Farming Duo?

[battlerodent]

Wife and i just make new eq2 accounts. (her first time, me played before).

We have our two toons we play together fine.

My question is.. what would people on here recommend a strong 2box group for me to play during the day. Mostly to farm guild status (we formed our own guild) writs and such.

Thinking of going a necro (we playing evil anyways).. since then i can do heroics easier.... but am unsure as to what to box for the 2nd. Plan on using eq2bot for the 2nd toon anyways.

Would a healer type be best? I remember from my useage before thatmy old fury eq2bot did not like to heal pets.. is that still an issue?

Also though of doing a bard type just for the buffs.

Suggestions?

 

[Rooster]

Not sure which healer would be best in your situation, but Bruiser + Defiler is a very solid duo.

 

[Kannkor]

If you're only doing 2 toons, I would highly recommend 1 have some type of healing, and the other have some type of tankability.

Shadowknight/Bruiser are good tank choices.
Healers - little more difficult. I would go with a class that has _some_ offensive capabilities since there is only 2 of you. Either a fury for nukes, or a defiler/mystic for their pet.

I would stay away from mages in a 2 group combo, unfortunately. Bards (IMO) don't have any tankability either.

 

[battlerodent]

well like i said i decided one of them (main toon now on bot) will be a necro since i will be using them mostly to farm stuff/guild exp.. ect.. when i am not playing with the wife.

Given how the necro is highly self-reliant.. it makes it hard for me to decide on what to pick.

Thought ---
bard for mostly buffs/slight dps addon. (making sure to keep necro pet aggro solid)
THough i recogonize how a heavy healer type would make it nearly impossible for the necro/pet to die.. just seems redundant to get a pure healer just mainly for a pet (and necros can heal pets well later on).
I know defiliers are good for debuffs and such..

If this was my main i'd go prob a fury or defilier... just not sure if i want to since farming..

 

[Rooster]

Bruisers can FD, they're great for farming too, and you'll be able to grind out adventure writs faster with a SK/Bruiser + healer combo than you could with the Necro + a bard/healer.

If you're set on the Necro though, maybe think about an enchanter. Regen so you can heal pet, eq2bot mezz's adds very well, plus the enchanters buffs and DPS.. could be more use to you than a bard.

 

[battlerodent]

Question though.. why a bruiser/sk over say a berserker or such for a tank/healer combo?

would a tank/healer duo be better able to farm heroics then a necro+whatever?

 

[Rooster]

DPS.

You'll do more DPS with a SK/Bruiser than you would with a Guardian/Zerker. Warrior + healer combo = long fights, particularly on nameds. You'll run out of power before the tougher nameds die.

And yes for sure, you'll have more luck duo'ing heroics with a SK/Bruiser + healer.

With SK's being as OP as they are right now, having very nice DPS, plate tank survivability, their own heals as well as FD... you'll do well with an SK + healer.

 

[battlerodent]

ok.. ya sold me then.

Sounds like a Sk better overall for this combo.. (plate+self buffs+heals+FD)

What would you recommend best healer for this setup?
Fury for increased dps/ports
Defilier for wards/debuffs (how well does eq2bot handle the wards and such?)
inq for pure healing power?

Sorry, lots of newb questions.. but we are almost through it! =)

 

[Kannkor]

If you want healing power, don't go with an inq (LOL LOL). They are one of the worst healers (IMO, of course).

And the reason I didn't say zerker over SK, was he said for farming, so I assumed he wouldn't be getting his myth/T9 spell equiv, which is where the zerker power is.

 

[Rooster]

Either Defiler, Warden or Fury will be fine to complement your SK, you can't go wrong with any of those.

I have a defiler and fury at 80 for two-boxing purposes.. the eq2bot fury DPS is not great TBH, but the fury seems to be able to get me back to green health faster than the defiler. That's probably due to my fury being better geared though... I'm sure you'll be fine with either.

Furies don't have port, that's Wardens. Furies have group invis, which is handy for farming purposes, helps get past a lot of trash and speeds things up.

 

[Kannkor]

I have a defiler and fury at 80 for two-boxing purposes.. the eq2bot fury DPS is not great TBH, but the fury seems to be able to get me back to green health faster than the defiler. That's probably due to my fury being better geared though... I'm sure you'll be fine with either.

Defiler is more damage prevention, whereas a fury is damage healing. I prefer my defiler over any other healer. Personal opinion, of course.

Furies don't have port, that's Wardens. Furies have group invis, which is handy for farming purposes, helps get past a lot of trash and speeds things up.

Furies don't have "port"? If you're talking about the regular druid ring portals, furies do have them the same as a warden, unless this changed in the last few days..

 

[Rooster]

Ah I was thinking "evac", as in "port us the hell out of here now!".. my bad, wasn't thinking druid rings.

 

[Kannkor]

In that case, I agree with you

 

[battlerodent]

ok.. so since i am drilling for knowledge... and since i really can't ask for advice/help on the eq2 forums about this...

What would you say is the best way to AA spend the SK and defiler for this purpose. Totally new to the 2 classes. best bang for buck AA expeniture for the def on eq2bot?

For the sk.. should i just spend like the guides on the forums for a solo play or?

 

[Kannkor]

For my defiler I go 100% healing.. but I play a full group and, well, I need him to keep people alive
Generally for my tank I go 100% defensive also, because that's his job to stay alive. Your situation may be a little different.

 

[insanitywiz]

For SK, go with what the forums are saying, STR line 10 10 2 1, then trample to 10, then get reaver, then back for crit chance.

 

[tehfeer]

I was thinking about boxing a inquisitor with my SK. After reading this thread would I be better off betraying her over to Templar? I was 2 boxing a defiler before but eq2bot seems to have some issues keeping me alive. My higher level friends told me its because defilers were horrible. I don't know what to think anymore

 

[bob_the_builder]

If you want healing power, don't go with an inq (LOL LOL). They are one of the worst healers (IMO, of course).

And the reason I didn't say zerker over SK, was he said for farming, so I assumed he wouldn't be getting his myth/T9 spell equiv, which is where the zerker power is.

Oh blah !!! I love my SHK and Inq. We can easily pump out 12k DPS (we are level 90 with T3+ armor/weapons) ... With Chilling Invigoration, Furor, Fanatacism, Battle Triage, and Inq debuffs this team just burns down TSO dungeons at lvl 90. I add in my Coercer to the group and we go non stop through TSO dungeons pull entire rooms and just aoe them down (Coercive Shout owns for insta pull agro beating Grave Sacrement).

So all that said, I dont think you can go wrong with any SHK + any-healer. I've seen a defiler doing 9k parse with a good 2-hander and 100% DA. My Inq only does around 4k-5k dps. I'm more partial to Plate and chain healers though myself but having a druid porter isn't a bad thing.