07-01-2005, 06:16 PM
Brilliant stuff. I've played every class to the mid-teens, and my observations are pretty much right in line with yours (the exceptions are that I don't particularly enjoy playing my rogue, and I've never been in a group with my 'lock so I can't speak to how I feel playing him in a group).
On the other hand... as examples, Quark and NSD seem to really enjoy their roles in groups as rogues, and before his hiatus Pesmerga seemed to be the perfect example of someone who both excelled and enjoyed playing a hunter in groups. Mages start to come more into their own as group players at high levels as well; most of our UBRS runs have now degenerated into "AoE everything until we get to Rend" now that we're well-equipped and experienced enough to breeze through most of the instance, so the mages stay very busy.
But in general, you're right. Of course, the line you've drawn IS basically the DPS split. On our UBRS raids, if someone's running damage tracker you see it plainly (except when I've let someone else main tank and moved myself into DPS mode, in which case I usually out-damage a hunter or two, maybe the 'lock, and on one inexplicable occasion a mage). And as such, I think that what keeps the DPS classes interested is basically just seeing how much damage they're doing. Outside of laughter and issuing direction, the most common thing you're going to hear on TeamSpeak is someone gushing over the massive crit they just landed.
But Sommli IS a fantastic DPS-monkey, damnit. ;)
On the other hand... as examples, Quark and NSD seem to really enjoy their roles in groups as rogues, and before his hiatus Pesmerga seemed to be the perfect example of someone who both excelled and enjoyed playing a hunter in groups. Mages start to come more into their own as group players at high levels as well; most of our UBRS runs have now degenerated into "AoE everything until we get to Rend" now that we're well-equipped and experienced enough to breeze through most of the instance, so the mages stay very busy.
But in general, you're right. Of course, the line you've drawn IS basically the DPS split. On our UBRS raids, if someone's running damage tracker you see it plainly (except when I've let someone else main tank and moved myself into DPS mode, in which case I usually out-damage a hunter or two, maybe the 'lock, and on one inexplicable occasion a mage). And as such, I think that what keeps the DPS classes interested is basically just seeing how much damage they're doing. Outside of laughter and issuing direction, the most common thing you're going to hear on TeamSpeak is someone gushing over the massive crit they just landed.
But Sommli IS a fantastic DPS-monkey, damnit. ;)
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