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Originally Posted by Tecmos Deception
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And SCB, shamans are awesome at everything, not just grouping. Maybe 1-59 shaman and druid are pretty interchangeable when paired with a chanter, though I still would have to think having a shaman doing malo, slow, plus buffs and heals would be preferable to having a druid who can snare, DS, buff, and heal. And then at 60 it's no contest.
I'm at a bit of a loss as to why you would let a charmed pet die when duoing, when you could instead give it proccing weapons and a bunch of haste and other buffs and then keep it alive. The extra mobs you'd kill with that monster of a pet is going to get you wayyyy more xp than you'd get from finishing off a nearly-dead ex-pet every few kills.
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Again, it's hardly like I'm bashing Shamans. I just don't think "who's best at 60" is at all the question here, since the guy is talking about leveling with a buddy.
I wouldn't necessarily advocate for letting the pet die, but I don't see a reason to value shammy slow over ench slow in a duoing situation because if worst comes to worst you're not losing anything of real value. It's not like a druid can't keep up a pet just fine for the few seconds it may be in danger, and you can always just have the pet heal itself if you really need it at 100% between pulls. Hell, if youre in the right zones, a druid can be right there charming with you, so you gain the theoretical benefit of two enchanters charming, too.
You seem to be focusing on the weirdest specifics, rather than my general point.
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Originally Posted by Tecmos Deception
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I wasn't trolling! Maybe my lack of experience with epic mages is the catching point, but I would rather solo than group with a mage. Every damn pet procs a nuke or a root and mages love giving their pets swords with even more procs. Maybe if the fight is half over already or the chanter makes liberal use of mem blur, the magician pet will keep aggro on a charm break... but I'm skeptical. I'd much prefer a second rooter+stunner with lame sustained damage+great burst.
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This more sort of general thought process is where I'm coming from. In general, I'd prefer one class to another, and it has nothing to do with specific camps or level ranges.