hi
Well, my illy is level 90 and he is allot of fun but an illy does take some time to develop; but by level 20-30 you are a butt kicker.
Crowd control is not used alot in eq2 but it can be useful depending on the group and if they listen hehe. ( i think this is changing in DOV since the mobs are allot tougher)
I can solo pretty much anything any other class can thanks to my root, mezs, and stuns.
3 things to keep in mind:
always have the best root spell you can (expert at least)
always have the best pet you can (expert at least)
make a macro:
/pet attack
/pet ranged
that will keep the pet from trying to be a tank (which he isn't)
hope that helps some.
Edited, Mar 20th 2011 9:02am by Supersteve