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	The best "group matches" tend to use all melee damage classes, or all spell damage classes.		The best "group matches" tend to use all melee damage classes, or all spell damage classes.
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		+	tl;dr of below, or, tell me quickly I just want to make a group ASAP and farm!
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		+	As of ToV the turbo group is Berserker, Warden, Dirge, Coercer, Ranger, Mystic/Brigand. Have the Mystic on the Brig account to swap in for hard fights.

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 == Group Makeup ==
-f you are making a group to do Heroic instances, you would go with a tank, two healers, two utility (an enchanter and a bard) and a DPS. Some tanks do not need heavy healing, so the second healer can be swapped out for another DPS if desired. Try the zones with one healer, and if the tank is dying, swap in the other healer.
+If you are making a group to do Heroic instances, you would go with a tank, two healers, two utility (an enchanter and a bard) and a DPS. Some tanks do not need heavy healing, so the second healer can be swapped out for another DPS if desired. Try the zones with one healer, and if the tank is dying, swap in the other healer.
 The best "group matches" tend to use all melee damage classes, or all spell damage classes.

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 == Group Makeup ==
-* Usually, if you are making a group to do Heroic instances, you would go with a tank, two healers, two utility (an enchanter and a bard) and a DPS. Some tanks do not need heavy healing, so the second healer can be swapped out for another DPS if desired. Try the zones with one healer, and if the tank is dying, swap in the other healer.
 The best "group matches" tend to use all melee damage classes, or all spell damage classes.
 "Tanks"
 Tanks generally break down into Mitigation, Healing or Avoidance categories. These categories are how the tanks deal with incoming damage.
 ~ Mitigation tanks wear heavy armor, and have abilities that allow them to shrug off the damage incoming. Tend to have heavy shields.
 ~ Healing tanks deal with damage by healing back up, either with direct heals or by doing damage to the mob.
 ~ Avoidance tanks deal with damage by not getting hit, or by "deflecting" the damage away from themselves.
 Guardian - Melee Damage, mitigation tank, supposed to be the "single target" tank.
 Berserker - Melee Damage, mitigation tank, supposed to be a multi-target tank. Currently (as of ToV) has huge self heals, giving high survivability.
 Shadow Knight - Spell damage, healing tank, supposed to be a multi-target tank. Frequently used as off-tank for guilds, can be strong DPS. Self Heals.
 Paladin - Spell damage, healing tank, supposed to be a multi-target tank. Can also be strong DPS, and does good healing as well for group (can cure).
 Monk - Melee damage, Avoidance tank, can be multi-target or single target.
 Bruiser - Melee damage, Avoidance Tank, multi or single target. Hybrid of the tanks, can be very strong DPS.
 "Healers"
 Healers break down into Ward, Reactive, Heal over Time, and Siphon categories. These categories are how the healers deal with damage. Additionally, healers break down in these categories as "hybrid" or "full heal."
 ~ Ward healers cast spells that puts a shield of hit points in front of the characters. This shield of health gets "used up" prior to any damage affecting the character's hit point pool.
 ~ Reactive healers cast spells that put an effect on the character that will heal up damage after that damage hits the character's hit point pool.
 ~ Heal over time (HOT) healers cast spells that put an effect on the character that constantly heals for a set amount every "tick," which is around 6 seconds in EQ2.
 ~ Siphon healers use spells that cause the damage to be moved from the character taking the damage, to another entity, in this case a pet.
 Defiler - Spell damage, Ward healer, the full heal of the ward healers.
 Mystic - Melee damage, Ward healer, the hybrid healer of ward healers.
 Templar - Spell damage, Reactive healer, the full heal of reactive healers. Note that the Templar also has Wards and Heals over time, making this a powerful single healer.
 Inquisitor - Melee Damage, Reactive healer, the hybrid healer of reactive healers. Tends to be neck and neck with furies for best healer DPS.
 Warden - Melee damage, Heal over time healer, the full heal of HOT healers. Also has wards and major death saves, making it one of the best single healers.
 Fury - Spell damage, Heal over time healer, the hybrid healer of HOT healers. Very powerful DPS, great in mage groups.
 Channeler - Ranged Melee DPS, Siphon healer, suspected to be the hybrid healer of Siphon healers. Does great right until it runs out of dissonance, then it goes to heck very quickly....
 "Utility"
 Utility classes take two classes from the remaining DPS classes, and breaks them down. Enchanters in general buff others and give power, while Bards in general buff others and have key debuffs. Enchanters also have crowd control, which is actually used in some raid situations for ToV.
 Enchanters
 Coercer - Melee damage, power heals, tend to be used in melee groups.
 Illusionist - Spell damage, power heals, tend to be used in mage groups.
 Bards
 Dirge - Melee damage, melee debuffs, tend to be used in melee groups.
 Troubador (yes, it's misspelled) - Spell damage, spell debuffs, tend to be used in mage groups.
 "DPS"
 Although ANY class can spec and build for DPS, note that these below classes tend to be built solely for doing that, while the other classes can do it but not as well.
 Scouts
 Assassin - Melee damage, tends to be great at single target. One of the most complex classes, due to "chains" of skills in specific order, this class is also dependent on stealth and positioning. Tends not to be botted due to these limitations.
 Ranger - Ranged melee damage, great at multiple targets. This class has come into its own in ToV, surpassing other previous high damage classes.
 Swashbuckler - Melee damage, multiple targets. When played well, is VERY high DPS. Can also off-tank easy fights with correct AA spec.
 Brigand - Melee damage, the king of debuffs. May not be key for six player groups, but is critical for raid groups.
 Beastlord - Melee damage, a pet class. Glass cannon, can do lots of damage.
 Mages
 Wizard - Spell damage, Single Target.
 Warlock - Spell damage, multiple target.
 Conjuror - Spell damage, pet class, multiple target.
 Necromancer - Spell damage, pet class, single target. Tends to kill itself by eating health for damage/power. Annoys the crap out of healers.

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 == Group Makeup ==
 * What is the best group makeup?  This topic can be a real can of worms as there are many players with very strong opinions about various classes in game.  There are players that literally hate certain classes in game and no augment will convince them of the value for that class.
 * Guideline #1 - My personal feeling is that your group should be made up of toons that you enjoy and love playing.  When you come down to it, you are spending hard earned money to play a game for enjoyment.  So the best group in the world is really not worth playing if you hate the class you are playing.  I had a friend that loved to play the beastlord class.  His group make up was a Tank, Priest and 4 Beastlords. I personally would not play that type of group but he loved it and he couldn't wait to get online to play his group.  No one but you is paying for your subscriptions so the perfect group make up is always going to be the one you enjoy playing first and foremost.

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 *''' Stats''':
 ** If you hover over all of your stats in your EQ2 Character window then it will show and explain to you what that stat is doing.
-** '''Casting Speed''': Ability Casting Speed reduces the cast times of all abilities. Abilities cannot be reduced to less than half of their base casting speed.
+** '''Casting Speed''': Ability Casting Speed reduces the cast times of all abilities. Abilities cannot be reduced to less than half of their base casting speed. This means that 100 in this skill will max out your cast time.
-** '''Ability Recovery Speed''': Ability Recovery Speed reduces the delay between using abilities. Abilities cannot be reduced to less than half of their base recovery speed.
+** '''Ability Recovery Speed''': Ability Recovery Speed reduces the delay between using abilities. Abilities cannot be reduced to less than half of their base recovery speed. This means that 100 in this skill will max our your recovery time.
-** '''Reuse Speed''': Ability Reuse Speed reduces the recast time of abilities. Abilities cannot be reduced to less than half of their base reuse speed.
+** '''Reuse Speed''': Ability Reuse Speed reduces the recast time of abilities. Abilities cannot be reduced to less than half of their base reuse speed. This means that 100 in this skill will max out your recast time.
-** '''Spell Reuse Speed''': Spell Reuse Speed works the same was as Ability Reuse Speed but only works on the "Spells" section of your knowledge book.
 ** '''Ability Modifier''': Ability Modifier increases the amounts of all abilities. It caps at 50% of the base amount (factoring in Potency) of the ability
 ** '''Accuracy''': Accuracy increases your chance to hit the target when you normally would have missed. It does not help you against parries, blocks or ripostes
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 ** '''Critical Chance''': Increases your chance to critical hit or heal.
 ** '''Damage Per Second''': Melee Class,  DPS increases how hard your Auto-Attacks hit.
-** '''Disruption''': For each point of disruption over skill cap (level 95 cap is 475) will modify the minimum base damage a spell does. So you will receive a 2% boost for every 100 points of disruption over skill cap. If you have 575 disruption, a spell with a base damage of 100 – 200, will now have a damage of (100*1.02=) 102 – 200. With GU66 disruption will boost minimum damage up to a cap of 40% at a skill level of 5475. This however does not appear to be linear, and at normal levels of disruption it still functions like it used to, 2% boost for every 100 points. Some spells are not effected by disruption bonus.
+** '''Spell Skill (Disruption, subjugation)''': For each point of Spell Skill over skill cap (level 95 cap is 475) will modify the minimum base damage a spell does. So you will receive a 2% boost for every 100 points of Spell Skill over skill cap. If you have 575 disruption, a spell with a base damage of 100 – 200, will now have a damage of (100*1.02=) 102 – 200. With GU66 disruption will boost minimum damage up to a cap of 40% at a skill level of 5475. This however does not appear to be linear, and at normal levels of disruption it still functions like it used to, 2% boost for every 100 points. Some spells are not effected by Spell Skill bonus. To find out what skill affects which ability, hover your mouse over the ability in the knowledge book.
 ** '''Haste''' Attack Speed, all haste over 200% increases flurry by small amounts
-** '''Multi Attack''': Melee Class, For every 100% of MultiAttack your character will strike the enemy one more time from the base auto-attack of one
+** '''Multi Attack''': Melee Class, For every 100% of MultiAttack your character will strike the enemy one more time from the base auto-attack of one. Capped at 200 since ToV.
 ** '''Potency''' increases the amounts of all abilities. (Does not affect auto-attack or items) Criticals and Potency should not affect item Procs
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 * '''Mages, Scouts'''
-** '''Crit Chance to 400''' >  '''Int/Agi'''  >  '''Ability Mod ''' >  '''Magical/Weapon Skills'''
+** '''Crit Chance to 650''' >  '''Int/Agi'''  >  '''Ability Mod ''' >  '''Magical/Weapon Skills'''
 * '''Tank / Healer''' - Tanks and Healers I adorn for survivability not DPS
-** '''Crit Chance to 400''' >  '''Sta/Wiz'''  >  '''Health ''' >  '''Block on Weapons''' >
+** '''Crit Chance to 650''' >  '''Sta/Wiz'''  >  '''Health ''' >  '''Block on Weapons''' >
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 *''' Min Stats''':
 ** If you hover over all of your stats in your EQ2 Character window then it will show and explain to you what that stat is doing.
-** '''Casting Speed''': Casters 100
+** '''Casting Speed''': All Classes 100 in group.
-** '''Ability Recovery Speed''': All Classes 100
+** '''Ability Recovery Speed''': All Classes 100 in group.
-** '''Reuse Speed''':100 - Spell reuse and ability reuse effect the same thing for casters. Spell reuse and ability reuse added together should equal 100
+** '''Ability Reuse''': All Classes 100 in group - Exception may be tanks.
-** '''Spell Reuse Speed''': Casters 100 - Spell reuse and ability reuse effect the same thing for casters. Spell reuse and ability reuse added together should equal 100
+** '''Ability Modifier''': Scouts, Mages as high as you can get it I do not think its possible for anyone to max this out.
-** '''Ability Modifier''': Scouts, Mages as high as you can get it I don't think its possible for anyone to max this out.
+** '''Accuracy''' Scouts around 23% is getting 100% hits on TOV Raid mobs.
-** '''Accuracy''' Scouts 10 to 13 or until you are hitting 100 on most CA's
 ** '''AE Autoattack''': Scouts 60% - 80%
-** '''Avoidance''': Tank / Healer Class 80%
+** '''Avoidance''': Tank 80% if possible; Clerics (inquis/templars) as high as possible IF you take Shield Ally.
-** '''Blocking''': Tank / Healer Class 70%
+** '''Blocking''': Tank 80% if possible; Clerics (inquis/templars) as high as possible IF you take Shield Ally.
 ** '''Crit Bonus''' As high as you can get it, keep balanced with potency:
-** '''Critical Chance''': All Classes 400
+** '''Critical Chance''': All Classes 650 for Raiding TOV
-** '''Damage Per Second''': Melee Class 200
+** '''Damage Per Second''': Melee Class 200 or higher.
 ** '''Disruption''': Mages: 1000
 ** '''Haste''' All Melee Classes - 200
 ** '''Health''' Tanks / Healers as high as you can get it.
-** '''Multi Attack''':All Melee Class's - 600
+** '''Multi Attack''':All Melee Class's - 200
 ** '''Potency''' Casters As high as you can get it, keep balanced with potency: '''Note:''' Warlocks start out with a 1.5 Crit Modifier which is in essence a 50% crit bonus boost so until you've got 50% more potency then crit bonus you get more out of potency after that it pretty much evens out.
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 * '''White'''
 ** I like to start with Ability Mod first for my caster classes because you have 5 slots for ability mod vs 7 for Class Stat Adornments and two of those overlap. If you start with Class Stat Adornments first you will only have 3 gear slots for Ability Mod Adornments.  ''(This is more of a preference thing vs a rule on my part)''
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 * '''Mages, Scouts'''
 ** '''Crit Chance to 400''' >  '''Int/Agi'''  >  '''Ability Mod ''' >  '''Magical/Weapon Skills'''