Is a brigand capable of this ?

[Secard]

<p>Basically I am making a toon to just kill some easy names in places like KC or the start of seb for when I play late at night and there are no groups or much of anything for my other characters to do.This was my Illusionists roll, but he is getting boring and wanted to try something new and fresh. So I have read a few forums and heard mention that Brigands can solo names proficiently around this lvl and in these places.So I was just looking for more narrow feed back on the subject. Keeping in mind I want my Brigand geared only for name killing, my concerns are--1. How fast they can kill names.2. how effective/efficient they are. (for example not a lot of death, and not a lot of down time between fights.)3. what kind of AA spec would be a good Idea to consider. I have been told that the stamina line for shield spec is helpful for this, any truth to that?I plan to have at the lest all adept 3s. doubt I will take him raiding so I will have to stick with heroic dropped equipment and what I can buy off the broker. All of that being said, I am not expecting the Brigand to be the Best choice for this, just asking if they are a viable one. However I am also open to other suggestions that some one might have for a class that will accomplish what I want. I am trying to stay away from the typical necro/tainted heals thing. I have considered betraying the 80 Illusionist to a Coercer. But I am really wanting to try something a little less common and a different approach/experience. Thanks for any help</p>

[Dareena]

<p>Yes, Brigands can solo the nameds of KC.  One of my fellow guild brigands does this all of the time.  Solo farming for masters is his source of income.  He claims that all it takes is player knowledge and skill.  Basically he learned the tactics of each named and knows when to stun, interrupt, and root / kite them. </p><p>Having said that, there is also a gear requirement (even if he claims there isn't).  For reference, the man dual wields his Mythical and Lifespike.  All of his gear is fabled, with the except of 2-3 extremely good Legendary pieces that are better than most fabled drops.  Though he only has a couple of VP armor pieces, all of his gear is based on the best of the best.</p><p>So can Brigands solo KC?  Absolutely.  But is there is gear, art, and skill requirement for doing so?  Absolutely.</p>

[Dareena]

<p>To follow up my original answers...</p><p>1)  In my guildie's opinion, soloing nameds with a brigand is much faster than your standard root and nuke / mez caster.  (They just have a lower limit than a good enchanter.  I personally don't believe that they could solo a zone like Chelsith.  Though I have seen one duo the zone before with an enchanter.)</p><p>2)  KC mobs have a learning curve.  Once you know how they act and the general pathing of the KC, there shouldn't be very many deaths.  With the RE2 mana regen proc reward (from the banner collection quest) and the Unglued Amulet, you won't have much down time either.  If your own resources had time to get lower than what is fixable by those items, you'd already be dead.</p><p>3)  My guildie dual wields.  I don't know Kaneda's AA spec.  But it's not a tanking shield build.  He's built purely for chart topping DPS.</p>

[Secard]

<p>First of all let me thank you ericsweeney, your respons is appreciated.It sounds like a Brigand is what I am after then. I love my enchanter but as your guildie said the fights can drag on at times.I am going to get my Brigand in the best gear and spell lvls possible for what I am doing, but as I said I doubt he will ever raid. And I will definitely take the time to learn and master the class.I am not looking to go deep into anywhere or push the envelope soloing things that where meant for "on the ball" groups. I can always use my enchanter for that. I just wanted a different experience killing the easy names, and a bit faster one at that. So I guess my only last real question is if there is an AA spec that's better then the rest meant for solo named killing. I would very willingly sacrifice top end dps for  more survivability, it's just a matter of if it is worth it or not. I would also be curious to see what your guildies spec is? If you fell like bugging them for it. EoF and KoS. I am having a hard time figuring out whats going to be the most worth while in the EoF sectionThanx for the help.</p>

[Rivel]

<p>if you want to make a class to solo named, the brig is one of the tougher ones, your actual defence is not that great, hp is moderate+, dps is great and single target crowd control is exceptional. gear and knowledge of the class is required far more then other classes (say a summoner for example). you have to know that you cant tank the mob, so dont spec defencive, your all out dps a glass cannon that can turn root and stun the mob for greats amounts of time. though it isnt perma stuned, this is where dps and gear comes in. if you can parse about 6k+ on green named (KC) youll do fine on most named. if your solo speced you can pick up an fd, use it to learn the mobs in question. once you know the mobs you can spec for higher dps and scrap the fd. try soloing the ^^^'s b4 the named. if you cant kill them then dont bother trying the named. if your learning, take a healer w/ ya, furies are great dps and heals. if you want an easy class to solo, get a summoner or a wizard, if you want a fun class, play a brig</p>

[Lord Hackenslash]

<p>Keep in mind that in order to this kind of solo play you will need to raid first. the equipment to do this won't come from mastercrafted gear or legendary. It will be a 12-15 second burn or you die. there is very little room to move in KC so once the roots and stuns wear off you are gonna need to have the mob dead some might say gear is not required but i have never seen a non fabled equipped scout solo in there and usually they have thier mythical.</p><p>That being said, good luck with your brig they can be alot of fun to solo with.</p>