Mage or Shaman?

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Im going based off what I remember back in early 2k...

But basically I find shaman more useful, though def harder to level up. A mage will bring to a group DPS and pretty much more DPS. Maybe you can count off-tanking, but that isnt the real job of a mage imo. A shaman will bring a lot to the group, not even going to list off everything I remeber. So if your goal is to be more group friendly, then sham is the way to go.

All that said, my experience on P99 has been the other way. I have only grouped with a sham on few occasions. Maybe because the server pop is low, maybe because other people putting together groups dont like sham for some reason. I personally remember that they were always super useful to have.