[garyogburn]

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

I would not consider Shaman to be the best Jack of all trades. Just my personal opinion but I think bards come in on top in terms of versatility. Necros and Enchanters would most definitely top shaman in terms of versatility as well due to their ability to help mana regen, crowd control, lull, charm, FD, rune, stun, syphon mana, etc.

Shaman can offtank, they have great damage potential, amazing buffs and root.

Druids can't offtank but they can do all of the rest and much more. So despite shaman being better buffers it doesn't make up for their lack of post, evac, snare, harmony, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I 100% agree that shaman are much better at certain things like I stated before, but their pure versatility factor is not as high (once again, in my opinion) as some would make them out to be.

Also, as I have stated before, there are better choices for each job a druid can handle. A druid just happens to be able to a bit of everything.

Fair enough. Shamans still beat out those classes in versatility you mentioned due to being able to heal better than any class than a cleric, imo though.