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Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The whole "I'm not going to get an epic or Torpor" thing strongly makes me lean towards recommending Druid. However, Shaman are also a very viable choice. You do not need an epic to solo as a Shaman (it maybe speeds things up 10%? I haven't done the math, but it's really low damage compared to your two spell DoTs)

Even at 60 a Shaman without Torpor is still roughly equal in power to a level 60 Druid. The shaman can solo things that summon, while the Druid can solo animals and things that can be quad kited. Throw either one in the Permafrost bear pits and they'll both do fine. To put it another way, Torpor is like Shaman level 61: even if you never plan to make it to 61, your Torpor-less 60 Shaman won't be worse off than another class.

So yeah, both are viable, but there's a huge difference in how they solo, and I think that should be your key determinant. Go druid to quad (only requires 5k lumi staff) and animal charm (only requires 7k goblin ring), or go Shaman to root/rot (which you could do while wearing rags, but a 90k epic will speed things up a bit) or face tank.

And if you still can't decide, I guess go Druid, just so you don't feel bad about never getting to 61.

The bolded is utterly wrong. You will level up much, much faster with the mana free epic to the point of absurdity.