Least Played Classes Each Role

[BossTuggles]

Just curious what yall think is the least played for each role Order and Destro side.

Thanks

[sgtnanners]

Healers: rp and dok
rdps: sw and sh
melee: sw, mara, slayer
tank: sm, bg

[Easysteps2]

Least played role.

Healers: The most played role, so it's hard to tell. I guess Runepriest (most people don't like Dwarves) and it's even on Destro, with Shamans being common.
Ranged DPS: Ranged DPS is played a lot. I feel Bright Wizards are a little uncommon. It's even on destro.
Melee DPS: Is the least played role. Slayers 100%. Marauder, but even it's played more than slayer.
Tank: Swordmaster, Blackguard.

[billyk]

In general you can see which classes underperform when few people play them - except SW for some reason.
It's also subject to change, for example new players on Order will go for WP, SM and Slayer because they like the look/fluff, until they find those classes suck.

Anyway
>Healer (non DPS)
Order: WP
Destro: DoK
>DPS
Order: Slayer
Destro: Mara
>rDPS
Order: BW
Destro: Sorc
>Tank
Order: IB
Destro: BG maybe, hard to say because on Destro the least played Tank class probably has more players than the most popular tank on Order

[gersy]

based on semi recent population data it looks roughly like this. granted this is just taken from 24hr snapshot, so not 100% accurate, but there are no weekly/monthly player data counts anymore so it's the best we can go off. i think it's still fairly accurate, since shaman/warrior priest/chosen are always in the top 5 for years in the past when we had more comprehensive data. though some new outliers showing up like shadow warrior being played a lot lately and slayer play rate falling off a cliff.

[wildwindblows]

Mara least played class for a reason. A class lack of everything.

[gersy]

Mara least played class for a reason. A class lack of everything.

it's wild that you would construe that from this chart, but i guess i shouldn't be surprised. on the contrary the class is extremely powerful, but the players who use it are simply clueless to the power it holds due to lack of skill or improper build/rotation. it's kind of like WH/WE where you require a little extra effort to play well vs something ez like choppa. many skilled dps players are playing mara to GREAT effect right now in warband, city and 6man gameplay - nothing wrong with this class tbh just the players who play it. i can show scoreboard from warband, city and SC where mara are owning against competent players and performing evenly or better than any other destro dps on their team.

[Fey]

Mara is underplayed because its mechanic is clunky and bad. Stances are punishing for the very feeble benefits they provide.

Worst mechanic in the game. SW can largely ignore it. Also, are there any real questions?

[Sinisterror]

Mara is underplayed because its mechanic is clunky and bad. Stances are punishing for the very feeble benefits they provide.

Worst mechanic in the game. SW can largely ignore it. Also, are there any real questions?

Stances are clunky? How exactly? They ignore Gcd so you literally dont lose anything by switching From Savagery to Brutality and since they ignore gcd you can just hit Pulverize at the same time you switch, then Impaled and Guillotine if target is under 50%hp And switch back to Savagery. Only thing i would say about stances is that you shouldnt lose any of the stance procs if you switch to another. They are 5s duration so its just makes no sense to lose the proc, except Savagery proc because its 5s dot on enemy and only stance proc that doesnt disappear when you switch. And Savagery Dot is 505dmg 5s and 25% chance to proc which means its on 100% of the time,also reduces enemy AA speed for 33%. WL trained to hunt is 207dmg in 3s and have 10% Chance to proc with you or lion. So over double the dmg than WL. This should be changed so Wl/Pet have independent Trained to hunt procs so that becomes 414dmg in 3s when both WL+pet procs it.

RoR.builders - Marauder this is the spec for Single target mara, Switch Deeply Impaled to Deadly Clutch when needed. Mara has skills that no one else gets and more than 1. Mutated Energy 100ft 3s Knockdown can be used after disrupt, but you dont have to use it on target you disrupted can be used against anyone. Touch of Rot/Instability more powerful versions of wh/we skills that require stealth to use. I know no one never specs to Lashing power/Forked Agression Morale 4 but both of those(espesially Forked agression) is INSANELY powerful + 20sec duration.

I mean its definetely player issue if you think marauder is bad, its not. Its fun and powerful and has a place in Small scale/Warband/Pve

[wildwindblows]

Mara is underplayed because its mechanic is clunky and bad. Stances are punishing for the very feeble benefits they provide.

Worst mechanic in the game. SW can largely ignore it. Also, are there any real questions?

Stances are clunky? How exactly? They ignore Gcd so you literally dont lose anything by switching From Savagery to Brutality and since they ignore gcd you can just hit Pulverize at the same time you switch, then Impaled and Guillotine if target is under 50%hp And switch back to Savagery. Only thing i would say about stances is that you shouldnt lose any of the stance procs if you switch to another. They are 5s duration so its just makes no sense to lose the proc, except Savagery proc because its 5s dot on enemy and only stance proc that doesnt disappear when you switch. And Savagery Dot is 505dmg 5s and 25% chance to proc which means its on 100% of the time,also reduces enemy AA speed for 33%. WL trained to hunt is 207dmg in 3s and have 10% Chance to proc with you or lion. So over double the dmg than WL. This should be changed so Wl/Pet have independent Trained to hunt procs so that becomes 414dmg in 3s when both WL+pet procs it.

RoR.builders - Marauder this is the spec for Single target mara, Switch Deeply Impaled to Deadly Clutch when needed. Mara has skills that no one else gets and more than 1. Mutated Energy 100ft 3s Knockdown can be used after disrupt, but you dont have to use it on target you disrupted can be used against anyone. Touch of Rot/Instability more powerful versions of wh/we skills that require stealth to use. I know no one never specs to Lashing power/Forked Agression Morale 4 but both of those(espesially Forked agression) is INSANELY powerful + 20sec duration.

I mean its definetely player issue if you think marauder is bad, its not. Its fun and powerful and has a place in Small scale/Warband/Pve

You are right. Mara seem really good on paper. However, It is really hard to play because stance dance doesn't worth. On the other hand, any other mdps (even dps dok, wp) much more better, less effort high reward classes.

Regarding to the Mutated Energy, it is not even poping because of low chance to distrupt.