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S/d is a good combo early on, but will never have the healing capabilities to be a patch healer like a d/s will. I'll admit, I first started off as a s/d with the false notion that I'd be able to do ranged dps and heal at the same time, well, its partially true, but more on the false side.

In this game, there exists 2 types of classes: Pure, and hybrid. Pure types (dps/heals/tank) will actually be useful later on, but due to how the balancing is in this game, certain combos are a *LOT* more useful than others. s/d dps does not particularly fit too well in the useful category, although they put out ok numbers, "ok" is not good enough at end game.

Hybrid is what I like to think of as the utility, or fun type, and again, very little room for these at end game. To be frank, s/d would not fit the hybrid type whatsoever, the healing is much too weak and insignificant.

Now, if you switch up to d/s as your main, that is a *great* healing class at all lvls of gameplay and I would even go as far as saying mandatory to have in raid at end game.

In the end, its up to you. I'd do a little bit of research, it seems like you don't quite understand the dynamics of the game/class system as of yet, which is ok, we were all there at one point. Just read through the class forums for guides, and get a feel for what each class combo does. Also, visit theromwiki.com for a brief overview of every class combo in game.

Any further questions feel free to shoot me a whisper in game, been getting quite a few recently thanks to some old guildies sending new peeps my way for advice, but always glad to help in my downtime

Quoted from "cctime;500613"

That's why I asked about the third class, because if I want to raid, I can just switch up my classes depending on if i want to full dps (scout/mage or scout/rogue) or heal (druid/scout), but does it work like that?

sure it does

Yes, you can actually do that, and I apoligize, must have misunderstood your original post.

d/s-great heals
s/r-probably 2nd best scout combo behind scout/warden
s/mage- Decent dps, perhaps shines more in PvP rather than PvE
d/m-One of the few decent hybrids out there, lower healing capabilities in exchange for some dps, but it gets the job done. However, in raids everyone has 1 role, either dps, or tank, or heal.
m/d-Good dps, shines more in PvP than PvE, although it is decent at both
m/s-Again, more pvp than pve
m/r-either pvp or pve, decent combo
r/m-pvp, decent


Think that covers it. Fair warning however, gearing up 2 combos can be expensive, so if you're hoping to do so in a timely manner, be ready to drop a bit of cash to do so.

EDIT: Class to consider-Warrior, particulary for d/w pdmg buff (you'll be begged for this on every run all the time) and s/w (awesome at pvp with infinite detection ability and target lock elite for PvE)

'other' ....s/wd > s/r damage output

as for healing with s/d, as raves said the heals are weak unless you swap into healer gear to offheal, scouts can also wear cloth so it's not impossible to switch gear during a fight to give yourself decent(ish) heals whilst fight/questing

if you also want to play your d/s as healer, be prepared to invest time and resources into a second set of (healer) gear.

PS scouts require a LOT of TP so focus TP distribution on 1 s/? combi first before investing TP into another combi

PPS Raves get your pc fixed and put a muzzle on your cat o.<

I voted rogue :p

But honestly, i would suggest you just avoid getting your third class for the time being until you get a better understanding of the other classes and their relationship to the classes you currently have and see what you like about the potential combinations from the other players. The best way to see it is to run instances and in sw. just my 2 cents.

Quoted from "maomiai;500665"

'other' ....s/wd > s/r damage output

as for healing with s/d, as raves said the heals are weak unless you swap into healer gear to offheal, scouts can also wear cloth so it's not impossible to switch gear during a fight to give yourself decent(ish) heals whilst fight/questing

if you also want to play your d/s as healer, be prepared to invest time and resources into a second set of (healer) gear.

PS scouts require a LOT of TP so focus TP distribution on 1 s/? combi first before investing TP into another combi

PPS Raves get your pc fixed and put a muzzle on your cat o.<

Stop stalking me >.<

OP: Youre always free to level up and try different combos. Its best to explore, and if you don't like a certain combo, you can always start a new char or use a Fruit of Forgetting