What's with all the druids?

[Spud]

My old main char was a cleric and i was always so jealous of all the things a druid could do. They have better nukes AND they get dots? and they can regen? and teleport and sow?? and snare kite red mobs all day long without even getting hit once?

It was a pretty easy choice for me two roll a druid this second time around.

True, druids will never be as in demand as clerics. Clerics are far better healers and can rez, they are specialists. Druids are stuck using lvl 29 spell Greater heal untill Kunark comes out lol. But they are STILL pretty damn valued (as compared to let's say a ranger, sorry rangers)... They are valued in pickup groups for their healing as well as their utility. They are valued in guilds for ports and are valued during raids for buffing/snaring/back up heals.

Ok so Unrest is packed but none of the groups need a druid? just port to North Karana and kite some griffs till a spot opens and gate back.

Their versatility and utility far outweigh the fact that they arent specialists or arent REALLY good in one thing. Thats why they are the most popular class on the server because they are (imo) the best class.

And what about track?? You cant underrated track!

Its so useful for farming items, even when you dont even really want to farm. Just passing through a dungeon and want to see if a rare mob just hit the track button.

[Spud]

Originally Posted by kai4785 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What about Forage? Also, Clerics and Mages summon food and water.

LOOK AT THAT UTILITY!

I think the fact that druids have TWO different ways of getting food and drink reinforces the fact that they are the best class in the game.

[Tseng]

Originally Posted by kai4785 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What about Forage? Also, Clerics and Mages summon food and water.

I'm a human. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I was also being entirely sarcastic. Sometimes that doesn't come across well on the internet. SoW, teleports, money making abilities make it an ideal starter char. Plus healers are always helpful in groups. They aren't part of the holy trinity, but most pick up groups are going to be looking for the first player available who can fulfill a role, and druids can join to heal or deal damage, sure it'll never be the most efficient, but it still works.

[rikustrength]

Druid dps really depends on the druid. It depends what spells they're using and how well they know how to play their class. I knew a lot of people on live that played druids that NEVER used certain spells, and they wondered why their dps was so low in comparism. We get a LOT in the way of dps that can really turn the tide, and using the right spells in tandem can put a really REALLY big hurting on stuff.

On the polar opposite end of things, we're really only as good of healers as the heals we get, which until kunark are mediocre at best. I'm actually really sad to see that we'll probably never get tunare's renewal on p99. even though it's only lvl 57, it came out with PoP (I think). I really, really liked that spell...

I know druids aren't the best at anything, but I still find it interesting to see exactly what a druid is capable of when they know what spells to use and they know how to use them.

[Taluvill]

I think, partially because of the population now, and partially because of the population when the project started, Everyone was afraid they wouldn't get ports or find a bunch of groups (much much better now, you have to have played here since release to understand this). Druids can solo and get anywhere they want to the fastest in the game, so it was an easy choice for most when the server population was at 150-250 people.

I played a Druid because I mained a druid on live for 8 years, and I have yet to find a druid class in any game thats anything near as awesome or fun as the EQ Druid. Partially for nastalgia because there isn't anything like this class, but a lot of it came easy because of what i mentioned earlier, solo capabilities and the ability to move around. I played when there were only 150+ people on the server, and it helped a ton to be able to root/rot mobs in my 20's and such.

As someone said a second ago, Druids will fall off a bit in Kunark. I'd image about 50% will fall off or just use the druid as a farmer class.

[Tetrian]

Soloing gorienaire at 60 ftw :P