I say this everytime. I have a 54 ogre shaman on Red and played a troll shaman to 51 on blue. The troll > ogre. Even on a pvp server the frontal immunity has only benefited me a small handful of times vs. the ever constant regen the troll gets. Regen > Front Stun Immunity. Regen is on 100% of the time. You will use the stun immunity about 5% of the time you play the entire game as a shaman. Which would u prefer to have a racial trait that is ALWAYS in effect or one that is very very rarely in effect? Also keep in mind most people rolling shamans never take them to level 60. Yes, an ogre might be able to solo one or two mobs in the game better than a troll, but it's not worth it to pass up on the ever constant regen just for a couple of mobs (by the way a troll could solo those same mobs...)
Don't get me wrong, ogre is still a good choice but the ogre doesn't get on the same level as a troll until level 60, in which case the regen doesn't make a huge difference (the regen helps you level up faster ultimately). When Velious hits an ogre can take on stronger mobs a bit easier vs. other races but that doesn't meant the other races can't kill those mobs. The ogre just has a better chance...still even at level 60 I put the troll even with the ogre at level 60.
Both ogres and trolls are the best shaman races to choose from.
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