SK plus shaman levels really fast after SK gets fear and shaman gets pet. Prior to that, I can't say, but I assume they do fine. In outdoor zones with unlimited mobs, it's one of the fastest leveling situations in the game, as long as people aren't afk, lazy, or incompetent. SK pulls, snares, fears, pets go on, dots go on, mob dies, repeat. Med breaks are few and far between with Canni and the SK only casting snare and fear.
I don't understand all this wrangling over race of an SK. Regen is a great ability and I'm partial to it, so I prefer IKS. I prefer IKS to troll because of the AC bonus. Though I hear AC is FUBAR on this server, I have an AC heavy gear setup and I have no trouble tanking. ANY race can have INT. Gear gets INT, so choosing a race for INT is not relevant. Ogre no frontal stun doesn't help much in any fear kite situation, and I have no clue how useful it is overall as agro is easy to gain with an SK, and DPS is awful regardless of gear compared to well equipped dual wielders.
Don't worry about the penalty unless you are gung-ho to get into a top raiding guild immediately. My IKS SK has 11 days (one of which was wasted unsuccessfully trying to spawn an AC and another day which was wasted running around needlessly) played and is 42. Stick to duoing with your shammy friend and you can't go wrong.
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