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

[Grakken]

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

Also, I am not sure why Loramin keeps bringing up pets. No where have I said a melee focused Shaman should not be using their pet. When a melee focused Shaman reaches level 34, they use melee and their pet. When I say DoTs, I am referring to Shaman spell DoTs. I understand the inclination to say pets are also DoTs, but I don't normally see people confuse actual DoTs with pets. The point is simply than Shaman spell DoTs are pretty weak until Plague and Envenomed Bolt. They cost a lot of mana and deal low damage. That is one reason why Shaman melee can give low level DoTs a run for their money in terms of comparable DPS.

I'm with Death on this. I think the issue is people keep debating different things.

No gear increases the DPS of DoTs. Only a few pieces of gear allow you to cast more DoTs. Melee DPS varies WILDLY based off of gear.

I think the bridge that gaps peoples different levels that melee falls off is entirely subject to their gear. Melee shaman falls off at 20 if youre in banded and a fine steel spear. Melee falls off at 40 if you're in twink gear.

Shaman DoTs felt worse than nuking to me until EB and plague leveling on green.