Shaman race debate

[Sage Truthbearer]

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

Put as many points as you can at start into stamina, then the rest into wis. This isn't one of two equal answers, it's the right one.

Can you explain why? The Wis vs. Sta section of the wiki seems to break down everything mathematically and show that the case for WIS is pretty strong.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Shaman

[Samoht]

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

Can you explain why? The Wis vs. Sta section of the wiki seems to break down everything mathematically and show that the case for WIS is pretty strong.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Shaman

i can't think of a single class where the wiki suggestions are actually the most optimal setup...

[DrKvothe]

Yes, blackcamel has pointed out that I have a barb shaman as my main on blue. But I also have a troll shaman on red, and I gotta say the racial regen is HUGE while leveling.

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

Can you explain why? The Wis vs. Sta section of the wiki seems to break down everything mathematically and show that the case for WIS is pretty strong.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Shaman

Your mana pool just doesn't mean that much. We don't do anything equivalent to quad'ing, where you need a big mana pool to finish. For us it's all about mana over time, and wisdom doesn't help with that.

Wanting hp only tangentially has to do with mana over time; regen + canni is our mana regen booster, and while more hp doesn't make canni more effective, it IS important because you'll always almost be missing a large chunk of your hp from canni. You'll also be taking hits regularly, either from slowing or root breaks, and you need to be able to survive those hits despite missing the hp you canni'd.

Note that iksar base stam is terrible.