Do Druids have anything over Shammy other then ports?

[Trademaster]

If you enjoy being a druid, then stick with it. You won't feel gimped so long as you paly your class well. It all depends on what you find enjoyable about druids over Shamen. If it's just the travel thing, then Heck, go Shaman, and carry coin for ports.

[Zuranthium]

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

To be fair, SK fear-kiting doesn't really become very viable until the 20s. For one thing, Clinging Darkness is shit in both duration and snare percentage, and you don't get Engulfing until level 22. Then comes the mana cost, and the thing to consider here is that, unlike kiters, you don't get to meditate while doing damage.

Yeah, clinging is not ideal, but I've seen plenty of people do it. Of course, it all depends on how good of a weapon you get. People should definitely be focusing on getting as good of a weapon as possible at the lower levels, rather than armor.

Shaman under level 14 have really shitty damage, that's the problem. They also have to engage in melee while casting their spells, meaning they'll still be soaking up damage and then have to spend more mana on heals afterward. At level 14 it gets better with the new DD and Root, but you're still just a bad Wizard. Then, at Level 19, the new disease DoT you get really sucks and you don't get a new DD, so your damage output is just wretched and soloing is very tedious.