I've chosen a shaman specifically to be a healer. I've been grouping for over 11 levels and have not yet had any problem being the main healer of a group (even when I was using inner fire). I'm sure filling this roll will get harder and harder as I level up, but I will strive to compete with clerics!
Use your slow on mobs that take a good minute for your group to beat down and spam your inner fire heal when needed. I feel that taking time to buff is necessary and increases your group's defense and damage output.
I found soloing to be unbearable after level 12 and it only got harder after that.
I highly recommend Kurn's tower; I received 9-16 there within the matter of a week or two of relaxed play without any dead members of groups (aside from those pulls where they didn't even make it back to me).
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