Shaman Guide For New Players

[Tecmos Deception]

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

Once you hit 60 you are always better than an ogre if you are not tanking a mob, as you gain 12hp standing per tick, that's 144hp per min, which equates to 3 free cannis(150mana). If you sit it is 18(more than a fungi). FYI compare this to clarity II = 132 mana per minute.

12 * 10 = 144? Check.
144 hp via canni -> 150 mana? Check.
11 * 10 = 132? Check.

Flunking out of 3rd-grade math? Priceless.


Aww. I was beat to it. But mine is more fun.

[Splorf22]

To be fair, he's doing the actual math right, just with the wrong assumptions (12 ticks per minute rather than 10)

[Zeonick]

I really hope it gets better. Without being uberly geared it is soo tough to solo. I'm level 23 at the moment and thankfully i've gotten in some great groups and have had some people to duo with also. At the moment though I feel so weak. I'm constantly running out of mana during my duos which just makes me feel like a useless scrub! I am hanging in there though because I know it gets better and i've always wanted to play a shaman.

There has been some good info posted here but the OP guide itself is a little weak. Get a fungi and awesome melee weapons and tank your way to 39! I wish it was that easy. I have saved 200pp through out my journey so far - so I have a ways to go on that fungi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[gotrocks]

iksar best race for shaman come velious, still pretty boss in kunark.

iksar actually best race for any class that can be iksar come velious. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[newsmurf]

tecmos you muppet i said i was wrong, i thought server ticks were 5. theres even a link for it, soooo stop being angry behind your monitor. i had been up a long time doing crypt =/ dont be hater. btw arent you a necro or some junk? shoo!

[Tecmos Deception]

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

tecmos you muppet i said i was wrong, i thought server ticks were 5. theres even a link for it, soooo stop being angry behind your monitor. i had been up a long time doing crypt =/ dont be hater. btw arent you a necro or some junk? shoo!

You thought that was an angry post? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm an enchanter!

[Izor_01]

I rolled Iksar I love it I have no regrets, the regen is cool and the starting area is amazing, the only downside is being KOS everywhere...

[Tecmos Deception]

It gets better, Zeonick. Shamans are one of the classes that is pretty slow going early on (if you aren't twinked), but that gets decent in the 30s or so and pretty crazy at 50+.

Even duo for you right now can be painful, primarily because your slow isn't significant yet and you don't have regen to help top people off between pulls while you sit there medding/canniing. But regen and canni come at 24, a new slow comes at 29 (although I would guess you won't cast a slow and say "Wow!!" until you are 39), you get a pet for some added damage at 34, etc. Definite progression there, so if you can just stick with it you definitely come into your own.

[Zeonick]

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

It gets better, Zeonick. Shamans are one of the classes that is pretty slow going early on (if you aren't twinked), but that gets decent in the 30s or so and pretty crazy at 50+.

Even duo for you right now can be painful, primarily because your slow isn't significant yet and you don't have regen to help top people off between pulls while you sit there medding/canniing. But regen and canni come at 24, a new slow comes at 29 (although I would guess you won't cast a slow and say "Wow!!" until you are 39), you get a pet for some added damage at 34, etc. Definite progression there, so if you can just stick with it you definitely come into your own.

That's really good to hear. I guess I was getting a little impatient as I'm sooo close to 24 yet soo far because I have such little time to play. My duo partners do always appreciate me though, buffs and heals are always nice. I would say enchanter was the easiest and safest exp so far but monk is the most fun and probably faster, yet more dangerous.

Anyway, shamans are just damn fun and I'm glad I picked one for this server [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Zarash]

I just figured out how to get on the server. I used to play a Barbarian Shaman in 2001. I started to play the regular servers and its not the same so I figured I would start a character here.

I see talk of troll, Iskar, and Ogre, no love for a Barbarian shaman? Also its been so long since I played what should I start my stats at with a barbarian? I was thinking about dumping everything into Stamina for the extra Hp's.