Updated Druid Guide?

[LaZZer010]

Waffen touched on this subject but I feel it needs to be highlighted a bit. . .

Right smack-dab in your mid 30's just when your shaman counterpart becomes more viable for a group you are blessed by Tunare with the awe inspiring spell; Lightnin Strike. This wonder of divine magic allows you to up your kite to a quartet.

It's a simple and yet hauntingly effective strategy:
-Find four mobs and (en)snare them all.
-Round them up nice and tight buy running around them in a circle.
-Open the sky and call lightning from the heavens to to fell your pursuers.

See, Lightning Strike on a single target is a terrible waste of mana but, hit four mobs (the maximum it will affect) with it at once and it's the fastest and most effective way to solo. So, don't let all this Shaman talk defer you from a wonderful class. If you like to be able to assist a group but still enjoy the freedom of soloing I implore you to join the Soldiers of Tunare.

Here's an old post from the Druid's Grove with locations to quad kite. While a bit dated, the information is more than apt for our server.
Quad Kiting: Locations

[Kevlar]

Charm is way more efficient than quadding. Especially in zones where there are enough animals to charm + fear kite. East Karana, Oasis, Lake of Ill Omen, Everfrost peaks, Overthere, Emerald Jungle, Traks Teeth, Timorous deep.

You can pretty much clear out wisp Island with a charmed shark, and there are 3 spawns so you should never run out of pets. Griffenes can take out hill giants pretty fast if you snare/dot kite and keep em off your pet. Wish there were more hill giant spawns in North Karana. Kodiaks make good pets in west commons for killing dervs, though the wizards and thugs will put a hurt on them.

[aresprophet]

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

Charm is way more efficient than quadding. Especially in zones where there are enough animals to charm + fear kite. East Karana, Oasis, Lake of Ill Omen, Everfrost peaks, Overthere, Emerald Jungle, Traks Teeth, Timorous deep.

You can pretty much clear out wisp Island with a charmed shark, and there are 3 spawns so you should never run out of pets. Griffenes can take out hill giants pretty fast if you snare/dot kite and keep em off your pet. Wish there were more hill giant spawns in North Karana. Kodiaks make good pets in west commons for killing dervs, though the wizards and thugs will put a hurt on them.

Quadding is good, reliable exp with long periods of downtime in which you can watch TV, browse the intertubes, do chores, etc.

Charming is dangerous, unreliable, prone to streaks of bad luck, attention-intensive, and at its worst will still be faster exp than quadding.

You also have a lot more viable options for charming, as quadding is limited to areas with static identical spawns (SK gnolls, spectres, TD raptors) and charming can be done in any zone with animals. Quadding at 34 can be tricky without a great gear set, while charming takes very little mana (on a good run).