Bruiser vs Brigand

[yzyh]

<p>My brigand is 32 and my bruiser is 21. To make a short story I do enjoy my brigand more then my bruiser,  while grouping and ( track/ invis) are 2 things that I like a lot. And as a tinkerer the bruiser FD is not really a breack over point. (at 350 in skill Iwill have a 99% FD, atm I have a 50% one and I will have another one 75%) And they do not share the same re-use time.</p><p> But due to my playtime I do mostly solo. So when I wanna have some chalange I do run solo into various dungeons and hunt for the nameds. (more  for fun then for farming). I do know that a bruiser can solo harder mobs then brigand. But is the difference is that big ?</p><p>If their is only a few place/ mobs that a bruiser can solo that a brigand can't I will probably stick with him as my main and my bruiser as my alt.</p><p>but if I am stuck with doing only a few named solo and only a few dungeon while a bruiser could do higher tier dungeon solo. I might considerer making my bruiser my alt.</p><p>P.S. sorry for my poor english</p>

[Pnaxx]

<p>Bruisers are no longer KING of Soloing. There was a time..../looks off into distance.....</p><p>But now, we are just ok...nothing special in regard to soloing named mobs for phun or phat lewt. In regards to soliing in general, yea, I think we are the stink there though. But that is not what you are asking. My reccomendation: Go Brigand and never post here again!<img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/385970365b8ed7503b4294502a458efa.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /> (joke of course<img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/e8a506dc4ad763aca51bec4ca7dc8560.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />  )</p>

[GoldSpider]

I'm considering these classes as well.  Here's what I'm weighing:Bruiser:- Good soloing, able to take on multiple mobs- Self-heal (albeit small)- Great avoidance for PvP encounters- Very little ranged utilityBrigand:- Stealth/tracking- Great ranged stun for PvP- Poisons- Run speed- Difficulty handling multiple mobs

[evilgamer]

<cite>Bruknok@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote>I'm considering these classes as well.  Here's what I'm weighing:Bruiser:- Good soloing, able to take on multiple mobs- Self-heal (albeit small)- Great avoidance for PvP encounters- Very little ranged utilityBrigand:- Stealth/tracking- Great ranged stun for PvP- Poisons- Run speed- Difficulty handling multiple mobs</blockquote><p>The last bruiser heal isnt small.  With 5 AA points and adept 3 level its almost 50 percent of your HP. And with a Master 1 I believe it is 50 percent with the AA's.</p><p>Without it I could not solo half of what I solo.</p><p>It also the reason I think Hp are one the most important stats for a soloing bruiser.</p>

[GoldSpider]

I guess it depends on what my primary goal is for this character.   I think I'd go with the Brig if I'm going to focus on PvP, and the Bruiser for PvE.

[Wussup]

<cite>yzyh wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>My brigand is 32 and my bruiser is 21. To make a short story I do enjoy my brigand more then my bruiser,  while grouping and ( track/ invis) are 2 things that I like a lot. And as a tinkerer the bruiser FD is not really a breack over point. (at 350 in skill Iwill have a 99% FD, atm I have a 50% one and I will have another one 75%) And they do not share the same re-use time.</p></blockquote><p>The biggest difference between the FD from the brusier and the tinkered ones is the cast time and how long they last.  The tinkered FD is a 2 sec cast, last for only 3 mins, and can not be cast while moving.  The brusier one is instant, last for 12 hours, and can be done while moving BIG DIFFERENCE.  The FD for the brusier % increases as you level up and I think that the T8 one is 95% at adept one not sure about the master though.  </p><p>As far as which one is better well that is entirely up to the person playing.  I have both a brigand (lvl 80)/Main and a brusier (lvl 70)/Alt and each one is very fun to play.  As for soloing, yes the brusier you will find can do much more than the brigand the higher you go, and I would say that the self heal is the main reason for this in my book.  While the brig can hit harder the brusier can take more damage and of course the heal.  </p><p>I hope that in all of this gibberish, there is something that is helpful to you yzyh.  Good Luck to you.</p>