I'm talking about the levels 1-20. Of course you won't want to melee in your 40s and beyond (unless you're just tanking a slowed mob anyway, or are using a BSH). Trying to play shaman like a caster in the lower levels will just yield frustration as your arsenal of spells is pitiful until 19+, or more like 24+. If you can buy a set of AC gear like jaundiced pieces and such, you're much better off meleeing until you get proper dots, canni/regen etc. You don't even get root until level 14. Shamans can solo just fine with a bit of gear, and if you can pour 20k into one, you melee almost as well as any fighter class in the early levels. There's not much of a difference until post-20 where fighter classes get all their combat skills and get them high enough to where they make a difference. The guy is trying out all the classes, so I don't think he needs high-level gearing/playstyle advice.
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07-15-2011, 12:36 AM
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