Confession of a Everquest Player

[greenspectre]

Just thought I'd step in and make the case for shaman. I'm playing one on green and am level 31. Most of my gear is the Banded Armor I made myself at level 10, with maybe +25 or so WIS from gear I've bought with money earned as I leveled (and I quested my Testament of Vanear). I have had almost no problems getting a group.

Shamans occupy the space I think you're searching for- very desirable for groups. As a rogue, you can't fill the Healer slot, nor can you fill in a Buffer slot. More DPS is always welcome, but that's all you are. As a shaman I have filled literally ALL group roles so far. I make a fine tank if I can land slow (and then aggro's locked to me by default), I can keep up with heals though a bard or chanter make a huge difference with mana, and if I'm grouped with another priest, I can switch to DPS mode and nuke things while keeping regen and haste going on the toons that need. Root/Rotting, while not the most fun in the world, is still an effective method of soloing, and I can take down White-con's cyclopes in RM with a full mana bar.

Yes at the END GAME, your shamans interested in MAXING their efficiency want those expensive things- namely Fungi, JBB if non-iksar, and Torpor, but if you haven't gone past 25, these things aren't your concern for quite some time anyways. Plus if you're 60 and bored then farming for $$$ is probably gonna be your go-to thing to do anyways. Worst case scenario you can hock some SoW potions if you're bored and in EC.

A vote for shaman is not a vote wasted, friend.