Shaman are just good Necromancers

[Maschenny]

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

First you have to decide, over the long term, if you are going to be a shaman that tanks melee hits or not. If you don't, Troll is undoubtedly better. This can often be the case for a raid toon.

If you do non raid stuff after 60 then you can start making the comparison.

I have FSI and I love it. Wouldn't trade it in. Factor in spell interrupts and how much time FSI saves, thus allowing for more spells. Need to weigh that against extra regen. Not to mention the reliability FSI affords. You know what is going to get through with a lot more reliability thus can plan better. There's moments, very practically, when you need torpor or slow to get through and an interrupt is really bad.

Seriously, the answer is FSI. Shaman spells are sooo slow as it is.

[Danth]

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

Seriously, the answer is FSI. Shaman spells are sooo slow as it is.

Nah, Teppler's right, it depends heavily on the individual player's circumstances. Bash resist becomes totally worthless the moment you aren't being hit. In a three hour session earlier the wife's shaman was struck in melee while channeling a spell exactly six times, and interrupted from a bash precisely once. We counted. (It interrupted bane of nife, not even important.) That's typical for us. There are days she doesn't get hit at all. For that set of circumstances the ogre racial is fluff.

Nice racial to have--never required, but nice--when solo. Those high-level spells cast sloooooowwwwwwwly.

Danth