My shaman is 58. I have none of the pricey spells. I didn't get my fungi until 57. I don't have epic.
Even without those, I feel borderline god mode. I can cover heals well enough in a 6 man that the cleric could go to sleep. With slow and 3 minute root, who needs mez? Troll regen is just godly paired with canni (fungi just makes it insane).
A shaman without epic and torpor is still a demigod compared to most other classes.
I can solo.
I can duo with literally any other class.
With some classes I can duo content such that it's better than a full group.
I can fit into a group of any size, and generally cover slower, healer, and cc duty.
The only group I've learned to never take an invite to is me + 5 melee. Fuck that, too much work and I can't keep up.
I'm not worried about torpor. It'll happen or it won't. If it doesn't I still have an incredibly overpowered class that can do fun stuff alone or with others ... And always pull my weight.
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