Returning player, need advice please!

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Boarder981 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

@Lhancelot: I know that Ogres and Trolls are more optimal, but with my limited playtime I just can't see myself starting from scratch. Plus, Ogres and Trolls come with pretty hefty XP penalties (15% and 20% respectively, right?). Not to mention evil races can have a hard time traveling and banking!

Trust me, the thought has crossed my mind, but it would be a lot of time wasted leveling the Barb.

I know that was addressed to Lhancelot, but I just wanted to chime in and say (again) you are totally correct. Trolls take a -20% and Barbarians take a -5%, but Troll regen won't make you level 15% faster. When you're playing a twinked alt this doesn't matter as much, but for your first character it's significant.

Originally Posted by Boarder981 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Plus, do higher level Shamans really melee when soloing? I thought it was mostly root/rot, where the frontal stun immunity wouldn't be a factor.

Shaman do melee while soloing at 60, but not for the extra melee damage of our spear [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] We do it because certain difficult mobs (eg. Skyfire or Western Wastes dragons) summon, and thus can't be root/rotted. Because we're badasses with slow we can still fight those mobs (with the proper gear of course), and when Ogres do it they have less of a chance of having their spells interrupted.