Shaman vs Druid soloing...

[NirrtiXXX]

which class would be better for soloing if needed? Could either solo decently indoors?

[gummab]

Outdoors with charmable mobs,druid wins hands down.
Shamans are better at harder mobs,summoning mobs etc.
I think both can solo indoors rather well,not too sure on druids been a long time since i played one and rarely was i indoors,though KK would be ideal.
Both are strong soloer's but i prefer shaman due to the fact they just bring more to the table.

[lecompte]

Shamans are king and can solo higher level content, druids do fine at root rotting eventually.

[NirrtiXXX]

thanks that is all i needed to know :P

yeah about all druids have special is porting....

[NirrtiXXX]

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

thanks that is all i needed to know :P

yeah about all druids have special is porting....

I guess other question is which race.... this is my first real toon but I can handle an evil race... Barbs level faster.... but..... i guess are ogre, iksar, or troll worth it, and which one is best. I would go ikky, but the problem is when you leave kunurk it is a pain to sell etc. I heard even if you fix faction you cannot sell or bank.

[lecompte]

Do a search for best race for shaman. There are about 20 threads about it.

[Vlak]

General consensus on shaman race is that Ogre is best at the end game due to stun immunity and innate regen being canceled out by torpor and canni. During 1-60 grind, though troll or iksar have a huge advantage with their innate regen. Trolls slightly moreso because they can use JBB (then again, if you can get JBB, you're probably better off going ogre since you have the time/money to invest in that kind of endgame character).

[gummab]

You could argue until the end of time about the best race(though it is troll.)
It should be more what you prefer regen,stun immunity,fast xp.

[justin2090]

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Regrowth -15 hp a tick
Fungi Tunic - 15 hp a tick

So at 60 for a ikky/troll shaman sitting is 48 hp a tick(42 a tick standing)... without torpor!

With torpor/regen/fungi; for ikky/troll that is 342 a tick standing versus barb/ogre 334 a tick standing. so for ikky/troll thats an extra 32-40 hp per torpor cast

Torpor Standing:
ikky/troll hp to mana: 8.55 hp per mana spent (1710 HP)
barb/ogre hp to mana: 8.35 hp per mana spent (1670 HP)

Torpor Sitting:
ikky/troll hp to mana: 8.7 hp per mana spent (1740 HP)
barb/ogre hp to mana: 8.425 hp per mana spent (1685 HP)

so for every 42 torpors, you get 1 extra torpors worth of hp as an ikky/troll versus ogre/barb.

started this post to defend ikky shammies (and troll) in how valuable regen is even at 60. ended post with f it, all shammies are awesome

side note. i also am a 60 cleric and love celestial elixir (clerics torpor 1200 hp over 4 ticks @ 300 mana cost with no slow/snare effect). Just realized torpor is more mana efficient than CE. Thats pretty cool.

[Zalora]

Druid is far and wide better than Shaman at solo'ing. Their ability to quad kite and charm puts them leagues above the tedious root rotting that shaman do. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about.