What classes did they pick?
At level 9 you get sow and that helps a ton with travel. You could make it at lvl 1 if you are cautious and are constantly looking around and conning mobs to see if they will attack. Also I'm sure that you could get someone to pick you up in NK for free, just ask nicely and tell them that it is your first char and you are trying to take a barb all the way to gfay to mee up with your RL buds.
Shaman can be great healers because of the awesome slows that you get as well as having a large mana pool due to canni. But clerics are the main healers of this game and CH rules everything.
Shamans get greater healing at lvl 29 (270 hp heal) and do not get another heal until lv 53 (superior healing). Clerics get greater healing at 24 and get superior healing at lv 34, then at lvl 39 it is game over when they get CH.
I do not think that you would regret either choice. If there is any other class that can heal in your group I would go shaman. Paladins and even rangers can help with healing a lot. Rangers can help much more in down time. Paladins can help during downtime and during fights. Paladins get greater healing at lvl 39. So from lvl 39 to 53 they have the same heal spell as a shaman.
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