New player- Is Wizard playable solo and is it strong?

[Azurewrath]

I have played this game ages ago and I remember not liking the wizard because at the time it felt very weak and limited.

The wizard is my all time favorite class and I want it to work and be strong!

But this game is just a little too realistic to D&D rules which makes the wizard almost impossible to solo. Has it gotten any better? Do you still just get 2 casts and then you are out of spells until you rest? Are you having to rest a dozen times a day just to use your spells when you need them?

Is the wizard good for dps? In the fantasy, the wizard is pretty much the strongest dps class. Is it that way here? How is the leveling experience?

Could an experienced wizard answer these questions for me? Thank you!

[Running-Target]

No, you cast as fast as the cooldowns allow while using Mana points from a pool. You can improve the amount of mana points you go in with by picking feats and specializations. Sorcerer is better at mana point increase and use. Many quests have rest stops along the way to end. Yes, they are squishy. This game loosely follow the 3rd edition rules. No, you are Not able to Solo some quests by yourself. Yes, the Wizard can bring the pain, and change their spells inside the quest.

i suggest you do try playing DDO, since it is free to play.

[Myriad]

The Wizard is indeed powerful, and quite versatile. But it depends how you build them. If you want a dps spell slinger, you'll be squishy, and need some support. But a hireling can get you through a lot. Try to get some Spell-like abilities to conserve on mana. But really, if you want a dps caster, a Sorcerer is the way to go. The Wiz shines with instant death spells and crowd control.

On the other hand, if you invest into the Pale Master tree and Eldritch Knight, you can be pretty tough. Either way, for the first few levels, throughout Korthos and BL, and even into the Harbour, choose the Eldritch Knight, and make sure you take the Masters Touch spell, and run around with a Great Axe. It might sound silly, but that's your best bet, and it's actually kick ass, until you're high enough to learn 3rd level spells. After which, just respec your Enhancements to your liking, and become the Wizard you envision.

[Taebrythn]

Wizard at one point was very hard to do compared to today. Now it's much easier to manage. Now that isn't saying you won't have some trouble because being a caster is one of the hardest things to do. healing might be hard unless warforged or a palemaster. dc checks might be rough at first depending what content and what difficulty you do.

some of it is just better to dive in and give it a go. just remember you're not a sorc and not to spend your sp like one. when your out then some trouble will happen. i would recommend finish korthos to get the archivist necklace.

[Moonfear]

you NEED to know how to play sorc/wiz, but WHEN you do, its extremly good

[Geeves]

Also you get the best defensive buff in the entire game at level 1: Jump.

"No, you are Not able to Solo some quests by yourself."
I beg to differ. Any quest where hirelings can be used to bypass forced group mechanics is soloable with a wizard. I can't think of anything off the top of my head that I was not able to solo with a Wizard, and not over-leveled either. Granted, a Sorcerer is generally easier, still not too difficult with a Wizard. In fact, one of my most OP melee builds was a Wiz12/Bard6/Rog2 a few years ago. Dunno if things have been nerfed since then. In fact I was able to solo entire raids with that guy.

[zulmax68]

My advice : start as a 1st lv rogue and DO NOT spend any point in enchanchement trees.
When building your PC be sure to allocate 5+ pts in Spot, Serach and Disable Device.
Run cautiously the "Heyton Rest" quest on "casual" and get some lot behind the secret wall (as a rogue you can disarm traps, remember it) ; leave the quest immediately and sell all the stuff you found (except useful items for wizards) ; buy a hireling cleric (healer) and run Khortos quests until you earn enough XP to level up.
Remember to summon your healer at the beginning of each quest and buy another one when its time runs out.
Multiclass to wizard and spend all the points you have in the "Pale Master" tree --> Skeletal Knight : from now on, you'll own your personal bodyguard who will do all the "dirty job" for you, but always have a hireling-healer at hand.
Have fun :-)
P.S. even if you may dislike the rogue class, please consider the option to attain at least 2nd lvl in it (sooner or later...) : as a wizard your INT mod. will give you a good amount of SPs that you can use, for instance, to increase your Spot, Search and Disable Device skills ( you said you will play mostly solo, don't you?... some traps can make you feel very sad ) and, last but not least, you'll get "Evasion" feat for free.
Final note ( for experienced players ) : this procedure is intended to give novice wizards fair chanches of survival even on Hardcore Server.

[Doug]

Can you solo with a wizard?
Yes.

If you haven't played in a long time (or ever) is it going to be excruciatingly painful at first?
Also yes.

You can absolutely build a Wizard that can solo. But you're not likely to successfully manage it without some experience with the game, and the frustration of trying might eject you from the game before you gain the necessary skills.

Solo wizard requires both a careful build and a well-considered playstyle. While DDO doesn't use Vancian Magic (fire and forget spells), there IS a limit to your spellpoints, so tactics such as gathering groups of enemies to nuke with AoEs are important to learn, just for one example. And equally important in terms of minimizing spell point use is selecting SLAs (Spell-Like Abilities) from your enhancement trees. They inherently often cost fewer spellpoints than the same effect from a spell, but much more importantly, they can have metamagic feat effects to increase damage, decrease casting time, increase range, etc, at no additional spell point cost. That can be a lifesaver in terms of spell point use.

[MjKorz]

Switch to Wizard after 3 lives of Sorcerer.

[Quarren King of Q]

im new if someone dont mind a newb

[Quarren King of Q]

Publicado originalmente por zulmax68:

My advice : start as a 1st lv rogue and DO NOT spend any point in enchanchement trees.
When building your PC be sure to allocate 5+ pts in Spot, Serach and Disable Device.
Run cautiously the "Heyton Rest" quest on "casual" and get some lot behind the secret wall (as a rogue you can disarm traps, remember it) ; leave the quest immediately and sell all the stuff you found (except useful items for wizards) ; buy a hireling cleric (healer) and run Khortos quests until you earn enough XP to level up.
Remember to summon your healer at the beginning of each quest and buy another one when its time runs out.
Multiclass to wizard and spend all the points you have in the "Pale Master" tree --> Skeletal Knight : from now on, you'll own your personal bodyguard who will do all the "dirty job" for you, but always have a hireling-healer at hand.
Have fun :-)
P.S. even if you may dislike the rogue class, please consider the option to attain at least 2nd lvl in it (sooner or later...) : as a wizard your INT mod. will give you a good amount of SPs that you can use, for instance, to increase your Spot, Search and Disable Device skills ( you said you will play mostly solo, don't you?... some traps can make you feel very sad ) and, last but not least, you'll get "Evasion" feat for free.
Final note ( for experienced players ) : this procedure is intended to give novice wizards fair chanches of survival even on Hardcore Server.

when making this rogue do i pick custom path or one of the preset ones.

[zulmax68]

@Quarren King : custom is better :-) Give priority to Dex & Int, but do not keep Wis below 12 otherwise it wouldn't be possible to get Spot at 5. If possible choose "Thougness" as a starting feat. If you don'thave a precise idea about what race to choose for your fisrt PC, please note that humans get an extra feat at 1st lvl ( Nimble Fingers or Alertness could be good choices) which can be priceless at low levels. I hope to have been helpful, enjoy your games :-)

[Quarren King of Q]

i see i made dark elfer person. i maxed int. but i dont remember what i did with dex and wisdom
by leave dungeon you mean recall? ill see if i can find my character sheet to see

[Quarren King of Q]

10 wisdom and mod +5 and +2 search

[Quarren King of Q]

I was waiting to see if some friends woukd try the game with me. If i do quests ahead will i get to redo them in coop with my friends. I been putting off playing cause i was trying to find answer

[Doug]

Publicado originalmente por Quarren King of Q:

I was waiting to see if some friends woukd try the game with me. If i do quests ahead will i get to redo them in coop with my friends. I been putting off playing cause i was trying to find answer

You can rerun quests as often as you wish, at the same or another difficulty. The only concern is that if you level too much, your friends may take a penalty on their XP for playing quests with you.