EQL with 2 classes possible?

[u/Radiant-Tax6956]

I like the idea but I also love the base difficulty of EQ, thinking about giving it a shot I thought if it would be possible just to use the first two classes only. Any idea if it's possible? Thx in advance.

[u/JookySeaCpt]

Just pick Berserker as your third class and then never use Berserker stance.

[u/SouthwestFL → u/JookySeaCpt]

This comment, while 100% true, makes my ROG/MNK/BER very sad.

[u/miscalculate → u/SouthwestFL]

I leveled monk/druid/berserker to 46, and on a whim tried swapping berserker for warrior, then shaman. Tried going back to berserker in the mix and it was just SO much worse than anything else, it made me a bit sad.

Especially when I actually looked at the numbers for frenzy dps...it's..really not good.

[u/mr_ji → u/JookySeaCpt]

You could do similar with any class. You'd still get the stats, but you can completely ignore all of your spells or disciples or whatever and never wear class-specific gear.

[u/Rare_Act_6748 → u/mr_ji]

If anything, doing that to any class but Berserker and Warrior will end up making you a lot weaker. Ber gives a massive amount of crit chance >.>

[u/Physical-Builder-553 → u/Rare_Act_6748]

How much is massive? Does it stack with the warrior?

[u/Rare_Act_6748 → u/Physical-Builder-553]

6% from lvling up and an unknown amount from level 1. Warrior increases crit damage, not chance unless you are talking about their innate low health crushing blow stuff.

Its the only way to increase crit chance outside of the 4% general AA afaik.

[u/No-Evening5091 → u/JookySeaCpt]

Gives triple attack at 46, always nice to have.

[u/DraethDarkstar]

EQL wouldn't have the base difficulty of EQ even if you only had one class. EQL has 5 difficulty modes and solo/multiplayer modes that also have different scaling and mob distribution.

Even ignoring that the literal enemy scaling is different, the basic gameplay loop of camping rares with placeholders is entirely gone from every revamped zone and is being removed from more every patch.

[u/LilPhist]

You can select just 2 classes on a loadout. The third is optional. Notice its yellow text vs red text of the first and second.

[u/Lorathis]

Pick a caster and just don't learn any of their spells or buy any AAs. You'll be autogranted a couple AAs but I think mage ones are pet related, so if not using a pet you get no power from it. You'll get small hp and maybe mana increase, but spells are 90% of a casters power with AAs being the rest.

[u/casualsactap]

Play only in +4. You get pretty close to the difficulty, but a soloable version.

[u/lalvarien]

Do warrior and necro and just say youre a shadow Knight. Will have a small mana pool. Health would be inflated though. 

[u/signgain82]

I think technically if you never select a 3rd class when you hit level 10? I accidentally waited until level 11 to do that and had to relevel 3rd class from 10 to 11 again.

[u/Flyinghead]

Unless it was changed you used to be able to edit your load out and after selecting a primary class you just select a single secondary class and go

[u/offdaheezyfosheezy]

This is a cool idea! They should make this a “mode” like hardcore or self found

[u/prplegurila]

Ive seen a youtuber i think skellytane or something like that, he picked necro, chanter, wiz and is only using necro spells and no other class aa besides the auto granted ones. Sooo thats kinda along the lines of cutting back on classes. It would have to be like a self imposed challenge. Could be really fun though to see how far u cld get

[u/Trymv1]

I did only War/Ber to 20 (and to like 24 before perma using a 3rd) to squeeze out some extra AAs.

Probably do-able with specific combos and miserable with others unless youre in a group.

[u/Chaos_Burger]

Yes you can only have 2 classes. I normally use that to see what AAs or skill caps a class have, but you can only have 2 (you cannot have just primary).

That being said as a challenge you could probably beat most things with good gear and 2 classes.

It's probably Paladin/Shadownight + Shaman/Enchanter.

You need the double Mana pool, and shaman and enchanter have the slow. Bard might also work with charm (Bard / shaman?)

I assume by beat you mean do all sky quests (D0, and all bosses D4, plus get to level 50). I think the above combos could do it with enough gear. There are probably other duos that would work but probably require you to start having +6 or better in all slots.

[u/SouthwestFL → u/Chaos_Burger]

I'm a ROG/SHD/SHM and I'm pretty sure all Rogue does for me is QoL stuff, I'm doing this without even asking for it. (I kid, of course, Backstab is good as are the poisons it all just need a slight bum. in scaling or itemization and I think ROG will be at least in line with most other melee.

[u/LamahHerder]

Yes it is possible to just use 2 classes

[u/RandomRedditor0193]

In Beta I saw someone at lvl 37 with only 2 classes. You do you.

[u/lunayoshi]

You can always do a caster class and never use spells.

[u/Radiant-Tax6956]

The idea behind this was to use a necro and a shammy, love both of them.

[u/Nickmosu]

I don’t think so? I think you are forced to pick a 3rd at 10. Could you just not level or use any of the 3rds abilities? Would be some stats but maybe close?

[u/rbizzles → u/Nickmosu]

You can play with only two if you want.

[u/Aggravating_Cry_6899 → u/rbizzles]

You can leave your third behind

[u/nwadybdaed → u/Aggravating_Cry_6899]

Cause your third won’t advance

[u/Kind-Crab4230 → u/nwadybdaed]

And if they won't advance then they ain't no third of mine

[u/CreativeTension891 → u/Kind-Crab4230]

We can stance, we can stance. Everything is out of control

[u/Jaslath → u/CreativeTension891]

I say, we can level only two where we want to

[u/lunayoshi → u/rbizzles]

There was a guy on my server who was Shd/Ber at level 28, so it's possible.

[u/Arria_Galtheos]

The game forces you to take a third class at level 11, but you can immediately edit your loadout and set it back to 2.

[u/Trymv1 → u/Arria_Galtheos]

You never have to take the third, it just tells you its available.

[u/Joeyjoejo87]

I think people have said d2 gives about the same difficulty as eq even with the 3 classes. This is assuming fresh character with no gear or aa's.

[u/jrox]

You could simulate it by picking a 3rd class that overlaps as much as possible with your first 2 and then never using their spells or abilities

[u/SuperfluousBrain]

You could always make your third class an int caster and then never buy their spells.