Green Shm start strategy - barb to 14 then reroll?

[Kyden]

Hey y'all, so I am planning on rolling an Ogre Shaman however the starting area and plat prospects are pretty low. Been thinking about rolling a Barbarian to start and then transferring items to the Ogre at lvl 14. The idea is:

Level to 14 in Blackburrow. Access to gnoll fangs, good newbie quests, quest bags, clickie neck for that newbie hammer. Seems like it would be decently fast to get to 14. Once I get bind and stuff, run to Feerrott area and transfer the items, extra spells, etc to the Ogre.

Does this make any sense? Or should I just roll Ogre and slog through the first levels with a rusty mace and netted gear? What do you guys think?

[douglas1999]

I'd just roll ogre. Or just play the barb cause barb shamans are fashionquest as heck

[zodium]

just roll ogre

[Tecmos Deception]

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

Does this make any sense?

No.

[uygi]

Ditto, just make the ogre. There’s nothing wrong with Grobb/Oggok area at low levels. Yard trash to 3 or 4, trash outside Guk for a few levels. Move inside by lvl 10 and you can stay there til 30s when you move into LGuk. Who knows how crowded the Guk zones will be... there may not be any merbs, but we’ll find out!

[dekova]

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

Level to 14 in Blackburrow. Access to gnoll fangs, good newbie quests, quest bags, clickie neck for that newbie hammer. Seems like it would be decently fast to get to 14. Once I get bind and stuff, run to Feerrott area and transfer the items, extra spells, etc to the Ogre.

Your call of course, but this sounds like the LEAST fun way to experience the new green server.

If your decision comes down to pure math however...

• How long would it take you to hit 14 on a barb shaman?
• How much cash do you expect to transfer?
• How long would it take you to farm the same amount of cash as a 14 ogre shaman?

There's your answer.

[Deathrydar]

Not worth it. Just roll the Ogre if that's what you want to play!

[Kyden]

Followup - is 14-19 as ogre sham viable in Blackburrow?

Can I turn in gnoll fangs eventually at all? Or not without faction work?

Will anyone buy/sell to me?

Uguk is OK but was thinking about going to runnyeye or Najena for 19+ - better shaman loots and lower player count hopefully.

[dekova]

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

was thinking about going to runnyeye or Najena for 19+ - better shaman loots and lower player count hopefully.

I suspect Najena will have it's fair share of traffic. JBoots will be dropping off of Drelzna at the start as well.

[Taryth]

This is a bizarre plan.