nobbie,Nov 20 2004, 04:06 PM Wrote:What is the most powerful character/class if you intend to play WOW just occasionally and mostly solo? Is, for example, the melee-centered Orc Warrior Ãn WOW the same power-house as the Barbarian is in Dibalo II, who was perfect for solo-games? Or should one better choose a Mage, Druid, Shaman or Warlock? Or a Hunter?
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I can't answer your question, having only played a couple of characters up to the low 20s in the open stress/beta tests, but I'm sure some classes will be more effective than others, though which ones they are may well change if Bliz should start wielding the good old nerf bat post release. Still I think the choice may depend much more on what play style you like than which is the toughest.
Pllaying an orc warrior in the open beta, my impression was that it's a very viable solo class that can take a fair beating, but I wouldn't describe it as a power-house. Hunters, rogues and many other classes seemed to outdamage my warrior, even when they were a few levels lower,at least judging by the amount of running around after monsters I had to do as the other classes grabbed aggro from me. Shamans also seemed to do as much (or more?) melee damage as me, and have all kinds of other stuff (perhaps they will be prime nerf candidates).
I also played a hunter before their talents went in, and they were ok even then at lower lvls as a solo class, and they seem a lot stronger now -- they just involved more pet management than I care for, and I wish there was more of a pure archer class in the game.