Shaman Guide For New Players

[newsmurf]

uhhh server ticks are 5 seconds no? and what is you smoking canni 3 = 50 mana a pop.

damnit this is why u dont stay up for 26 hours.

[newsmurf]

nerrr i was lied to

Tick - the basic unit of time in EQ equal to 6 seconds of real time.

[lecompte]

Yar, server ticks at 6 seconds.I know the frontal stun argument is very popular but it is push that interrupts most of my casts, not stun.

[Jimjam]

I'm sure everyone reading knows this but stand with your back to a physical object, or with the mob down hill of you to reduce push interupts.

You can eliminate push interupts almost entirely by casting from a corner.

[lecompte]

Oh, clever. Sadly I feel backed into a corner when I'm... backed into a corner.

[Izor_01]

I am just starting to play a shaman which is my first real attempt at a character on this server, I got him to lvl 17 yesterday and it’s been a little bit testing at times...

The last few levels I have really been not able to take a hit and I have had to resort to root rotting which has been working on but hugely draining on my mana. After one fight and I have to chill out for a couple minutes and med I won’t pull anything unless I am 80M+.... I am assuming Cani will help greatly with this and I am looking forward to getting to 24( trading cyber-sex for PL... LOL)

Root rotting is pretty slow but its steady exp my advice to people who want to roll a shaman is be patient and solo in outdoor zones that way if things get a little dicey you can run to zone without much worry, but grouping would likely be the best bet…

[Estu]

Originally Posted by Izor_01 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

grouping would likely be the best bet…

This - early on, shamans without crazy melee gear are pretty awful soloers. It does gradually get better as you get canni, regen, pet, etc.

[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.]