Shaman leveling Woes and Questions

[Kender]

on my server on live, a shaman was the first to solo Lodi (the big turtle in iceclad)

[Messianic]

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

on my server on live, a shaman was the first to solo Lodi (the big turtle in iceclad)

It's true that Shaman can solo the biggest, baddest mobs alone (for the most part) - it's kind of a testament to the awesome power of slow, torpor, and regen and how many force multipliers shaman have.

However, for grinding through mobs for exp, Necro is still probably the fastest (for the most part).

There are a few choice locations where Druid/Wizard Quad kiting is absolutely the fastest exp. Cobalt Scar in velious was that way for me on live. Unbelievably fast exp, particularly when you could bind elsewhere (EC Tunnel for clarity) because there was a port location within the zone you wanted to grind in.

[Toehammer]

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

the fabulous answers to come!

see what i did there?

Well, I actually decided I was gonna start a necro on this server (was a warrior on live, all pissed i couldn't solo ever) and then switched to shaman.

I started (as troll) in innothule till about 5-8 and then went into upper guk till around 10 or so, then started grouping at nybright sisters in Lesser fay, at level 12 i had 200pp or so, then i bought some banded, went back to grobb and bought level 14 spells and stayed at nybright sisters till 19, had over 1k then. Bought some equipment (decent weapon) and did uguk till around 24 then started soloing highkeep guards till around 35, made like 4-5k here. Then 34-40... maybe sol a a little bit? cannot remember then at 42 or so i did specs till 49, made another 5k or so. You can do really well for yourself with nybright sisters --> highkeep guards -- > specs, and they are not super overcamped.

Just get some banded early, get a decent weapon/shield combo (gloomwater/chitin shell for 250-300 total) and grind away. There are sort of two checkpoints as a shaman; one is level 24 when you get cannibalize and regen, and the other is 34 when you get your pet. After that the leveling becomes MUCH easier and a lot more action packed. Personally the hardest leveling for me was 19-24... the rest is really fun/exciting.

-Ghwerig, 50 troll shaman

[dredge]

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[DevGrousis]

Yeah i feel you not liking to solo i USED to be like that during live. hated soloing (except for when i solo'd my druid with AOE kiting that was baller fun lol) but now i just love soloing [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] of course i love to group also, but its just more thrilling for me to solo and know that im fcked unless i get this shit right [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[DevGrousis]

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

just for the sake of Kunark's release coming out, anyone want to give a short guide on a Kunark iksar shaman leveling guide??

anyone??

[Estu]

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

I'm a lv 35 Troll Shaman, have been 35 for a few weeks. I can't seem to ever find anyone to group with, so I end up camping after about 30 minutes of lfg. I have been really busy with school too...

but

Maybe you guys have a different sense of fun then me, but soloing the same blue mob 100 times over the course of 600 minutes to get 1 level is pure hell and I rather not play at all.

Don't mean to sound negative, I just don't understand you solo guys

I also wish I was a Barb, exp is so painfully slow here.

I agree with this sentiment. I soloed to my mid-30s and I got really bored by the end of it. Soloing's more fun early on where you can wander around a zone and kill roamers, as opposed to later on when you're just sitting killing the same three mobs over and over again. It's also worse as a shaman than as a legit solo class like a nec or mag since you don't have the versatility to hold down dungeon camps for exp.

However, I have to disagree about the grouping situation. I've found it easy to get groups. For my late 30s I grouped in Lower Guk, and now I'm grouping in Solusek B. It's more of a timing thing than anything, and being proactive. You don't wanna be on during peak-peak hours where all the camps are full, but you don't wanna be on during off hours where no one's around. Just slightly off-peak hours are great. Be in the dungeon you wanna group in, say in /ooc that you're looking for a group. If no one answers, do a camp check and send tells to the people at camps you're interested in; oftentimes, you'll get in even if they didn't answer your /ooc. If camps you want are empty, start a group. It also helps to have an alt or two you can go to if your main can't find a group at the moment.

[fischsemmel]

I don't have experience with playing shamans, but I do have to say that if you're really interested in soloing one... troll might be a better choice than ogre.

Soloing, mana is what limits you. And with higher hp regen from a troll, you'll be able to canni more often without killing yourself to pull bigger things and to recover more quickly after a pull.