Newbie on red, pros/cons of Druid?

[Treefall]

Hey guys,

With the mad experience bonus, I've decided to give Red a shot.

Just curious, not knowing the intricacies of PvP, how does a Druid typically stand up? I figured I'd go Druid for the ability to quickly get back to my corpse after I get owned. Secondly, I like the idea of having SoW for when I'm a coward, and snare/root to even things up. Not to mention I'll have the ability to blast people down or dot them up.

I'm mainly wondering how the Druid's abilities actually stack up in PvP? Roots/snares actually hit? SoW enough to escape a 4 person gangbang on my lonely halfling ass, etc.?