04-02-2017, 06:52 AM
Welcome back man, it's always nice to see ppl returning, especially after such a long long time. 
Really top tier reply from LordChaos above, not much to add.
1. LordChaos uses expressions " to be welcome to a run". For someone who's been afg for a long time that might suggest he wouldn't be welcome if he's not a particular class or doesn't own some particular gear. That is not the case, a players is always welcome to play, except when suspected of trolling if joining a ragarok run with low tier armour that makes him just too easy to kill and therefore it is not sure if his intention is to play and help the team or just to disrupt the run.
I believe the intention for the expression was to point out which class or gear is more helpful in the run taking into consideration the tactics that are currently common (like cadeing off with walls and dealing ranged damage which leaves little room for Zweis for anything else than just standing and watching or going out and dying quickly in the crowd of enemies).
2. as for the shield that are RG only usable: it is the obvious choice if you'd become RG, however take a minute to think if you are not planning to make another commando class, too. In such a case a shield that is T4 usable is a money saver as you can use one across your chars. Aegis is the best balanced option for RG, while I 'd support the choice of the Small Dragon Kite Shield (SDKS) for T4 from my own experience.
3. take into consideration that the mid-tier gear options like e.g. Teutonic Shield will only serve you until you can afford a better one and they might be pretty difficult to sell later
4. as for commando heroes classes: myself I have only Legio and I'm happy with. It is a very nice overall class that can take on different roles in the run and can always be helpful for the team, no matter the tactics. I'd just add here that a decent shield is a must for Legio, as you may need to shield for the team if there's no RG, the cades gap proves too wide or the RG gets killed. It is true Legio is expensive to gear up since this class does a lot of different things in the run so at the same time it must be geared up for ranged damage, shielding and engaging enemies in close quaters, just like LordChaos says.
5. do not worry your current gear is not up to the task, on a populated server there are usually ppl who bring a decent gear you can use, except the armour that you need to bring on your own.
6. very helpful though a bit outdated: http://forum.nordinvasion.com/showthread.php?tid=17198
Really top tier reply from LordChaos above, not much to add.
1. LordChaos uses expressions " to be welcome to a run". For someone who's been afg for a long time that might suggest he wouldn't be welcome if he's not a particular class or doesn't own some particular gear. That is not the case, a players is always welcome to play, except when suspected of trolling if joining a ragarok run with low tier armour that makes him just too easy to kill and therefore it is not sure if his intention is to play and help the team or just to disrupt the run.
I believe the intention for the expression was to point out which class or gear is more helpful in the run taking into consideration the tactics that are currently common (like cadeing off with walls and dealing ranged damage which leaves little room for Zweis for anything else than just standing and watching or going out and dying quickly in the crowd of enemies).
2. as for the shield that are RG only usable: it is the obvious choice if you'd become RG, however take a minute to think if you are not planning to make another commando class, too. In such a case a shield that is T4 usable is a money saver as you can use one across your chars. Aegis is the best balanced option for RG, while I 'd support the choice of the Small Dragon Kite Shield (SDKS) for T4 from my own experience.
3. take into consideration that the mid-tier gear options like e.g. Teutonic Shield will only serve you until you can afford a better one and they might be pretty difficult to sell later
4. as for commando heroes classes: myself I have only Legio and I'm happy with. It is a very nice overall class that can take on different roles in the run and can always be helpful for the team, no matter the tactics. I'd just add here that a decent shield is a must for Legio, as you may need to shield for the team if there's no RG, the cades gap proves too wide or the RG gets killed. It is true Legio is expensive to gear up since this class does a lot of different things in the run so at the same time it must be geared up for ranged damage, shielding and engaging enemies in close quaters, just like LordChaos says.
5. do not worry your current gear is not up to the task, on a populated server there are usually ppl who bring a decent gear you can use, except the armour that you need to bring on your own.
6. very helpful though a bit outdated: http://forum.nordinvasion.com/showthread.php?tid=17198