Druid Pros/Cons

[questever]

Is the druid class legitamately fun to level 1-60 or are they just port/buff whores? Never played one and that's why I am asking

[Jimjam]

Yes they are fun to level to 60. Yes, once 60 they are port/buff whores so they still have a role. Best of both worlds!

[sajbert]

From a wizzies perspective, never played druid.

The leveling is more or less the same shit with quadding. It's fun, until it's not. Doing the same thing over and over thousands of times gets dull. That's until you realize that druids can also charm and root rot.

Ports are so good. It's a real shame both of the porting classes suck in groups. Ports won't make you big money but it's such a QoL.

Grouping isn't really a thing for Druids but it does happen a lot more than it does for Wizards.

Raiding is chill. Cast POTG and cast the occasional harmony. Sometimes farm a beast. Chill is a good thing, raiding like quadding gets dull.

There is limited high-end content you can solo as a druid, with some targets in Chardok and PoM. This makes gearing your 60 druid only half of a waste.

There are quite a few cool items that make a druid extra spicy, like robe of the spring.

No expensive spells. Super nice.

I'd play a Druid on a fresh server if I didn't have a Wizard. The only other argument I have against it is that it's not really a grouping or dungeon crawling class.

[Crede]

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

Is the druid class legitamately fun to level 1-60 or are they just port/buff whores? Never played one and that's why I am asking

Yes but only if you’re willing to charm imo. It opens up a whole new fun dynamic for the class. If you’re grouped you’re now a dps class and if you solo it’s a lot faster than quadding. I pretty much charmed 12-60 and had a lot of fun with it. If you just plan to quad then just make a wizard who can do it better.

[loramin]

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

If you just plan to quad then just make a wizard who can do it better.

That's like saying Necros shouldn't use their pet, because Magicians have a better one [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Druids have root/rotting, charming, and quadding in their toolkit (not to mention grouping): being able to try each new technique as you level up is a big part of the class's fun in my opinion.

[Toxigen]

If you're willing to charm, absolutely. In some ways its easier than enchanter because you can heal yourself. However, it'll never have the same capability once you're at a certain level of skill / understanding of mechanics.

Always good to have a 60 druid in your stable. POTG op.

[Jimjam]

When levelling a melee there is a good chance I’d ask an underlevelled druid to port over to me, cast strength, regen and ds while leaching xp. At least they get that group dynamic over wizard.

[Snaggles]

Druid’s have a nice CC game as well. Targeted AoE root and snare. Single target 3 min root with a 1.8 sec cast. Only annoying when stuff summons. If so, use the snare or the 14 min one that costs 30 mana.

[zelld52]

Yes - levelled a druid 1-60 and it was a blast. Druid's can do a little of everything. Charming is best xp, and fun.

Porting + SoW on demand is excellent. Decent tracking is nice to have. Hide is great. Long duration roots, Ensnare... Regrowth and Wolf Form.

Lot's of fun to be had with druid

[Toxigen]

If you go the charming route, dont skip CT alligator alley. Its bonkers.

There were a few "in between" levels where the good charm places are either green or too hard. No shame in quadding or asking a twink melee to tag along with.

But seriously, quadding is dumb.