Wiz vs Dru

[Amra]

Also I feel it is much harder to get group as a druid later on in levels. I did a druid on the progression server whenever that was a few years ago and no one wanted me in a group past 40 cause I couldn't really heal anything and my damage wasn't as good as a pure dps class.

I'd say if you are looking to solo alot or all the time druid is your best bet, or if you wanna be the best at soloing play a necro or mage.

[Messianic]

Now ive done the whole raiding 5+ days a week and it was fun for awhile but got very boring to me. So since i have another chance i figured i would spend most of my time doing old school quests and stuff that i missed out on cause well lol i was dumb and young when i first started. So i plan to do more questing, tradeskills, and twink item farming.

This tells me you want a druid if your only choices are dru/wiz.

However, if you really want to be an awesome farmer, go mage/necro/enc. Druid is pretty good at farming, tho.

[guineapig]

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

Also I feel it is much harder to get group as a druid later on in levels. I did a druid on the progression server whenever that was a few years ago and no one wanted me in a group past 40 cause I couldn't really heal anything and my damage wasn't as good as a pure dps class.

I'd say if you are looking to solo alot or all the time druid is your best bet, or if you wanna be the best at soloing play a necro or mage.

Druids get a 500+ damage nuke that costs 142 mana...
In a group situation that's nothing to sneeze at.
Add to it the 24 point damage shield.

And the fact that you can emergency heal (better than no heal) and chloroplast.

People don't give druids enough credit in groups.

[JackOfSpades]

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

Wizard:

Pro - You are not a druid.

Druid:

Con - You are a druid.

I'm a druid, but this still made me laugh.

I think your (OP's) pro-con list is fairly accurate, but the thing you have to consider is finding groups. Although druids are much more group based than wizards there seem to be a lot more druids around.

Then again you could just do what I do and make one of each and see which one you like more leveling 1-10/15.

[Amra]

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

Druids get a 500+ damage nuke that costs 142 mana...
In a group situation that's nothing to sneeze at.
Add to it the 24 point damage shield.

And the fact that you can emergency heal (better than no heal) and chloroplast.

People don't give druids enough credit in groups.

Tell that too the people on the progression server 2 years ago =P I think a second healer is a good addition to a group. But also something to think about and I've seen this before. A backup healer comes in and he does just that and nothing else.

[Bubbles]

Probably the only thing I can say negative about the wizard class is they get to port only to Greater Fay, Tox Forest, and North Karana at level 29..

So you gotta grind till 34 in order to actually port your duo partners/groups somewhere you might *actually* want to go to kill stuff for loot/xp.

Well, that and nobody is wandering around Norrath saying "man we need a wizard" and just about 90% of PUGs are secretly wishing for an off-healer(the other 10% are desperate for any healing besides a mage with max bind wound).

Wizards are good dps. The only caveat is that this server is up to it's armpits in necros and mages, and you can't go more than 5 feet without tripping over *really* good dps classes.

One other bonus to wizard i forgot to mention: Caster gear is cheap and in abundance for a player just starting out. The Priest gear is much rarer to see in EC and the prices are usually jacked up accordingly. You'll see 30 batskull earrings before you see a RMB or Gator legs/etc..

[Taluvill]

I play the best druid there ever was (haha) and I say you should go a wizard.

Long term, their dps output will beat the druids by a longshot, and they get spells like manaburn. Very useful. At this point in time, there are 334859402859038503e23453 Druids out there, where as there are probably 1/4 as many wizards. You will get into raiding guilds easier, and your not "gear dependant" to do your job, because, unlike druids, if you run outta mana on a raid, no one is going to die from it (IE: no heals)

Play a wizard. Their solo capabilities are crazy (just like a druids. Quad kiting ftw) and they are much less abundant on P99, and although druids outclass them (same with mages) atm, they will get better through kunark and velious.

[Rhalous]

Well, it really depends on what you want to do, man. I see a lot of people giving their opinion, but when you say this:

Originally Posted by Glad8tor [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Now ive done the whole raiding 5+ days a week and it was fun for awhile but got very boring to me. So since i have another chance i figured i would spend most of my time doing old school quests and stuff that i missed out on cause well lol i was dumb and young when i first started. So i plan to do more questing, tradeskills, and twink item farming.
EQfiend

It sounds like you want to play a druid. Your farming downtime will go way down as a druid with spells like regen. I play a wizard, but I chose it for raiding purposes. You will out farm a wizard. Some people will disagree with me, but when you consider the spell list druids get, the versatility is obvious. Now, if you are rolling with a buddy or something like that, a wizard could be pretty sweet.

[kenzar]

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

Druids get a 500+ damage nuke that costs 142 mana....

What crack are you smoking? what is the name of this nuke?

[kenzar]

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

Long term, their dps output will beat the druids by a longshot, and they get spells like manaburn.

true a wiz will out dps a druid, but you will never get manaburn here...ever