Druids are underrated. No, they don't solo shit a sham or ench can. No, they aren't a required piece of every full group. No, they aren't totally loved in raids.
But they can solo from 1-60 in a variety of ways (root rot, charm, quad). They can duo with tons of different classes in a variety of ways (root rot, charm, fear kiting). They bring A LOT to a group (DS buffs heals regen snare root ports). They have solid support role in raids (POTG, resist buffs, spot heals). And they have a lot of convenience too: sow, ports, tracking, forage, harmony, invis, bind. And some fun stuff: bear pet, wolf form, PL for noobs.
Maybe not perfectly on topic, but people underrating druids so constantly gets on my nerves.
Imo all 3 classes are great.
Bard solo is more limited but interesting for a clever player. Bards are like druids in groups, versatile but not usually the ideal member, and not terribly-sought-after as a result. Bards are crucial in raids. Bards aren't too common. Good bards are rare.
Shaman solo is slow to get going, strong late, peaks right at 60 WITH all spells and gear reaching "Godmode" levels. Shamans are almost essential for groups, with awesome melee buffs, SLOW, regen, heals, roots, debuffs, and more. Shamans are essential for raids, but beyond buffs they're just heal support like a druid more or less. Shamans are common.
Druids I discussed already. Versatile in everything from solo to group to raids. Most common class on the server, but often as a convenience alt or main, not so much as a character that goes to 60 and groups/farms/raids.
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