boxing question

[braedo]

hey guys, I am just coming back - last time I played was when Vox opened in early 2012. anyways, I am thinking about coming back and starting fresh on Fippy (sold all my old accounts, which I am kicking myself for not having my old RAF ones anymore)

my question is, i am looking to 3 box, and not sure the best combo since mercs aren't out yet. any advice would be appreciated.

1) SK/SHM/MNK - i like the idea of melee with decent dps, gearing sk sucks but nice to be able to swarm / PL at later stages

2) MAG/ENCH/WIZ - prob even more dps and from what i see, mag pet can tank better than tanks without having to gear anything but appropriate focus.

I have always leaned toward melee, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy the caster side either.

again, just looking for opinions - thanks!

 

[PumpThump]

Pet tanking on Fibby is probably going to be difficult due to the difficulty of finding pet focus items for that level/expansion.

One combo I'd suggest is War/Brd/Clr. Almost nothing will ever kill you, though you will have low dps.

Shd/Shm/Mnk would be a fun one and I'm sure it would be effective for those levels. Higher DPS than the above options but not as much survivability.

 

[PeteSampras]

Tanking (or keeping something at distance), crowd control, and healing are always what you need in a group.

Tanking can be done traditionally a la sk/pal/war, non-traditionally (monk works in that expansion), via pet (nec, mage, charming) or via root/kite.

Crowd control can be pulling 1 at a time, mezzing, lulling, or rooting out of range.

Healing is self or via spell.

Whatever combo you choose, make sure all 3 roles can be filled. During the peak of old man missions, doing old school mage/enc/nec was pretty snazzy at that level range. But if you are planning on harder content, a traditional tank/cc/healer setup cant go wrong.