How is the life of a shaman?

bhatz01 · #1 03-17-2013, 08:22 PM

So I've become more interested in starting a shaman recently. They are sought after for groups and can also solo.

I've got a couple questions:

1.) Is group/solo play tedious? I've seen a few shamans express that you have to be constantly making moves, whether grouping or solo. Canni, buffs, heals, pet, etc. If the dog has to go out, might be hard to afk etc.

2.) How good are you at soloing? With no "Get out of jail free card" like feign death, can you still rock the solo game pretty well? What about someplace like lower guk? Can you break and hold camps well?

I appreciate any input I can get. I think it's a fascinating class, just looking for some information from those who know it best! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Kutsumo · #2 03-17-2013, 08:30 PM

Shams are very popular for good reason.

Group play: A good shaman will constantly be making moves just like a good "insert class here". Ok, maybe not wizards. A bad shaman will sit around "medding" and come back to cast buffs every once in a while. Guess it depends on which you want to be. People will still probably group with you even as a bad shaman, especially if you slow here and there.

Solo: Good solo class from low to 60. Can tank with slows, root/rot solo many named camps. One of the top solo classes for sure.

Hailto · #3 03-17-2013, 08:34 PM

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

Shams are very popular for good reason.

Group play: A good shaman will constantly be making moves just like a good "insert class here". Ok, maybe not wizards. A bad shaman will sit around "medding" and come back to cast buffs every once in a while. Guess it depends on which you want to be. People will still probably group with you even as a bad shaman, especially if you slow here and there.

Solo: Good solo class from low to 60. Can tank with slows, root/rot solo many named camps. One of the top solo classes for sure.

I agree with this besides the part where you say shamans are good solo at low levels. Shamans are in my opinion the best solo class in the game for tough targets at 60, along with enchanters. But they don't really shine until high levels, solo is really bad at low levels before you get your pet/canni/decent regen.

pharmakos · #4 03-18-2013, 01:44 AM

i'll put it this way -- every shaman i know is like "wtf, why does it take you warriors so long to level?"

jijii · #5 03-18-2013, 01:48 AM

How is the life of a shaman?

Well, it's basically living the EQ dream: making plat and fucking wood elves.

webrunner5 · #6 03-18-2013, 04:22 AM

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How is the life of a shaman?

Well, it's basically living the EQ dream: making plat and fucking wood elves.

OhKay [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Smoke another one for me. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are a million Shaman's on here for a reason. But they are a lot of work to play well solo or grouped. And a Ton of plat to equip well at high levels. Fungi, Granate Face Grinder, Canni Spell, Torpor, JBB etc.

While a class like a Necro or Mage can be naked and make it.

quido · #7 03-18-2013, 04:25 AM

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

How is the life of a shaman?

Well, it's basically living the EQ dream: making plat and fucking wood elves.

Aaron · #8 03-18-2013, 09:18 AM

Shaman can solo, but there is a lot of downtime. Mages & Necros are a better solo class. Though they provide less utility to a group. If you wanna solo great AND be valuable to a group, then Bard may be your ticket.

Tecmos Deception · #9 03-18-2013, 09:25 AM

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Shaman can solo, but there is a lot of downtime. Mages & Necros are a better solo class. Though they provide less utility to a group. If you wanna solo great AND be valuable to a group, then Bard may be your ticket.

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HallygukRZ · #10 03-18-2013, 09:30 AM

Yeah. Until 34 it is an uphill battle and really hard if you arent super twinked (hi fungi, hi gfg).
But once you reach 34 it will only get better every level!

If you have 2k to spend, buy a Poison Wind Censer.
It won't proc until lvl50 and is great for lvling up with melee.
Please don't be a druid shaman.

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