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Originally Posted by Snaggles
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Shaman is very rough without a fungi. Even then the power ramp is very gradual. I bet Everfrost Peaks at night alone is a reason why 30% of people quit EQ about a week into playing.
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Everfrost Peaks as a Barbarian Shaman when the game came out is one of my favorite experiences. Being nightblind in the mountain maze and expansive tundra with danger lurking everywhere, getting insta invited to groups of Warriors because that class outnumbered Shaman 4-to-1 and they needed a healer, everyone huddling around and slowly moving through the zone together. Was a real adventure.
But yeah it's a pain these days, and even back then I changed classes after getting into the teens; the heals weren't scaling well at those levels and I couldn't do very good DPS either. Rolled a Mage and had great fun with that, starting on the complete opposite side of the world as a Gnome and being able to churn out DPS self-sufficiently.
I'd rank Shaman 7th as a new-to-server class. Necro, Enchanter, Mage, Bard, Druid, Cleric will be able to make more happen for themselves.