Feel like I have too much downtime as a Necro? Lvl 16-17

[Lhancelot]

It depends on your gears. My necro had a lot of hp gears during low levels. I melee'd mobs a lot with a smoldering brand.

I usually sent pet in, put a dot or two on, then sat to med as long as possible. Once my pet got lower hps I would then melee taking aggro off my pet.

Obviously when you facetank the mobs you will need to use taps for heals sometimes.

I used fear for fun at times, but honestly at low levels I found killing more efficient meleeing.

This also kept my defense maxed, which was helpful.