class differences

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » December 8, 2004, 8:57 am

with 24 classes, a lot of them being good/evil copys, i cant find any true differences between some of the good and evil counterparts...
i know that monks are a more defensive version of the bruiser

and that defilers concentrate more on debuffs and mystics buffs

pals and SKS are obvious

but what is the real difference between an inquisitor and a templar

or even a swashbuckler/brigand/assassin...3 dfferent rogue classes, still dont see how that works

Proctus · Post by **Proctus** » December 8, 2004, 12:27 pm

Assasin is the opposite of a Ranger.

Swashbuckler and Brigand (I'm a Swashbuckler)

The difference between these 2 classes is in the attitude of the character. As a Swashbuckler you are a charming person, yet you still seem to get your way. As a Brigand, you are more of a Bully in terms of getting what you want (Think of the highwaymen in Antonica that suddenly appear once you go into a valley).

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » December 8, 2004, 2:38 pm

in other words, swashbucklers are homos

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » December 8, 2004, 5:48 pm

Proctus wrote:Assasin is the opposite of a Ranger.

Swashbuckler and Brigand (I'm a Swashbuckler)

The difference between these 2 classes is in the attitude of the character. As a Swashbuckler you are a charming person, yet you still seem to get your way. As a Brigand, you are more of a Bully in terms of getting what you want (Think of the highwaymen in Antonica that suddenly appear once you go into a valley).

I dont mean the roleplaying qualitys, but the actual difference of class makeup

rangers use spells right? didnt think assassins did

Erolz NTurnet · Post by **Erolz NTurnet** » December 8, 2004, 8:54 pm

Taken from Scout Sanctuary

Swashbucklers: The swashbuckler is the "good" rogue and resides in Qeynos. Swashbucklers use positional attacks like the backstab but also get utility arts like a mez and taunt abilities.

Brigands: Brigands are the evil rogue class specializing in positional based atacks. They have moves like ruse which is a temporary feign death and then attack maneuver. They also get some taunt based abilities for the rare cases they need to draw aggro.

Really haven't noticed much difference between the two other than a few Combat Arts.

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » December 8, 2004, 11:08 pm

Voronwë wrote:in other words, swashbucklers are homos

[you] would make a good swashbuckler then I suppose.

Sparty · Post by **Sparty** » December 9, 2004, 1:40 am

As if to say and not to see, I hate you and so do we.

My name is Sparty

Zygar_ Cthulhukin · Post by **Zygar_ Cthulhukin** » December 9, 2004, 2:08 am

/nod Sparty

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » December 9, 2004, 10:16 am

That brought a tear to my eye Sparty.

BTW.....the Swashbuckler in EQ 2 is going to be exactly like the early days of the EQ 1 rogue. No one looks for them in groups because they don't have the optimized DPS and no one has a clue what their function is.

By the time end game content gets done, people will be rerolling to get more of them into guilds. I am not sure there is a class that brings more to a group or raid than a Swash will. They do decent damage over time instead of the one big hit an hour that the assassin does.....and no one will be more important for agro management. Huge utility class with high damage.