Continue shaman or play bard?

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Originally Posted by Khorza [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wow way to substantiate on your claim with any sort of information whatsoever.

Shamans are sub-par in vanilla. I'm sorry if that hurt your feelings somehow but I'm sure that anyone who understands classic EQ would agree.

They're kind of like a hybrid. The toolkit is nice, but they don't excel at anything. Their primary role becomes healing, but the best heal spell they get is Greater Heal. Greater Heal is not good. It's the same heal that Paladins have. And Shamans can potentially push out a bit more healing than a Druid or a Paladin through cannibalize, but you don't have the endless reservoir of mana without Torpor. Enchanter slow is even a bit better than Shamans' until Kunark.

Like I said in my last post, Shamans are incredible once Kunark is out. But they're mediocre in vanilla. There's just too much of a gap between Clerics and the other Priest classes.

Shaman doesn't have to be overpowered to be better than "sub-par." If you're playing one like a gimpy cleric, no wonder you think they're not great. Their slow may be second best in classic, but it's still miles ahead of the other option. Stat buffs are incredible in a world of classic itemization. Root CC, malo, pet dps are all nice. Etc. Sham is in a good place in classic and only gets stronger going forward.

Hybrids and wizards are subpar. Not shamans.