Shaman versus Necro

[Arterian]

So I'm looking for a bit of insight into these two classes.

I have played a necro as my main since 1999. I currently have a lvl 97 necro on Live. I play a necro currently here. I know the class extremely well, know all the tricks, play styles, tactics etc. I have familiarity with what a necro can do, can't do, strengths, weaknesses etc. My issue is that after almost 100 levels of playing a necro, part of me wonders why I would do it all over again.

I'm considering playing a shaman. There are a few main reasons for this:

1.) Shamans enhance and greatly impact their group via slow, buffs, heals, ect. I have never been able to offer enhancements to fellow players. As you all know, there are only a few spells that aren't self only for a necro.

2.) From what I'm reading, shamans can actually be better soloers and tackler harder targets than a necro. I had always felt I could solo effectively, split camps with FD and solo nameds via my pet as a necro. Can shamans pull off more impressive things?

3.) My final point is really more of a question, and that is, can a shaman effectively solo in lguk? sebilis? How do shamans break camps? As a necro with FD it's relatively easy, but I'm unsure how a shaman would handle this.

I appreciate any thoughts you guys have [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]