"Best" Solo class?

Hello,
I was wondering if there were a few favorite classes for soloing (Tank? DD? ...Healer?!).

Mainly because I like to level every class and would like to get some equipment with my stronger class, thus I'd like to level a strong solo class first.
Especially since I saw there are a few dungeon-"soulbound" equipment parts

At the moment I'm bringing my Pug to 30 for the mount :eek:

So... any suggestions :o?


EDIT:
Thank you for all your input, I guess I'll go with Con/Whm :)
Being a healer is also nice for partying easily.

Lnc/Drg is a very good solo class granted yo dont pull more than 3 high lvl mobs.

they're all good solo classes, but if you're doing leve, then BLM is awesome.

My opinion would be THM, a vast array of offensive and defensive abilities. Again, this is strictly my opinion.

1 on 1 I like drg, but if you are facing a hoard I think war is the best although don't have it levelled myself

WHM/CNJ has the best combination of offense and defense.

Pugilist gets my vote if you get things like Bloodbath from other classes. Second wind is one of the most useful abilities in the game for its free heal and Pugilist's gets boosted as you level up. You get the best single-target DD (which is what you'll be doing solo) along with good evasion too.

Best Solo Class would have to be either Puglist or Lancer. They both have sufficient defense and offense. Lots of TP, Lots of Damage Output, Pleanty of MP and Strong self healing skills. Creates a nice balance.

GLA is the best if you need to Solo your way into a place like Beastman Strongholds

Con is actually very good for Farming because you can do crazy AOEs it will almost never run out of MP so long as you use your skills.

Arc is by far the worst because it has to run and shoot which extends the duration of Battle unnecessarily.

THM kills really fast, but there is way to much downtime. You run out of MP to fast and do not have sufficient skills to keep it up.

MRD just doesn't seem good enough at healing itself. Even with every cross class healing skill in the game. I think it's Mag Stats are just naturally too low.

If you are soloing mobs below your level a melee is good.
If you are soloing mobs over your level whm/con will do better.
If you are soloing multiple mobs go with whm/con or war/mrd.

if the target is weak to earth or wind elements, i have no doubt that WHM is tops, if it's not, then there are better options by far. I don't have a 50 PLD, but from what I've seen, I think that would be my choice. I have to admit tho, my experience so far with solo WHM blows away my expectations, it's so balanced in most situations, that with a little focus on MP management, there's very few things you can't handle gracefully on your own. I use a very heavy HP + Vit setup double meld parts + GC parts and AF boots for solo, with focus on Earth element. I love it.

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Originally Posted by Giit

if the target is weak to earth or wind elements, i have no doubt that WHM is tops, if it's not, then there are better options by far. I don't have a 50 PLD, but from what I've seen, I think that would be my choice. I have to admit tho, my experience so far with solo WHM blows away my expectations, it's so balanced in most situations, that with a little focus on MP management, there's very few things you can't handle gracefully on your own. I use a very heavy HP + Vit setup double meld parts + GC parts and AF boots for solo, with focus on Earth element. I love it.

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PLD dps is so low it removes them from the effective solo category.
Although a PLD can take on most mobs, they are so slow at killing them it's not worth it.

And yes, whm is very effective.
With a decent setup just spamming stone you can out dps melees.

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Originally Posted by Giit

my experience so far with solo WHM blows away my expectations, it's so balanced in most situations, that with a little focus on MP management, there's very few things you can't handle gracefully on your own.

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Very very true. I use Con, not Whm, but it is a very well made independent Class. Especially for a Healer.

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Originally Posted by Holyomen

PLD dps is so low it removes them from the effective solo category.
Although a PLD can take on most mobs, they are so slow at killing them it's not worth it.

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The Goal of Soloing isn't always killing fast. If you are trying to Survive the Journey and you have to do it alone, PLD is Definitely the way to go.

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Originally Posted by Kiote

The Goal of Soloing isn't always killing fast. If you are trying to Survive the Journey and you have to do it alone, PLD is Definitely the way to go.

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that's exactly how i feel about it. priority is surviving the fight, with mob dead, you alive. imo PLD can do that very well. killing fast isn't as much priority as winning the fight. I'm impressed with what I've seen from some PLD's, I still don't get why people sandbag the job. I'll admit again tho, I have not played one, so I'm sure there are things I don't understand about it.

btw, is there any place that can help me post an equip setup? we had this sight in my last game, anything similar to it? http://auno.org/ao/equip.php

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Originally Posted by Kiote

The Goal of Soloing isn't always killing fast. If you are trying to Survive the Journey and you have to do it alone, PLD is Definitely the way to go.

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Perhaps you haven't compared PLD vs WHM yet.
Solo a 55+ mob with PLD, then do it with WHM and you'll see there's no reason to waste time with a PLD.
Or you can do GC leves to compare the difference.
Better yet, take a PLD as far as you can into a Beastman Stronghold, then try with a WHM.

The role of PLD is to tank, and that's it.
For a job to be effective at soloing it means it has to play all aspects of combat by themselves, and do it well.
WHM has better DD than PLD
WHM has better CC than PLD
WHM has better cures than PLD
WHM has better AoE than PLD
WHM has better buffs than PLD


I honestly would like PLD to be a better overall job, but at this point it's just not.
Best solo job right now is a DD geared WHM.

Forgive me but...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oSmneHSBf4...dead_horse.jpg

WHM cleared GC leve "Back in Back" in 3:13
If Paladin can do it under 7 mins i'd be surprised.
Most jobs struggle to get the under 5 mins exp bonus.