Class Opinions

So any opinions on classes yet? How is it for pvp and pve, etc.

Some things I've heard(don't have game yet):

HoX: like a kamikaze pilot. If they can get in close and survive they can deal a ton of damage via their AOE's but they have low survivability so die easily.

Dark Templar: Hard as nails to kill but does almost no damage and doesn't really have buffs or skills to significantly help other teammates so is just ignored in pvp.

ToS/PoM: seem overpowered for leveling with far too good AOE's and heals.

Bear Shaman: Starts really slow but improves a lot at 25 and at 40.

Ranger: stealthing and then head shotting someone out of it is a super cheap for pvp

Assassin/Barbarian: basically like ranger above

And that's about it.

So any opinions on classes yet? How is it for pvp and pve, etc.

Some things I've heard(don't have game yet):

HoX: like a kamikaze pilot. If they can get in close and survive they can deal a ton of damage via their AOE's but they have low survivability so die easily.

Dark Templar: Hard as nails to kill but does almost no damage and doesn't really have buffs or skills to significantly help other teammates so is just ignored in pvp.

ToS/PoM: seem overpowered for leveling with far too good AOE's and heals.

Bear Shaman: Starts really slow but improves a lot at 25 and at 40.

Ranger: stealthing and then head shotting someone out of it is a super cheap for pvp

Assassin/Barbarian: basically like ranger above

And that's about it.

Barbarians own, I rolled a HoX.. it's pretty good. Assassins have been getting completely shit on every time I've seen em. Bear shaman usually take too long to even bother trying to kill, same with Priest of Mitra. Tempest of Set are fucking amazing. Rangers are only decent if they get the jump on you.

flow...what server you on bitcchhh. Mafred and I probably going to be playing this

Doomsayer

I was thinking of creating a Dark Templar, are they that bad?

They're good in group PvP i'd imagine. I know they can take a beating. Seems to me like they're kinda like Shadowknights or something. I'm not too concerned with being ganked by Dark Templar though.

The description of a Dark Templar in the manual sounded like he could tank and dish out massive damage at the same time, but I guess I was wrong haha

Dark templar are limited by Melee damage. They are limited to one handers so they kind of suck that way.

i am liking my conqueror

Assassins are tough to play. Their comboes are easily dodged, and they can't CC (Must hit you in the back for snaring). Then again they get KB immunity and root escape from feats. Their defense is abysmal (Corruption tree gives some physical defense later on though, 10% from Unholy armor)

I like Assassin so far. Have killed few rangers above my level and also few equal level priests (they sucked tho). All in all most Assassins suck cock..

Barbarian: Crowd Control, Good damage
Assassin: Speed (Thanks to Skulk bugged, not true atm), "best" stealth, best single target damage
Ranger: Best at revealing stealthers, Ranged damage

I'm only level 17 but I like my barbarian so far. Hide is nice for PvP and I do great damage.

I also have a level 6 Tempest of Set that I think will be fun to play as well. A nuker who can heal.

I love my DT so far, tho im still low level.

It seems like if you invest the points correctly you can become a good tank with all the different DT spells that help. I play in Defensive stance almost all the time. I dont know how its going to go in late game, but fuck, does anybody?

I play a HoX, currently lvl 45.

The class is badly broken. Its either wtf ridiculous overpowered, or its wtf "im dead and theres nothing I can do".

For instance if you're stealthed and have a combo chain loaded you can effectively one shot a player without him even knowing what hit him.

Meanwhile, if some guy gets the jump on you, you're pretty much toast. Especially if they don't stupidly stand toe to toe with you. The class is trivially kitable assuming you have more than one cc.

Conqs aren't looked at as much by players, but they fucking rape.

guardians still destroy everything

For strictly PvP(32 Necromancer):

Necromancer: supposed to be the shittiest class possible, but im liking it. Mana is a problem and you're pretty squishy but i've been killing players up to 10 levels above me if they're the right class. I can beat other casters and rogues easily. Soldiers are a bitch b/c of too much hp and healers if they don't suck will just heal through me and burn me oom unless i get off a good fear and can burst them down.

Tempests/Priests are crazy strong right now. Too much CC, heals are amazing and they do tons of damage. Amazing for pvp solo or group and pve solo or group

Rangers: a bitch if they get the jump on you. Lot of CC, a well played ranger is incredibly hard fight but most have been played like shit like shit. If you can survive until u close into melee range they're easy though.

HoX: dot them, kite, if they get close fear and refresh dots. They'll die before doing much.

Demos: kind of depends on who gets the jump. I've killed ones 9 lvls above without breaking a sweat and then gotten killed by ones 4 levels below. If they begin at long range then it's rough b/c by the time u close to drop the fear you are nearly dead. If you go toe to toe at long range it's iffy on who wins.

Rest of classes nothing has stood out. Guardians and conquerors are kind of a pain. Lots of hp and do enough damage. Barbarians with the knock down is rough but not too bad. Assassins can only own you if they get the jump and even then rarely.