solo the carnavinigon (or w/e its called) solo the mandagoran, cant solo humiator harridon but get him to 10% ish then he kills me</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>
Outerspace
07-27-2006, 05:39 PM
Hmm, interesting <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><div></div>
rooney
07-27-2006, 07:33 PM
<DIV>just gimme a while to fix me computer ill record it then put it on youtube nad put the link on here</DIV>
UberC
07-30-2006, 08:58 PM
<div></div>Imo, assassins solo well enough to pass the time whilst waiting for a group, but too frustrating overall to solo full time (and who would want to do that anyways getting 0.01 xp per mob) We kill fast enough most the time, esp when mark procs, when it doesn't or the mob parries/defelects etc too much, be prepared for a wait to get some health again.Personaly, I never solo except when I have leveled a bit and I need to raise defence/parry again in the unlikly case I draw aggro, every little helps. I think, solo life as assassin, at least for me, is harvesting maybe doing the occasional writs. I would never log in and decide, yeah, I will solo to day as it so much fun to do... as it isn't... as any class, just easier for some that others.In short, assassins can solo, pretty darn well, but heavy dependence on mark proc'ing to speed things up... we do not take the hits so well..Also, to me, the plus side of soloing an assassin, is that, its not all standing in one place, CS and moving behind at least offers a little bit of thought, but not enough thought that you can not just go in to "auto pilot" Maybe casters have it easier with named etc, but root/nuke/root/nuke, sounds and is really boring... lets face it, if you wear a dress or robe you are kinda asking to be two shot...I love my assassin regardless of soloabilty, groups love an assassin in my expirience, and assassins shine their greatest when with good support, our damage only increases with a good tank (and mellee debuffers) where you do not have to hold back at all...<div></div><p>Message Edited by UberCiz on <span class=date_text>07-30-2006</span> <span class=time_text>10:00 AM</span>
Kram337
08-02-2006, 02:12 PM
<div><blockquote><hr>UberCiz wrote:<div></div>Imo, assassins solo well enough to pass the time whilst waiting for a group, but too frustrating overall to solo full time (and who would want to do that anyways getting 0.01 xp per mob) We kill fast enough most the time, esp when mark procs, when it doesn't or the mob parries/defelects etc too much, be prepared for a wait to get some health again.Personaly, I never solo except when I have leveled a bit and I need to raise defence/parry again in the unlikly case I draw aggro, every little helps. I think, solo life as assassin, at least for me, is harvesting maybe doing the occasional writs. I would never log in and decide, yeah, I will solo to day as it so much fun to do... as it isn't... as any class, just easier for some that others.In short, assassins can solo, pretty darn well, but heavy dependence on mark proc'ing to speed things up... we do not take the hits so well..Also, to me, the plus side of soloing an assassin, is that, its not all standing in one place, CS and moving behind at least offers a little bit of thought, but not enough thought that you can not just go in to "auto pilot" Maybe casters have it easier with named etc, but root/nuke/root/nuke, sounds and is really boring... lets face it, if you wear a dress or robe you are kinda asking to be two shot...I love my assassin regardless of soloabilty, groups love an assassin in my expirience, and assassins shine their greatest when with good support, our damage only increases with a good tank (and mellee debuffers) where you do not have to hold back at all...<div></div><p>Message Edited by UberCiz on <span class="date_text">07-30-2006</span> <span class="time_text">10:00 AM</span></p><hr></blockquote>I think the root/nuke technique is actually slightly more exciting. Cause it's not just root and then nuke. It's root, nuke, stun, runaway, root, nuke, etc. If you dont get stun of fin time, you're easily dead, or if a stun is resisted you've gotta come up with something else and in a hurry. However the resists end up just becoming irritating and does decrease the fun factor. Since its sort of random. I do also enjoy the "skill" involved in soloing with an assassin. The stun, circle, invis, and sneak attack on the mob is exciting enough for me, but all that moving around does ware on me.So instead I just do it like a bruiser. Stand there and smack the mob till it dies. No rooting, no stunning and circling. Just standing. Heck, I could hire a kid from the village to come mash the buttons if I had to =)And btw, my bruiser wares a robe.. course it's made of leather but still. Bring it on ya know <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div>
rooney
08-02-2006, 02:57 PM
<P>only reason you guys can solo alot is u have too many stunns imo, bruisers without so many stunns = a dead bruiser, assassins have a 2 second cheap shot and in that time u gotta get behind the mob stealth it and then backstab takes more than 2 secs but u do 80% of the time get ur backstab off like ive duelled so many bruisers and they have TOO many stunns n stifles!</P> <P> </P> <P>so hurry up get hit with the nerf stick and then come duel me or alternative is give cheap shot its 6 second time back and it makes it more cake</P>
It is a great class and one of the most solid. It is pretty rare to see "Assassin: X skill has been changed for the fifth time." in patch notes. The best part of playing solo is that it isn't the boring rinse and repeat methods a lot of classes fall into. I actually use more than four keys when I fight. You can solo well when you learn what you can and can't do. You'll find things outside are easier because you have more room to work with. Master your snares and giggle while spending the money you got after you kite a named when people tell you that you can't kite.<div></div>
Seffrid
08-06-2006, 12:58 AM
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> UberCiz wrote:<BR> <P>Imo, assassins solo well enough to pass the time whilst waiting for a group, but too frustrating overall to solo full time (and who would want to do that anyways getting 0.01 xp per mob)</P> <P><BR>Personaly, I never solo except when I have leveled a bit and I need to raise defence/parry again in the unlikly case I draw aggro, every little helps.</P> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Hence your opinion on the soloability of the class is pretty suspect, since you come virtually from a non-soloer's perspective :smileywink:!</P> <P>What this thread needs is the opinion of someone who has soloed an assassin pretty much through the game, and if that comes with experience of soloing other classes as well so that comparisons can be made as between the classes then that's a bonus.</P> <P>Opinions on soloability from those who hardly ever solo and see no point in doing so are frankly pretty meaningless, no disrespect intended.</P><p>Message Edited by Seffrid on <span class=date_text>08-05-2006</span> <span class=time_text>01:58 PM</span>
<div><blockquote><hr>Seffrid wrote:<div></div> <div></div> <blockquote> <hr> UberCiz wrote: <div></div> <p>Imo, assassins solo well enough to pass the time whilst waiting for a group, but too frustrating overall to solo full time (and who would want to do that anyways getting 0.01 xp per mob)</p> <p>Personaly, I never solo except when I have leveled a bit and I need to raise defence/parry again in the unlikly case I draw aggro, every little helps.</p> <hr> </blockquote> <p>Hence your opinion on the soloability of the class is pretty suspect, since you come virtually from a non-soloer's perspective :smileywink:!</p> <p>What this thread needs is the opinion of someone who has soloed an assassin pretty much through the game, and if that comes with experience of soloing other classes as well so that comparisons can be made as between the classes then that's a bonus.</p> <p>Opinions on soloability from those who hardly ever solo and see no point in doing so are frankly pretty meaningless, no disrespect intended.</p><p>Message Edited by Seffrid on <span class="date_text">08-05-2006</span> <span class="time_text">01:58 PM</span></p><hr></blockquote>It is a great class and one of the most solid. It is pretty rare to see "Assassin: X skill has been changed for the fifth time." in patch notes. The best part of playing solo is that it isn't the boring rinse and repeat methods a lot of classes fall into. I actually use more than four keys when I fight. You can solo well when you learn what you can and can't do. You'll find things outside are easier because you have more room to work with. Master your snares and giggle while spending the money you got after you kite a named when people tell you that you can't kite.</div>
UberC
08-08-2006, 07:24 AM
<div></div>I soloed today, it was actualy quite rewarding, and appeared to be at times better xp than in groups, which I thought to be odd. I guess I have changed my tune, and I will be soloing alot more from now on.And, when I am next on... I think I might just solo abit... decent cash, peace and quiet at my own pace rather than waiting on people to pull... I guess its partly as I got sick to death of harvesting so I could buy mastercrafted stuff... better to put it to use <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><div></div>
Dragonsviperz
08-08-2006, 10:57 AM
<P>I've soloed alot even though I'm a raider. It in fact makes it alot easier so my opinion will be fairly skewed towards the easy side.</P> <P>BUT, at the start of each expansion and before I raided I had to solo a bit. Its fairly challenging to solo as an assassin because our main dps comes from the back side, and we have limited ways to make a mob turn around for us or not move at all. Cheap Shot is one way to get off at most 1 Backstab if we are lucky. The Root line is a pretty good skill to use then run out and use some range skills or get a breather from a mob. Kiting was the best way back in tier 5 to solo as an assassin. You could basically solo any herioc mob and even x2's if you were good enough (the weaker ones that is i.e. Tundra Jack, and the Dog mob in Rivervale).</P> <P>These days poisons and potions can make soloing attainable with some ease. Theres the Lifetap Poisons, stun Poisons, stifle poisons that are offensive. And the Potions that can help are anything from resists, increased HP, mitigation and some healing potions. O yea, Legendary/Mastercrafted armor helps and a high defensive stance can help against the higher lvl mobs. With my experience it was easy to take on a solo con mob with offensive stance on because you hit it more often and the proc can help just burn it down.</P> <P>Soloing is pretty good if you want 100% chance at the loot, or a certain quest update only 1 person can get at a time. But if you are looking for the good loot, you might want to pick up atleast 2 other people, like a healer and a tank to take on mobs in dungeons.</P>
Mercenary
08-08-2006, 01:31 PM
<P>At the moment I solo primarly (living together with girlfriend, so unexpected afk's hehe) as an Assassin and have no problems at all, just have to stick to certain con mobs. Then again I just got this game and this Assassin is my first character past level 10 so my opinion is not very valuable :smileywink:.</P> <P>Must say I am having a blast with the Assassin, fighting hardly ever gets boring! :smileyhappy:</P>
Malkosha
08-08-2006, 05:26 PM
<DIV> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffffff size=3>I’m new to playing an Assassin, and I’m a die-hard solo player. I’ve soloed with many a char in both Qeynos and Freeport.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffffff size=3>Assassins are very fun to play in general because they require a bit more attention than say … my Monk who can just hit each CA in order and repeat until dead. I’m a “jumper” … that is … I hit my stun and jump over the MOB then hit my positional specials. If there is a better way, please let this noob know :smileywink: I can only get one attack off this way because the “big bads” don’t stay still for long. Maybe it’s just my problem and my lack of skill?</FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffffff size=3>The other problem I’m having is that I get tore up pretty bad on group MOB’s … which seem to be the way a majority of encounters are setup. Looking ahead on my spell list, I can see an AOE attack in stealth mode, but once an encounter has begun it will probably be tricky to pull it off. The lack of an upfront AOE attack(s) is the major problem that I can see on the solo level. Sure, you could just find a couple of single MOB’s here and there, or just go after MOB’s very low in level compared to you, but just looking around for just the “right” MOB might slow you down to the point of frustration.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#ffffff size=3>Since encounters are linked (bad idea IMO SOE) the best solo classes will be the ones that can handle groups. I’m not sure about the Assassin yet since I’m a noob here, but I possibly see a future problem with the Assassin and my play style.</FONT></P> <P> </P></DIV>
<div></div>try using strafe instead to hit masked attack as it is flanking rather than behind only, then you can move behind for a high hitter, or if you have been slow you can just use jugular or garotte(?) as they are both just stealth not positional attacks (but good luck getting one of them off with a mob hitting you <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />) apologies if the skill name is not correct, I have been moving and not been able to get ingame for several weeks :> <div></div><p>Message Edited by bieb on <span class=date_text>08-08-2006</span> <span class=time_text>07:29 AM</span>
UberC
08-08-2006, 08:05 PM
<div></div><font color="#ffffff" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><i><b>The other problem I’m having is that I get tore up pretty bad on group MOB’s … which seem to be the way a majority of encounters are setup. Looking ahead on my spell list, I can see an AOE attack in stealth mode, but once an encounter has begun it will probably be tricky to pull it off. The lack of an upfront AOE attack(s) is the major problem that I can see on the solo level. Sure, you could just find a couple of single MOB’s here and there, or just go after MOB’s very low in level compared to you, but just looking around for just the “right” MOB might slow you down to the point of frustration.</b></i>Grouped mobs are a pain, and always have been to me in times that I have soloed, simply as we are not built so well to take a beating whilst we take down the other mob, with the other mob beating on us we can't stealth for long enough to get off any of our nicer attacks. Though, there is one saving grace for groups of two, paralyzing strike or what ever its ends up being called, that roots a target. I guess others might do this for groups of two also, open on one mob, switch to the other root it, move back and take care of the other one without having to worry about being hit. Most the time it is easily possible to take down the first mob before the root breaks. Doesnt work so well with casters. I do, for this reason tend to stick with solo mobs where my single target dps can be maximized. Groups of three, heh, I just hope assassinate kills the first mob then proceed as normal, a shocking waste of a cooldown. I tend to stay away from groups of 3+ when solo as it is not worth the downtime... for solo quests however...(I lose at quoting :-p)</font><div></div><p>Message Edited by UberCiz on <span class=date_text>08-08-2006</span> <span class=time_text>09:08 AM</span>
Sarkoris
08-09-2006, 03:25 AM
<P>A big part of soloing groups of mobs is positioning. We only parry/risposte from the front (possibly sides - correct me if I am wrong) but not rear/flank attacks. Mobs when you attack them tend to spread out. The trick is to adjust your position until they bunch up in front of you. Then you will get the maximum benefit from your avoidance and parry/riposte.</P> <P>One benefit of soloing is that yoru defensive skills usually get maxxed nice and quick, so when you do grab aggro in a group you don't get one shotted as much.</P> <P>I have soloed just about all of my 69.5 levels and although no where near as easy as soloing with my 70 Necromancer it is still fun and lets you progress at your own pace (and you get all the loot).</P> <P>Sark on behalf of Slaene.</P>
Kinvore
08-09-2006, 08:10 PM
Here is what has helped me the most when soloing:1.) Defensive stance: Get this adept 3 or mastered, makes a huge difference. You won't get hit nearly as much.2.) Poisons: Vitality breach, the STR dubuffing one, and the one that slows their attack speed. Be sure that your noxious debuff is adept 3 or master as well!3.) Stun + finishing blow: If you can pull off a stun+stealth+stealth attack in 2 seconds then great, but I find this combo to be much more effective once a mob is below 25%.For solo ^^^ mobs I will use a good shield and 1hs (Scalesplitter, gives +3 to parry) My dps doesn't go down too much and I get hit far less.Pouncer70 Assassin<div></div>
Raage
08-09-2006, 10:25 PM
My .02...I have a 70 Monk that I love. And I am a 90% solo player. I rolled a Zerk...didn't stick. Rolled a Necro...didn't stick. Ranger, Paly, Bruiser, Brig...none stuck (none much past 30 tho). But man, do I love the Assassin. It's tricky and it's fun to play. They do sick damage and frankly I'm not afraid to evac if things get sticky. Here are some things I found useful while soloing:I solo in offensive stance. Meanest DD poison I can get. Rare armor/ weapons...courtesty of my Monk, so I guess a bit of a twink in that regard, but don't we all have lvl 70 alts =)I always solo mobs 1-4 levels higher than myself. Can't do blues...Has to be white or yellow (currently lvl 45 and digging the islands on the back side of EF). When ya get a group of Mobs I will pull with arrows, start my HO, if it lands on Swindelers Luck I use another of the starters (ie Moor, Vunerable Mark or Surviel) to HOPEFULLY flip it to Ringing Blow (I think that's what it's called) and will not use a postitional attack as they are likely to be broken when ya get smacked during the move behind the mob. Rinse/repeat if there are more than 2 (never done 4 and 3 can be a bit too close). If there are only 2 and 1st ones down...launch HO, stun, slay. I'm sure there are many other techniques, and probalby some MUCH better than what I have described. And of course, part of it is knowing what you can & can't do. Know yer abilities, where they are on yer bar, and what they do, cuz there will always be a "wrinkle" you didn't see coming and if you can think & react on the fly you'll do fine. Assassins are not for sequential button mashers, or folks that like to go toe-2-toe and not be active while playing, IMO.That being said, I was concerned when I 1st started my Assassin do to the fact that I solo so much. But he is dangerously close to taking over as my main, and pushing my Monk to ALT status......naaaaahhh. But he is a blast. (now, if this board has taken on the POV that Brigs had [have?] and they don't want peeps playing the class...then disregard the above and know that Assassins are hard if not impossible to play and almost no fun at all)
MystaSkrat
08-10-2006, 10:34 PM
Ok, granted I have a lot of fabled gear and such, but I can get my avoidance above 70% with a sheild, and cap both parry and defense (420) with items and defensive stance. Vitality breach, enfeebling, stupefying/fettering for poisons, and Neurotoxic Coating from the INT AA line pretty much lets me solo anything. Solo mobs I can just DW in offensive stance with caustic poison and they die in 5 seconds.
Bladeghost
08-10-2006, 11:22 PM
I soloed to 20 on pvp server
Dragonsviperz
08-10-2006, 11:55 PM
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Bladeghost wrote:<BR> I soloed to 20 on pvp server<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I think you can do that with about just any class...
Bladeghost
08-10-2006, 11:57 PM
True but assasin was easy compared to the other toons I tried. The gank squads are rampent.
<div><blockquote><hr>MystaSkratch wrote:<div></div>Ok, granted I have a lot of fabled gear and such, but I can get my avoidance above 70% with a sheild, and cap both parry and defense (420) with items and defensive stance. Vitality breach, enfeebling, stupefying/fettering for poisons, and Neurotoxic Coating from the INT AA line pretty much lets me solo anything. Solo mobs I can just DW in offensive stance with caustic poison and they die in 5 seconds.<hr></blockquote>What weapon/shield combo do you use? You had DW on when I looked you up. It isn't meant to question anything you said. Just curious as to what you use.</div>
MystaSkrat
08-11-2006, 11:23 PM
<P>Yea, most the time I'll DW when I'm soloing too, but if I do put on a sheild, I have the one from Roost. If I ever felt like spending DKP on a one hander I would, but I usually use the Grinning Dirk or Dirk of Negativity with the shield, anything with a high damage range is good.</P> <P>Here's the sheild:</P> <P><IMG src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/Mystaskratch/roundsheild.jpg"></P>
Dragonsviperz
08-12-2006, 12:35 AM
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> MystaSkratch wrote:<BR> <P>Yea, most the time I'll DW when I'm soloing too, but if I do put on a sheild, I have the one from Roost. If I ever felt like spending DKP on a one hander I would, but I usually use the Grinning Dirk or Dirk of Negativity with the shield, anything with a high damage range is good.</P> <P>Here's the sheild:</P> <P><IMG src="http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1/Mystaskratch/roundsheild.jpg"></P><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>He has it on now for chits and giggles.
Cool. Thanks for the info.<div></div>
BoberFett
08-13-2006, 10:30 AM
Seems like more than a few of the replies here are in regards to toons that are already 70 and wearing awesome gear, or lower levels being twinked by their mains.As a current 25 assassin soloing non-twink, I can tell you that it can be a long painful road. I'm wearing full carbonite armor and steel weapons, as that's all I can afford. No steel armor for me. If there's a nice open spot with lots of solo mobs, it's a piece of cake and lots of fun to solo. Opening with huge damage, stunning, getting behind and shredding the mob from behind is great. On the other side...Adds often mean my death if I can't run away or evac. Roots will seriously mess with your ability to use positional attacks. In areas such as in Nektulos where I'm levelling right now, the positioning and pathing of the mobs often means I'm unable to use any kind of stealthed opener which cuts the DPS way down. Ranged damage as an assassin is decent, but not great, and you only get in a shot or two anyway so ranged pulling is less then ideal.<div></div>Assassin is fun, but definitely the most frustrating class I have tried to solo with thus far. I have a fury and zerk in their low 30s, and a wiz in his 20s. The fury is awesome to solo with, and the zerk holds his own. The wizard is more fragile than the assassin, but then again he can do massive damage without worrying about positioning or stealth plus he has aoe and encounter spells that do big damage.So in summary, it can be a very fun class. It can also make you want to smash your fist through your monitor. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />
Swinneyi
08-13-2006, 05:06 PM
I have recently started playing an Assassin. I have gotten him to 51 now and he is a little bit of a twink with his some of his gear. I use only normal poisons, but upgrade arrows at each tier and rare weapons. I found soloing to be bit challanging at first, and I think that a lot had to do with where you try to solo. Right now I have pretty much solo'd from about 45 to 51 in a week just on the beach in SS with the occasional group here and there. Anyways I think that the Assassin solo's much better than my guard did and is definately taking over as my main toon. To Bober I would try more along the lines of TS than nek, personally never have liked that zone much. <div></div>
TuinalOfTheNexus
08-21-2006, 09:09 AM
<P>Twinked assassins solo pretty well. My 35 assassin has 65% avoidance with an M1 of the defensive stance and 40% mit with mastercrafted. For comparision, my equally geared 35 Monk with an M1 of the defensive stance has about 67% avoidance and 38% mit. Considering the assassin puts out about 200dps soloing compared to the monk's 120 (it's all situational though, naturally), he's much better at grinding trash. Main weakness is multi-mob encounters. When it comes to tough named bow / root kiting is viable; so given space an assassin can do well against outdoor heroics. The nerfed cheap shot makes heroics where you don't have much room to manouvre hard, though.</P> <P>The hardest part is keeping your defense and parry skills capped since you don't use them so often when you're grouped. I often see assassins (and monks for that matter) who've DPSed in groups and have defense / parry skills dozens of points below the cap. This makes a huge difference.</P> <P>In short, i'd say Assassins are average soloers; mages grind trash faster and wizards / wardens / summoners are the best if you need to kill a 72^^^.</P>
Diimitri
01-23-2008, 03:49 PM
till that nerf stick gets here...come get some <img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/smilies/1069449046bcd664c21db15b1dfedaee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />
-Arctura-
01-24-2008, 03:37 PM
(( we solo quite well if played correctly.Use defense stanceuse a shieldwear heavy defensive armor with +def or + parryinvest in your STA line and +Parry in your STR linelearn how to Kite mobs with snareGet a really good bowUse good arrowsKeep yourself max buffed at all timesuSE SINISTER STRIKES (do your lore and legend quests)Fight near climbing walls to escape when things dont go wellGet LOTS of STR. should be your HIGHEST stat.(those are some helpful PVE tips).PVP tips:Use totemskeep track upKeep evac(s) ready to avoid gank groupsopen with stunMore STR the better
Gladiia
01-24-2008, 04:23 PM
<p>This thread hadn't been responded to in like a year and a half. </p><p>oO</p>
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