DPS Question

[flaske83]

Hi!
Me and a couple friends just returned to THF to play just completing quests and exploring, gonna be doing this without donator items this time around.
When we last played, approx 2-3 years ago, the mage/necro/Bl pets were alot better DPS than melee for example, and it appears to be the same now (we're only level 43 atm though).
Im currently playing monk, level 43, and getting crushed by blue nameds, which DPS are the best non-donator now?
Rogue or Monk gonna be any good later on for example? Gonna be playing in groups mostly.

Thanks

[Denizen]

Rogues seem to attain the highest DPS on the server for now.

[flaske83]

They are able to dish out as much DPS as a mage/necro even with Rk 1 pet's?

[Dred]

They are able to dish out as much DPS as a mage/necro even with Rk 1 pet's?

I haven't played in like 6 months but probably not. At least not until you get some pretty good weapons/augs. Rogues do get pretty good though I think. Mine is super donored out but I have seen some with regular gear that held their own. The ability to hide/sneak almost everywhere combined with the ToV coth item makes them worthy of a group spot IMO. In all honesty I found my non-donor monk to be all but worthless. Even with T9 gear he seemed to be severely lacking in the DPS department. My bard and warrior were doing more damage than him with their 1.5s and 2.0 epics. Rangers were getting pretty decent last time I played as well.

[Belvino]

Warriors are actually better dps then monks on this server in my experience. My war without Donor weapon can keep up with the mag necro pet with top end gear. Would help with tanking mobs and still pump some dps.

[xadien]

IMO,

Melee:
Rog Sneak Hide is great! Burst DPS is great
Zerk Zerkers top out nicely, and have sustained dps
Ranger Easy to Automate for boxing
Warr Great DPS whine properly Augged
Monk Cool Down Management is huge for monks to work correctly
BRD (Most would say lower dps,however can really magnify dps of everyone else, best puller, with Fading Memories! deserves a spot & my main)
SK Great Tank, good snap aggro and ae aggro. Life Taps allow to hold their own
Pal with a certain spell, best aggro in the game hands down. DPS is lower, unless undead.

Pet Classes:
Nec Bst Mage (All are very close in dps and good for different reasons)

Caster:
Wiz stands alone! Requires many "things" to fire in order to top out on dps, but in a perfect world can rival Rog
ENCH priceless for massive debuffs


Priest:
CLR Far and away best healer
DRU/SHM Tied for 2nd, each have their own merits, a few fights slow is nice to have.

[flaske83]

Thanks for all the great responses
I havent played a Berzerker before, i have been wondering about whether or not i should play a BL or Berzerker instead of a Rogue, as i would be able to solo somewhat better.
Being the prime dps in our gang, how do Berzerker or BL compare to the rogue?

Thanks again!

[Belvino]

Zerkers are Strong DPS and its pretty steady when comparing nondonor. When you start talking donor the rogue steals the show. my favorite thing i like about my zerker is when in group his disc will increase everyone's melee dps so helps pets and the rogs. my Zerker is my favorate DPS even tho he is not the highest DPS.

[Ephyr]

As a tank how are SKs stacking up against warriors these days?

[Dred]

As a tank how are SKs stacking up against warriors these days?

All the tanks are good and fairly balanced here I believe. The biggest advantage a warrior has in defensive discs. Their cooldowns are lower and with the donor weapon they can stay in defensive almost all the time. Warrior also has much better dps. SK/Pally dps is fairly sad but shouldnt really matter since that is not their purpose. SK has the lifetap advantage being able to heal themselves and the rest of the group. SK also has one of the best group spells in the game IMO with Death March