My experience with a Druid as my first character here on P99 has been a bitter-sweet one. As others have stated before, Druids offer a huge range of utility for support in a group setting, and have no trouble soloing when you feel like it. However, in a group setting a shaman becomes a more viable option (don't be disillusioned about this though, shamans are just as much a buff-bot/support healer class as Druids, there are just more cases where they are better at it). On the other hand, Druids make for a better solo class, are not restricted to large races, and have wide access to the entire world
Something to consider as stated before; Druids can be a money making machine. Starting from scratch with a Druid was one of the better decisions I could have made. I generally play with a full group of IRL friends, so in that case I won't ever have a problem getting group exp (thanks bro's if you read this :P ) but the amount of plat I have made in comparison to my friends is astounding. My Druid was fully decked out with pre-planar gear by level 34. If you do it right, on high population days you can easily make 1-2kpp a day casually porting people. On top of that you end up networking with the server population and meet some great people (and some not so-great people, unfortunately).
In my experience of having class ADD, you need to play the class that you WANT to play. At the end of the day, you can be making tons of plat and be a good asset to your group but if you aren't enjoying it then you have made the wrong choice. Play a Druid because you want to play one, and for no other reason than that. That goes for any class, regardless of their perceived usefulness.
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