Shaman vs Druid soloing...

[fishingme]

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

Druid is far and wide better than Shaman at solo'ing. Their ability to quad kite and charm puts them leagues above the tedious root rotting that shaman do. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about.

Um, on my shaman soloing I can kill roughly 12 mobs at the same time with PE and epic.

[stonez138]

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

Um, on my shaman soloing I can kill roughly 12 mobs at the same time with PE and epic.

Pay her no mind. Everything she says is wrong, terribly wrong.

[Xer0]

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

Druid is far and wide better than Shaman at solo'ing. Their ability to quad kite and charm puts them leagues above the tedious root rotting that shaman do. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about.

Going to disagree with you on all fronts. Especially the part about those who say otherwise not knowing what they're talking about. The only thing druids do better than sham is heal (they get their heal upgrades a few levels before shaman) but even that hardly matters.

I say go for sow 6 levels earlier, regen like 20 levels earlier, slows and haste.

[Fiyero]

Originally Posted by Xer0 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Going to disagree with you on all fronts. Especially the part about those who say otherwise not knowing what they're talking about. The only thing druids do better than sham is heal (they get their heal upgrades a few levels before shaman) but even that hardly matters.

I say go for sow 6 levels earlier, regen like 20 levels earlier, slows and haste.

Druid and Shaman get their heal upgrades at the same level. 19 for Healing, 29 for Greater Heal, 53 for Superior.

[Estu]

Druids are much, MUCH better soloers than shamans for most of your leveling career. Shamans get better once you get your epic, and then become way way better at level 60 with Toropr. Basically, druids if you want to level fast, shamans if you want to be a god at level 60.

[Frogie305]

Shaman is better all around except for porting people..

[Daldaen]

Once Druid epics rain from the Sky like shamans (Verious), and once snare / root stacking is fixed (Verious). Druids can root rot just like shamans can 50-60. Infact once 60, with AE root, crazy shits gonna go down when I have my epic. Entire zones of rooted, epic DoTed mobs.

But yea, 60 shamans are stupidly overpowered because of Turgurs, Torpor and Canni.

[HeallunRumblebelly]

Shamans are slow starters. If you're untwinked it's absolutely brutal until 24-ish. Best bet is to find a twink monk and ride those nuts until 60. Shaman are god-tier soloers are 60, with high end items like puppet strings, feign death ring, and bladestoppers making them better and better. Druids are terrible at everything at 60.

If you have the skill for it, though, bards can start kiting at 5 (though better to wait til mid teens, really) and can absolutely fly through levels. Very, very skill dependent, though.

[Frug]

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

If you have the skill for it, though, bards can start kiting at 5 (though better to wait til mid teens, really) and can absolutely fly through levels. Very, very skill dependent, though.

You can do it at 2. You don't need selo's to aoe kite; I never used it from 8-13 kiting wisps in NK.

That said, I did use the heal song which is not till 6. So there's that.

[stonez138]

Shaman solo in dungeons because they root rot and run to zone lines when there's danger and it's a good way to kill time while waiting for groups.

All wrong. Here is why...

1) Most if not all high end dungeons don't have a zone out you can run to
2) They get better xp soloing in these dungeons then they would in a group and from my experience reject group invites
3) I've never played a shaman, only a druid
4) I can't prove this but I'd bet a shaman can kill 4 mobs as fast as a druid when you consider the ammount of runnning and medding it takes to quad kite
5) Quad kiting in KC would be kind of stupid? Why exactly? It's stupid to hunt where you get better xp and loot? Wouldn't it would be much preferable if you could do it in there? But since you can't do it its "stupid" I see...