Shaman questions

[baub]

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

It's not ogre-specific gear I'm talking about, it's the stun immunity. It will be ogre shamans soloing guardian wurms and Lodizal, not trolls, not barbarians.

But make no mistake: ogre shamans can do things trolls and barbarians can never do.

These made me lol.

You overrate the crutch that is stun immunity good sir~

[Slashurr]

dear god.. just hit 9. this level is amazing. I am soloing reds and yellows with ease by kiting. If you can trade a sow for clarity do it. I'm getting nearly a blue bub a kill as a troll. easily make this level in an hour or two.

[quellren]

Kiting a red is fun, but its far more time effecient to dot tank blues. I you can probably kill 3-4 blues for 1.5+ blue in the same time as your 1 red. The price of resists and added aggro is much lower too.

[skorge]

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

The troll snare necklace is an overrated item that shouldn't determine the race you pick.

It's the exact opposite, and it's the reason why trolls make the best shamans in the game. Thanks to natural regen, ability to wear the JBB and snare necklace, troll shamans can solo mobs that any other race of shaman can't solo.

Try soloing the imps in solb without that snare necklace. The only option you have is to root 'em so they don't run...if you root them then they continue to attack costing your shaman extra mana, mana that you probably don't have. Imps for example may run at 15-20% health...imagine having their backs turned to you, and all you do is let your pet attack and melee 'em down instead and not take any damage. If you would have rooted the mob you probably would have had to cast extra heals, your slow might have worn off, and you might be able to last another couple rounds of melee because they hit so hard!

I have played several shaman in the classic days of EQ including a barb to level 50+, troll (two times) to 50+, and iksar to 50+...I rank shaman like this:

1. Trolls
2. Iksar (they end up having over 100 extra AC which makes them better than ogre despite not having the JBB)
3. Ogre
4. Barb

[korrowan]

What Troll Necklace is this and how do you get it!

[Excision Rottun]

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

What Troll Necklace is this and how do you get it!

Regent Symbol of Innoruuk

[Messianic]

All I know is I NEVER get spell interrupts on an ogre shaman. Ever. I cast through bashes constantly.

I don't see how innate regen on a troll or iksar compares to that, especially once Torpor is available.

[Curmudgen]

Ok so I made a troll, but at server select I messed up and hit cazic Thule.

Level five now. Is that necklace good enough that I should re-roll?

[Noselacri]

At level five, sure. It's an item that has occasional uses, and it essentially gives your class an ability that it doesn't inherently have. It's not what I'd call important in any way, and the snare is especially poor on this server due to the artificially fast movement speed of mobs (Clinging Darkness basically reduces them to the actual classic run speed) but it's a neat little thing to have. If you were level 30, I'd say forget about it and just keep leveling; you'll probably never run into a situation where you think "if only I had...", it's really more of a toy than a tool. But at such a low level, there's no reason not to sacrifice the couple of hours you've spent and start over.

[Estu]

Fair warning about Innoruuk-worshipping Troll shamen: you'll be dubious in Oggok. Fine in Neriak, though.