For a Shaman who wants to melee level, do I need to be Ogre/Troll?

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Yup, you've got me. Despite playing a Shaman on live to 65+tons of AAs, when I came here I knew absolutely nothing about playing a Shaman. Despite being given a weapon that was so good it no longer exists I was too stupid to use it properly ... you know, by trying to melee mobs (it's hard!). But you and your theorycrafting genius have uncovered my foolish play, and clearly shown how dumb I was.

/s

I am not sure why you are getting offended here. Me saying you had a bad strategy is not me saying you are stupid, or are inexperienced with the game. Even the best of us make mistakes on a 22 year old elf sim that people know everything there is to know about it.

With your experience, you should know how much damage most classes can do around their 20s. It is hardly theory crafting on my part. With the exception of cloth casters, it is pretty easy to do at least 27 white damage per 6 seconds, which is the same amount of damage as envemoned breath, your level 24 poison DoT. I do have a level 24 cleric with Silver Chitin Hand Wraps and a Poison Wind Censor, so I will post a damage log here when I have some time, so you can get the facts. Since it is a cleric, the damage output will be a bit lower due to my lower strength and lower weapon skill caps.