Does a fungi "fix" Barb shamans?

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

But people can crunch the numbers to argue either way, and ultimately it's subjective because people level differently, die at different rates, spend more/less time AFK recovering, etc. All I can say is that based on my many years playing a Shaman both here and on live, my best subjective-but-trying-to-be-objective assessment is that the XP bonus gets you to 60 faster.

I think most will agree that a barbarian shaman (all other things equal to include gear, available groups, skill, etc being equal) compared with other races. On the flip side, the shaman with racial regen will perform more effectively in and for their groups. That much is more or less undeniable, especially if the shaman(s) in question don't have a fungi. More regen = more available mana which translates to more spell casts, less down time, and more effective healing/slowing and other additional duties.