Best tradeskill for a bruiser?

[Larkverdin]

<p>Now that I've chosen my class/race combo, I've started looking at what tradeskills I would like to do for my bruiser. I intend on specing him to be a DPS/OT, I don't know if that effects the choices I should make but I made it regardless. So is there a best profession for a bruiser in my state of mind, or at least some that would be <em>more</em> beneficial than others?</p>

[Sprin]

<p><cite>Vassir@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Now that I've chosen my class/race combo, I've started looking at what tradeskills I would like to do for my bruiser. I intend on specing him to be a DPS/OT, I don't know if that effects the choices I should make but I made it regardless. So is there a best profession for a bruiser in my state of mind, or at least some that would be <em>more</em> beneficial than others?</p></blockquote><p>Well i dont think that a tradeskill proffession is going to specifically help you as a bruiser... you can buy anything you need as a bruiser....  Alchemists make bruiser spells, so if you want to make your own spells then i would go that route... but that takes a LONG time to level up both if your doing it side by side... Tailor makes bruiser weapons and armor, so tht could help you some too, but again, lots of work to do just to make your own stuff...</p>

[Pnaxx]

<p><cite>Vassir@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Now that I've chosen my class/race combo, I've started looking at what tradeskills I would like to do for my bruiser. I intend on specing him to be a DPS/OT, I don't know if that effects the choices I should make but I made it regardless. So is there a best profession for a bruiser in my state of mind, or at least some that would be <em>more</em> beneficial than others?</p></blockquote><p>The one negative about being just an Off Tank is that, when you are searching for groups, you may not get much interest when there are several other dps classes looking too at the same time. Bruisers are kind of the Redheaded step child out there...you need to make your own nitch. So, the way I do my groups is I usually create one. I am in a guild too, so I do group wit them alot, but alot of times I log on aftre they have grouped, so I am off to the PUD races.</p><p>Point is, since I create groups all the time, many times I am the tank since there isn't always another one around. So, if you are not specced to tank, then you will not have that option. Believe me, you wait too long lf a plate tank, your group will dissapear and plus, the group memmbers know that Bruisers are a tank class, so why won't he/she tank?</p><p>Tank baby....tank.</p>

[Sprin]

<p>According to Sony, after this new "tank revamp" with the upcoming GU, bruisers are supposed to be "AOE/Encounter tanks" so im curious as to what exactly will make us that... lol, cuz atm we are anything but that, so they are gonna have to do some major overhaul for that to happen</p>

[Larkverdin]

<p><cite>Pnaxx wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The one negative about being just an Off Tank is that, when you are searching for groups, you may not get much interest when there are several other dps classes looking too at the same time. Bruisers are kind of the Redheaded step child out there...you need to make your own nitch. So, the way I do my groups is I usually create one. I am in a guild too, so I do group wit them alot, but alot of times I log on aftre they have grouped, so I am off to the PUD races.</p><p>Point is, since I create groups all the time, many times I am the tank since there isn't always another one around. So, if you are not specced to tank, then you will not have that option. Believe me, you wait too long lf a plate tank, your group will dissapear and plus, the group memmbers know that Bruisers are a tank class, so why won't he/she tank?</p><p>Tank baby....tank.</p></blockquote><p>So the way that I am reading this, means there arn't as many tanks running around as I first imagined? I've gotten the impression that with the amount of plate tanks available, there are plenty of them running around in this game. Is that not the case? But yea I understand the idea of making my own group, 90% of the time in WoW on my rogue I had to do the same thing because we'd been nerfed into a subpar DPS class, so I had to not only make my own group, but bust my butt if I wanted to be able to compete with the other DPS in the grp.</p><p>p.s. I ended up selecting alchemy for the potions/fighter spells <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Lethe5683]

<p>You should have a spec for tanking and a spec for DPS.  Or if you are choosing only one then just choose tank.  Bruisers are not particulalrly usefull as a DPS class.</p>

[peepshow]

<p><cite>Lethe5683 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>You should have a spec for tanking and a spec for DPS.  Or if you are choosing only one then just choose tank.  Bruisers are not particulalrly usefull as a DPS class.</p></blockquote><p>Shh.. Dont say this out loud, I'm trying to get in groups as a dps sometimes (Not with much luck, but still) <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p>

[darkdawn1]

<p><cite>Lethe5683 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>You should have a spec for tanking and a spec for DPS.  Or if you are choosing only one then just choose tank.  Bruisers are not particulalrly usefull as a DPS class.</p></blockquote><p>I'm new to the tank classes. I heard on another thread that SK and bruiser were the top DPS tank classes. I already have a brigand, I was looking for another non-scout melee DPS class. If the bruiser is not good, then are any of the tank classes? Sorry for the noob questions, just trying to learn and pick the class that best fits my offensive dps tank goal.</p>

[Sprin]

<p><cite>darkdawn1 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Lethe5683 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>You should have a spec for tanking and a spec for DPS.  Or if you are choosing only one then just choose tank.  Bruisers are not particulalrly usefull as a DPS class.</p></blockquote><p>I'm new to the tank classes. I heard on another thread that SK and bruiser were the top DPS tank classes. I already have a brigand, I was looking for another non-scout melee DPS class. If the bruiser is not good, then are any of the tank classes? Sorry for the noob questions, just trying to learn and pick the class that best fits my offensive dps tank goal.</p></blockquote><p>Bruisers do very good single target sustained DPS... of course burst will always be better... and Burst AOE is quite nice...... but only 2 AOE attacks make for not much sustained DPS on multiple mob encounter...  if those mobs go down really super fast, then of course you will look like a god, but if they take a while and you burn your 2 AOE's then your stuck doing your single target attcks on multiple mobs... </p><p>As for single target attack, bruisers do extremely well... combination of knockout, chi, lightning fists and allthe other attacks in the arsenal and you can do very good DPS on a single target... if your not worrying about tanking and what not...</p>