Druid Pros/Cons

[Goregasmic]

Originally Posted by kjs86z2 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Bats n Bugs is just the loop. Don't go left towards LDCs / Guano, go right and do the loop. Its pretty much all bats. Nice buffer spot before bear pits and an occasional chance for duo. Its fun to bring a bat over to a LDC monk solo'er and team up.

Mastering Kedge is the druid right of passage.

Always been scared of bats because if root/charm breaks simultaneously you can get chain stunned. With the all of the good camps out there I never bothered.

Similarly KK if you get mobs on you it can become impossible to cast. I know you can hang out in corners but that's problematic for charming since it requires mobility. I guess you root adds/charm breaks and then change corner if possible?

[spoil]

Originally Posted by kjs86z2 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

idk why people are scared of dying its 2025 live a little and challenge yourself

Agreed, I think some players have too much ego invested or something to learn from their mistakes so they keep doing the same comfortable shit and never improve. And especially on a charm class where you sometimes have to use your brain, you gotta put yourself in tough spots frequently so your reaction when things go south isn't to panic and be useless.

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

Similarly KK if you get mobs on you it can become impossible to cast. I know you can hang out in corners but that's problematic for charming since it requires mobility. I guess you root adds/charm breaks and then change corner if possible?

Yeah, a quick-casting root like enveloping roots. Also high MR will help resist the bat's stun proc. I think that's about all you can do unless you can manipulate the mob's pathing.

[kjs86z2]

idk why people are scared of dying its 2025 live a little and challenge yourself

[Goregasmic]

Originally Posted by kjs86z2 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

idk why people are scared of dying its 2025 live a little and challenge yourself

I've been leveling through 58-59 knocking down mobs on the solo artist challenge list so you're telling that to the wrong person. Went to kedge before and it seemed like a giant hassle for little reward. It was more of a question than a statement as I plan on going back soonish, I have a date with estrella.

[bcbrown]

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

I've been leveling through 58-59 knocking down mobs on the solo artist challenge list so you're telling that to the wrong person. Went to kedge before and it seemed like a giant hassle for little reward. It was more of a question than a statement as I plan on going back soonish, I have a date with estrella.

Yeah, Kedge is a hassle. I did a little leveling there in my mid-50s but with a couple deaths the xp just wasn't worth it. After hitting 60, though, I came back with the goal of soloing all the nameds except for Phinny. I've gotten them all now, except for tainted/corrupted which I haven't attempted yet.

On breaks you get in a corner and root them, then move away. If you're not getting beat on too hard, you can root both in the same corner, then charm one after you move away. If you're getting really beat on, root one, move away to another corner, then root the other. Heal up and then use the clicky neck before re-charming. I don't bother with snares because they still swim faster than you in the water.

I think part of the problem is also the long respawn timer. You can't really just camp a single room because it takes so long for repops, so you gotta keep moving. If anyone wants to level in there in the 50s, I'd start with the seahorse patriarch room. Root rot the hammerhead shark in the room down below where you can get him solo. Then invis up and go back to patriarch room. Go into the little separate room where you still have LOS and charm one of the two seahorses. I'd skip the outer room with the three sharks where the frenzied cauldron shark spawns, because it's harder to break in with three mobs and the corners aren't as good.

The other good place to hang out is by Undertow's room. Undertow won't aggro while you're killing his two seahorse guards below him. Sometimes you can charm one without either of them aggroing you if they're both on the same side of the room, but often I'll root one, then dart into the corner right outside and channel the charm on the other.

If you ever have three or more on your, don't bother trying to gate, even in a corner. It takes too long to cast and you'll almost certainly get interrupted. Instead try to root them and move away to gate. A WC cap is worth carrying for emergencies.

[shovelquest]

I love classic everquest more than life itself but id rather be dead than grind in kedge.

[Snaggles]

See it as risk or efficiency. My path is very safe, boring, and seldom camped. I don’t move around much. I’m not trying to entertain double digits of Twitch subscribers.

I’d rather adventure as a level 60, whether raiding or solo. Outside of melees, my casters while leveling don’t even have great gear. Burn to 60, gear and raid park, go mess around with one of them if you have nothing better to do.

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

I've been leveling through 58-59 knocking down mobs on the solo artist challenge list so you're telling that to the wrong person. Went to kedge before and it seemed like a giant hassle for little reward. It was more of a question than a statement as I plan on going back soonish, I have a date with estrella.

Don’t take the Kedge bait. You can hit 60 and go solo stuff there. It’s not like the loot is worth it nor the kills are frequent. Like 27 min pops for a blue? It better be like 250% zem lol.

[kjs86z2]

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

See it as risk or efficiency. My path is very safe, boring, and seldom camped. I don’t move around much. I’m not trying to entertain double digits of Twitch subscribers.

I’d rather adventure as a level 60, whether raiding or solo. Outside of melees, my casters while leveling don’t even have great gear. Burn to 60, gear and raid park, go mess around with one of them if you have nothing better to do.



Don’t take the Kedge bait. You can hit 60 and go solo stuff there. It’s not like the loot is worth it nor the kills are frequent. Like 27 min pops for a blue? It better be like 250% zem lol.

for some the fun kinda ends at 60 when the xp bar stops moving

i was always a fan of farming while getting xp vs bumrush to 60

[WarpathEQ]

Originally Posted by kjs86z2 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

for some the fun kinda ends at 60 when the xp bar stops moving

i was always a fan of farming while getting xp vs bumrush to 60

For others the game doesn't start until you hit 60

[kjs86z2]

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

For others the game doesn't start until you hit 60

if thats the case then theres no reason to play a druid


also big con: having to read / hear loramin tell you you're wrong for not having a gobby earring