WoW Solo??

[zebano]

My brother is begging me to play WoW again, and despite quiting back in January, I think I may give in. The problem is while we would duo, I will still need a solo alt. I am changing servers so my 35 warrior and 30 lock are gone and there have been numerous patches. Which is the best solo class of the following: warrior, druid or mage.

 

[Todd33]

Hunter hands down.

 

[DaveNinja]

I have a druid alt that i mainly solo and its a lot of fun.

 

[imported_Shivetya]

Of the three?

Depends on what you mean by solo. Access to potions/elixirs makes playing a warrior much easier. If played right you can get a lot of invites to groups as a "good" tank is not always easy to find.

Right now I solo my own mage pretty much the majority of the time. It really comes down to picking the right mobs. Certain mobs, namely humanoids, are great because at low health they start walking away!

Druids, the issue is to learn when not to be in animal form. Of the three you mentioned this is the only one which can heal itself during combat. It can also fill more duties than the other two. You can be healer, you can off-tank, and you can also be a nuker.

What is wrong with picking up your warlock again? Pet classes are by far easier to solo, especially hunters. Nothing like having a diversion you can sacrifice on demand.

 

[zebano]

hmm hunter actually sounds entertaining. The reason I wont pick up my old chars is twofold. 1. I am switching servers and I would like all my chars on the same server so I can mail items between them. (all my rl friends moved to this server)
2. I let my buddy loot them when I quit. =)

A hunter does sound interesting though and I have never played one. Can any horde races other than tauren hunt? I love warstomp, but they are so freaking huge it annoys me (plus those female trolls just look sooo... er Ill stop now).


Edit: fyi, my main will be skinning/herbalism to make some money and my first alt will be herbalism/alchemy to provide potions to any other chars I may make.

 

[ggnl]

Originally posted by: zebano
hmm hunter actually sounds entertaining. The reason I wont pick up my old chars is twofold. 1. I am switching servers and I would like all my chars on the same server so I can mail items between them. (all my rl friends moved to this server)
2. I let my buddy loot them when I quit. =)

A hunter does sound interesting though and I have never played one. Can any horde races other than tauren hunt? I love warstomp, but they are so freaking huge it annoys me (plus those female trolls just look sooo... er Ill stop now).


Edit: fyi, my main will be skinning/herbalism to make some money and my first alt will be herbalism/alchemy to provide potions to any other chars I may make.

Trolls, taurens, and orcs can all play hunters. Orcs have a racial skill that improves pets, so they would be the logical class to pick if you hate taurens like I do.

Hunters are unquestionably the kings of solo PvE and farming in general, so if you just want a trade skill alt to make money or stuff for your main, then they are the class to pick.

 

[Piano Man]

Out of those three, I would say a mage. Around level 40 they become very good at farming. However, if you want to know which class is best for solo grinding, I would have to say a BM specced hunter. Even though the new Spirit Bond sucks in PvP, its great for grinding. Get yourself a bear, and pimp it out with BM talents and training points. It will always keep aggro, so you'll basically never get touched. Once you get the hang of it, taking on 3-4 mobs at once will not be too difficult. Also, contrary to past opinion, hunters are fairly viable for end game instances due to sheer DPS and low maitnance. Once at lvl 60, you may want to respec and go for a PvE build with talents in Marks and Survival. Huge DPS in those trees. For PvP hunter, there are many different specs to try. They really made every tree viable in the last patch. Its kinda like the shaman. Just pick the talents that fit your style.....traps/pet/or range dps.

Also, here's a tip at making good cash. Pick two gathering professions. I suggest Mining and Skinning. Keep them both until you have your mount and an extra 50-100g. Then, either drop one for a trade profession, or pick up enchanting. Disenchanting cheap items on the AH can be a great supplement as well as letting you get all those cool enchants for little or no cost. I've made over 1000g by buying items for 1.5g and then selling the disenchants for 5g. Easy money........


Oh, BTW, I'm sorry you'll be wasting your life away at this horribly addicting game again.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Horde soloing is definately owned by the Hunter and Shaman. Shaman is nice because it gets spirit of the wolf at level 20 and a 40% run buff is worth a ton when you're running around alone.

 

[Piano Man]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Horde soloing is definately owned by the Hunter and Shaman. Shaman is nice because it gets spirit of the wolf at level 20 and a 40% run buff is worth a ton when you're running around alone.

Don't forget that hunters get a speed buff too at lvl 20 although not as good as the shamans. Shamans and Hunters are by far the most enjoyable classes for me to play. There are so many options with playing style. For hunter, I would suggest either Orc or Tauren. For shaman, Tauren is better IMO.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Horde soloing is definately owned by the Hunter and Shaman. Shaman is nice because it gets spirit of the wolf at level 20 and a 40% run buff is worth a ton when you're running around alone.

SOWMEPLZ

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Horde soloing is definately owned by the Hunter and Shaman. Shaman is nice because it gets spirit of the wolf at level 20 and a 40% run buff is worth a ton when you're running around alone.

Shamans do awful dps, solo leveling will take a while. As suggested, hunters & warlocks are good, fun solo classes. I also found my rogue to be.

 

[zebano]

Originally posted by: Piano Man
Oh, BTW, I'm sorry you'll be wasting your life away at this horribly addicting game again.

Thanks =) thats kind of how I felt untill I mentioned to my friends that I would be coming back. I have 3 people who have promised to start a new char with me when I make my warrior. That said I think I will make a gathering hunter (orc or troll) with skinning and herbalism to play on the side.

 

[NeoV]

druid ftw

 

[skace]

I bet druids solo better now with all the buffs and retalents. But from my experience, they solo very slowly due to their DPS. Although their survivability is high, since their DPS is low they run into problems where they run out of mana before a fight ends / etc. As a druid, I spent a most time DUO'd with a warrior or mage which worked much much better since either class can deal out DPS while I balance the equation.

Warriors are a very good solo class surpisingly enough. Most of the highest stress test characters were warriors who grinded straight through levels, ignoring most quests.

Mages can solo decently, but it is deceptively slow due to massive downtime waiting on mana regeneration. A mage soloing is usually following this routine: very fast kill, wait, wait, wait, very fast kill, wait, wait, wait. Due to this, most mages get fed up with soloing. Mages also have the lowest tolerance for mistakes. They cannot afford to make errors while soloing.

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Todd33
Hunter hands down.

Another vote for the hunter but I also like the rogue for soloing.

Quixfire

 

[eastvillager]

Originally posted by: RBachman

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Horde soloing is definately owned by the Hunter and Shaman. Shaman is nice because it gets spirit of the wolf at level 20 and a 40% run buff is worth a ton when you're running around alone.

Shamans do awful dps, solo leveling will take a while. As suggested, hunters & warlocks are good, fun solo classes. I also found my rogue to be.

Depends on the spec. I turned out pretty nice DPS on my shaman, and it was sustained DPS, not burst, which is more important for soloing. Melee spec, saving mana for buffs, healing in between pulls, and timing the casts to be efficient with the timer, I could kill nonstop. Anything that kills individual mobs faster---other than a hunter---has more downtime, so it evens out.

When it comes to leveling, if you're *only* grinding mobs, you're screwing up. Grind mobs that are quest-related, or you shouldn't be grinding at all.

Hunter is easily better, of course.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

warrior.
druid is HORRID at soloing.
Mage is OK if you do it smartly (esp once you get out of teen lvls)


I would go with hunter, they are much more fun thn warriors (imo)
Doing damage is morefun than being the tank, and you get a pet!

 

[DragonMasterAlex]

I'd say Shaman, for sure. I hated it in the early game, but when she broke 40 she started getting *badass*. I can usually slaughter Alliance weenies 5 levels higher than me without breaking a sweat

Jason

 

[DragonMasterAlex]

Originally posted by: RBachman

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Horde soloing is definately owned by the Hunter and Shaman. Shaman is nice because it gets spirit of the wolf at level 20 and a 40% run buff is worth a ton when you're running around alone.

Shamans do awful dps, solo leveling will take a while. As suggested, hunters & warlocks are good, fun solo classes. I also found my rogue to be.

That's not true, Shaman do *great* DPS when they get above 40. The combination of high end axes, daggers, or maces coupled with your shocks and lightning spells can EASILY cause 1500 damage to your opponent by the time they get within striking range.

Jason

 

[ArchAngel777]

My vote would be a mage, or a shadow priest. With spirit tap, a shadowpriest can litterally chain without drinking until the late 40's. Mages are great because they can make their own drinks. So they can blow it all, drink and be back up in 20 seconds or so.

My shadow priest was able to beat out hunters for XP grinding. At the pinacle of my leveling, I was L59 and was able to grind 34K/Hour of XP. This wasn't rest XP either, it was standard. If it was rest XP, I could have been looking at 3.25 hours to solo from L59 to L60.

I imagine a mage could make this possible as well, but I am not sure.

Edit ** 34K/Hr XP is hardcore, and I doubt many other classes can do it. Shaman? No way! Warrior? No way! Hunter? No way! Mage? Yes, Shadowpriest, Yes! Warlock? Maybe... Paladin? Never!

 

[SilverTorch]

Rogues are alot of fun soloing

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: DragonMasterAlex

Originally posted by: RBachman

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Horde soloing is definately owned by the Hunter and Shaman. Shaman is nice because it gets spirit of the wolf at level 20 and a 40% run buff is worth a ton when you're running around alone.

Shamans do awful dps, solo leveling will take a while. As suggested, hunters & warlocks are good, fun solo classes. I also found my rogue to be.

That's not true, Shaman do *great* DPS when they get above 40. The combination of high end axes, daggers, or maces coupled with your shocks and lightning spells can EASILY cause 1500 damage to your opponent by the time they get within striking range.

Jason

Sorry, I had the PvE game in mind; sustained dps for soloing mobs, grouping & raiding. I'm not into PvP so it doesn't figure into any comments I make on WoW.

Originally posted by: eastvillager

Originally posted by: RBachman

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Horde soloing is definately owned by the Hunter and Shaman. Shaman is nice because it gets spirit of the wolf at level 20 and a 40% run buff is worth a ton when you're running around alone.

Shamans do awful dps, solo leveling will take a while. As suggested, hunters & warlocks are good, fun solo classes. I also found my rogue to be.

Depends on the spec. I turned out pretty nice DPS on my shaman, and it was sustained DPS, not burst, which is more important for soloing. Melee spec, saving mana for buffs, healing in between pulls, and timing the casts to be efficient with the timer, I could kill nonstop. Anything that kills individual mobs faster---other than a hunter---has more downtime, so it evens out.

When it comes to leveling, if you're *only* grinding mobs, you're screwing up. Grind mobs that are quest-related, or you shouldn't be grinding at all.

Hunter is easily better, of course.

Depends what you enjoy, some people prefer to just grind. Then there's the whole farming thing if you ever want an epic mount, or for the various factions for tradeskills. I thought my shaman did good damage until I made my rogue, and the advent of damage meters has confirmed it. I'm not saying it makes the class bad or anything, but to say shaman dps is good isn't entirely accurate.

 

[TGS]

I'm only a 42 shadow priest, but I know I have very little down time solo. Regular opponents are extremely easy at this point, and I can do fairly well against elites my level if needs be.

Do not under estimate the ability to heal yourself during combat. Wands aren't fantastic DPS but it's a fairly decent crutch, while you are waiting on mana regen. I'm still using a 29DPS wand form Blackrock Fathoms and it's decent DPS. If you are solo the priest is heads and shoulders above mages, as you aren't going to tackle group content. You should be able to DPS through anything around your level. I've found my limits to be around +5s just based on the miss rate is horrible after +3-4. I was killing Burning Exlies (38-39s) in Arathi Highlands, when I was 33-34. I usually would be tapped of mana per, but it wasn't a bad way to farm out Elemental Fires(at least until some 60 players showed up for the same thing).

The mage requires talents to get instant cast, or uninterruptable spells. The priest gets that with power word: shield. The hunter has the advantage of having a pet tank, which is always nice. Though I prefer the Shield/Healing/Shadowform route to either out heal opponents or DPS them. A hunter is not going to out heal a fight, and has to rely on out DPS. If you are on a PvE server, I could see a few priest advantages given way as well.

 

[Velk]

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
druid is HORRID at soloing.

After the two druid buff patches, this is no longer even remotely true.

It was not even completely true to start with - while druids soloed easy mobs slowly, they were also able to solo mobs vastly beyond the reach of any warrior of equivalent gear.

 

[bcterps]

Hunters, Rogues, Druids, Shadow Priests, Mages all great for soloing. What makes a bigger difference is your professions actually. Herbalism/Alchemy is the way to go if you're going to solo a lot. The potions help out a ton.