Are Druids Useless for Groups and Raids?

[pickled_heretic]

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

This statement seems contradictory. It starts by assuming that a tank, healer, and enchanter/bard are always available, but then the last three spots are based on who is LFG. In the real world, enchanter/bards, clerics, and not even tanks are always readily available. That's where the druid shines. In most circumstances, they can effectively take the role of healer, CCer, or DPSer. And when all else fails, they can aggro kite.

They may not always be desired in a group but are often welcomed in the absence of alternatives.

if a group doesn't have a cleric 50+, a bard or enchanter 50+, or a tank 50+, the group will rarely form in the first place. that's why they call it the holy trinity, and the holy trinity covers every base that the druid dabbles in. a druid does NOT replace a cleric in the absence of a cleric, nobody does.

druids have some use in raids but honestly everyone and their mom has a 50+ druid alt so you will be competing for drops with a lot of people. there are more HALFLING druids than there are people playing any other single class regardless of race.

[Tamiah2011]

they good for buffs, that about all intill they get superior heals