Better solo'er?

[TheKreep]

<p>What type of toon would be a better solo'er when off duty a SK or Fury or Warden?</p><p>No matter what I play I'll spend most of my time in a regular group but for those off times, which has the best chance?</p>

[EDofEDs]

I have a Fury (40) and a SK (43). Though people say a Fury is better my SK just feels stronger. That might change later when they both get access to new spell types but as for right now the SK feels safer and all those spell crits make me grin...

[Ciarr]

<p>between SK and fury there is really no clear winner IMHO, I have both level 70 and they are pretty much able to handle the same stuff, at times one or the other have a little edge</p><p>some ups & downs fury vs SK:- fury requires more attention to play, you need to heal, pay attention to interrupts and focus a little more on what you are doing- fury can take some hard hitting mobs which SK can't- SK can survive for a long time with power being nearly none, fury without power = dead fury... (unless you manage to pull animal form of)- SK feels 'easier' to play solo- large groups tend to kill fury (interrupts... interrupts..) while SK is just getting more XP that way- tough names can take forever when fury is killing (root+nuke = slow like hell)- SK needs good gear, fury can do with so-so equipment just fine- SK is noticable harder to find good equipment for (fury just needs int/wis/sta which is quite common, for SK you need int/str/sta/agi)- SK is a beast agains everything up to 8 mobs and these mobs don't have to be grouped, fury is loosing a lot of firepower if mobs aren't linked</p><p>bottom line... try both and see which one you like to play... just remmeber that SK is [Removed for Content] poor soloer till level 12 (and it gets really good at 14 if you take M2 blessing) and fury doesn't really feel like a fury till 23 (or is it 24?) when the first nuke appears on the hotbars</p>

[Gutwren]

<cite>Ciarrai wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>between SK and fury there is really no clear winner IMHO, I have both level 70 and they are pretty much able to handle the same stuff, at times one or the other have a little edge</p><p>some ups & downs fury vs SK:- fury requires more attention to play, you need to heal, pay attention to interrupts and focus a little more on what you are doing- fury can take some hard hitting mobs which SK can't- SK can survive for a long time with power being nearly none, fury without power = dead fury... (unless you manage to pull animal form of)- SK feels 'easier' to play solo- large groups tend to kill fury (interrupts... interrupts..) while SK is just getting more XP that way- tough names can take forever when fury is killing (root+nuke = slow like hell)- SK needs good gear, fury can do with so-so equipment just fine- SK is noticable harder to find good equipment for (fury just needs int/wis/sta which is quite common, for SK you need int/str/sta/agi)- SK is a beast agains everything up to 8 mobs and these mobs don't have to be grouped, fury is loosing a lot of firepower if mobs aren't linked</p><p>bottom line... try both and see which one you like to play... just remmeber that SK is [Removed for Content] poor soloer till level 12 (and it gets really good at 14 if you take M2 blessing) and fury doesn't really feel like a fury till 23 (or is it 24?) when the first nuke appears on the hotbars</p></blockquote><p>-If you're trying to solo with a Fury and tanking, it should either be a mob that dies in 2 nukes, or you're just unaware of how to play the class properly.</p><p>-Yes they can.</p><p>-"Pull off" an Animal Form? Don't know why you're making it sound like some hard miracle... I pop Animal Form whenever it's up and I'm not full power. (DoT Heal + Hib On Self + Str Line Spec For 24% on hit To Group Heal For 400, can usually get full power even on something that's hitting for 1k.)</p><p>-Mmm, my SK feels easier if the mobs are simple, but when they start getting to be difficult it's substantially easier on my Fury.</p><p>-If the larger group is linked I have no problem with it on my Fury.... But my SK is fine with multiple non-encounter mobs on the other hand.</p><p>-If a named if "tough"... I won't even try it with my SK, for the simple fact that he will end up dead. And if you call root/nuking and pulling 900 DPS solo (while trying to conserve power to an extent) bad, then I really wonder what you manage to do with your SK.</p><p>-SK get Melee stats off plate gear, casting stats off jewelry. Easiest way to balance it if possible.</p><p>-Yes, SK are better against unlinked mobs, if they can stay alive.</p>

[EDofEDs]

<cite>Gutwrench wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Ciarrai wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>between SK and fury there is really no clear winner IMHO, I have both level 70 and they are pretty much able to handle the same stuff, at times one or the other have a little edge</p><p>some ups & downs fury vs SK:- fury requires more attention to play, you need to heal, pay attention to interrupts and focus a little more on what you are doing- fury can take some hard hitting mobs which SK can't- SK can survive for a long time with power being nearly none, fury without power = dead fury... (unless you manage to pull animal form of)- SK feels 'easier' to play solo- large groups tend to kill fury (interrupts... interrupts..) while SK is just getting more XP that way- tough names can take forever when fury is killing (root+nuke = slow like hell)- SK needs good gear, fury can do with so-so equipment just fine- SK is noticable harder to find good equipment for (fury just needs int/wis/sta which is quite common, for SK you need int/str/sta/agi)- SK is a beast agains everything up to 8 mobs and these mobs don't have to be grouped, fury is loosing a lot of firepower if mobs aren't linked</p><p>bottom line... try both and see which one you like to play... just remmeber that SK is [Removed for Content] poor soloer till level 12 (and it gets really good at 14 if you take M2 blessing) and fury doesn't really feel like a fury till 23 (or is it 24?) when the first nuke appears on the hotbars</p></blockquote><p>-If you're trying to solo with a Fury and tanking, it should either be a mob that dies in 2 nukes, or you're just unaware of how to play the class properly.</p><p>-Yes they can.</p><p>-"Pull off" an Animal Form? Don't know why you're making it sound like some hard miracle... I pop Animal Form whenever it's up and I'm not full power. (DoT Heal + Hib On Self + Str Line Spec For 24% on hit To Group Heal For 400, can usually get full power even on something that's hitting for 1k.)</p><p>-Mmm, my SK feels easier if the mobs are simple, but when they start getting to be difficult it's substantially easier on my Fury.</p><p>-If the larger group is linked I have no problem with it on my Fury.... But my SK is fine with multiple non-encounter mobs on the other hand.</p><p>-If a named if "tough"... I won't even try it with my SK, for the simple fact that he will end up dead. And if you call root/nuking and pulling 900 DPS solo (while trying to conserve power to an extent) bad, then I really wonder what you manage to do with your SK.</p><p>-SK get Melee stats off plate gear, casting stats off jewelry. Easiest way to balance it if possible.</p><p>-Yes, SK are better against unlinked mobs, if they can stay alive.</p></blockquote>Dude relax, he isn't knocking your class or anything he just said its easier with an SK.  And to be honest he is correct.  It takes much more skill to solo an Fury because you don't have the ability to take a  couple hits without reacting because you don't have our stamina or plate.  You guys have great tools for soloing but without knowing exactly how to use them and when, those tools become useless.  An SK on the other hand is pretty simple.  Enter fight, keep up lifetap shield, smash faces.  You guys gotta do the whole root/nuke thing which, while powerful, can be much more complicated when you add in healing duties.Most people new to the game will find a SK much easier to solo then a fury based simply on the fact that there is alot less to learn.