Best Solo class?

[TwistedMonk]

With the new expansion, what is the current best class to solo. To me, the warrior/hunter seemed same damage, but warrior had way more defense. The wizard damage was both low and low defense. Didnt' try the priest, but I assumed that is a group class for healing.

[Gwyn]

Oh what a can of worms! I say that because there have been arguments for ages over which is best, everyone thinks their build is the best build.

All four have their ups and downs, I'm a Ice wiz and have no problems soloing above my lvl. Fire wiz have higher damage, but I can slow my enemies down so much that it really doesn't matter, they die before they can touch me. Priests are pretty awesome to solo though, they have a lot of healing power so high lvl stuff can't kill them. It's more a preference really. Do you want to be in the thick of things or do you want it to die before it can reach you?

You are always going to have some group fighting, above lvl 10 the elders are impossible to beat solo (at your own lvl).

[Gassy]

Priests CAN solo!! :) You can play a priest who focuses more on damage or healing or a combination of the two. I had difficulties as a low-level priest (around levels 10 - 15) but upgrading my gear and keeping up with talent points makes it much easier. Currently in the low 40s I can kill bounty mobs that are 5-6 levels above me without risk of dying, even though some of my gear is rather outdated and I have 4 talent points I haven't assigned yet. So yes it can be slighly difficult in the beginning, but it gets much easier later on. At least it did for me. Of course you can also take the healing route, but I think it's more fun to hit stuff in the head. lol

[TwistedMonk]

The topic is not meant to be controversial :) MMO's always have one class that's arguably better for solo.

I normally like to play ranged. So it seems Ice Wizard or Hunter.

I heard Warriors were the premier class but not sure if anything has changed.

[Oxiras]

Warriors are quite solo friendly. I play hunter/priest/warrior and I always seem to have an easier time with my warrior, it might be of personal playstyle, but there are others who swears that the warrior have an easier time in general.
And before this turn into a class war, all I said right now is purely my humble opinion :)

EDIT: and what Gwyn said about Elders, a warrior can take on Elders at their own level, atleast up to 30, I have yet to face the 40s alone on my warrior. Busy being Reborn on my hunter now :)

[elchingen]

Playing on the different servers, I have played all four classes, and I can assure you that all four classes can solo at least 5 or 6 levels above their own.

The warrior is perhaps the simplest to build an effective char, but running maps can be quite slow, the ranged classes are generally faster, but for the most part you'd better make sure you kill the mobs before they reach you or it's curtains. Holy priest is great fun (and can solo just as much as the others) but is very slow solo.