Classes: The Shaman

Shamen - primitive power. The only magic using class of the barbarians, ogres and trolls, shamen get a variety of spells that combine aspects of most of the other magic using classes. This combination, along with the racial strength, means the class can be played in a variety of different ways.

What is the best way to develop and play your shaman? What spells and skills are the most and least useful? Can a shaman be soloed, and if so how? How should you play your shaman in a group?

Post your strategies on how to best play and develop the Shaman and read, rate and comment on what others have to say.

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#27 Jan 19 2005 at 5:23 AM Rating: Decent
ok now you got me curious.. you been on lock down by one guild for 2.5 years ?? what does that mean :))

sorry me not know much about PvP :)
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#28 Jan 19 2005 at 1:54 PM Rating: Good
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Stupid double posts.

Edited, Fri Jan 21 23:21:33 2005 by campdog
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#29 Jan 19 2005 at 1:58 PM Rating: Good
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I'd be interested to hear about that as well. I picture a super guild that can do about anything it wants. Probably real hard to get into also. I have lots of ideas about PvP but no real info.

Anyway to provide my own answer I find mesself a little chagrined to say I have only reached 58 on Stromm since I began this thread. The reasons for this are, in no particular order;

1. A continued lack of extended playing time.
2. A horrible guild.
3. Placing most of me exp into AAs.

These excuses are actually inter related. I can expound if anyone is interested but the sad truth is that I don't expect to crack 60 any time soon (although I have got the spells). Does that mean y'all won't talk to me anymore? :-)

I've found the answer to my original question. It is possible to get to 65 solo... if ya live to be a hundred.

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#30 Jan 20 2005 at 5:40 AM Rating: Decent
awwwwe ofcourse we still talk to you :)) and you will get there before you are a 100 :PP

Now a question for you Campdog.. you say one of the reasons is you belong to a horrible guild... urmmm why do you belong to them then?? Just curious.

I am 64 and got there predominantly by soloing and I not a 100 lol...although saying that this level seems to want to stick around for a while lol.. it loves me.. it just not want to move lol
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#31 Jan 21 2005 at 9:10 PM Rating: Default
If you can manage to solo to 61 or so it's possible to solo to 65, quite easily.

DoT kite the Captured Razorfiend at the hero camp in PoV. At 66 i get 7% AAXP per kill, the reg exp wasn't so bad when I was lower level. He always comes solo, and is very rootable :) Tag him with Malo-xxx, then pull him over to the wall by the zonein. Drag him back and forth on that wall. Don't try to tank him just yet, hits for about 600 I believe.
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#32 Jan 21 2005 at 11:41 PM Rating: Good
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Heheh I knew I wasn't gonna get away with that one. See, I joined a great raiding guild on Stromm called Remnants of Truth. Two weeks after I joined it broke up. I stuck because a lot of those who stayed were people I liked. Everyone swore they would stick and rebuild. I promised my friend, who was an officer, that I would stay as long as he did.

Over the months everyone has bailed until there are only 4 active players left. My friend has become Leader and shows no inclination to disband the guild despite my urging him to do so.

I am bound by my promise no matter how much I now regret having given it. It's not worth getting new levels and uber gear if it means my word means nothing. I know it's only a game but my word is for real.

LOL my latest ploy is talking up a guild merger. Who knows? It might even happen and when it does my promise has been kept and I might even raid again. We'll see.

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Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. - Lois McMaster Bujold

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#33 Jan 22 2005 at 4:52 AM Rating: Decent
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omg, your word means nothing? its just a game, get over yourself.
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#34 Jan 23 2005 at 2:45 AM Rating: Good
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Double post. Grrr.


Edited, Sun Jan 23 03:40:05 2005 by campdog
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#35 Jan 23 2005 at 3:50 AM Rating: Good
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Ross said;
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its just a game, get over yourself.
My first impulse was to ignore the post but ya know, I've heard those very words used in-game to rationalize every sort of rude, discourteous and obnoxious behavior. KSers say that and so do ninja looters.

True, it's only a game, but real people play it. My promise was real and it was given to a real person whom I have come to like and consider a friend if only through a digital interface. Perhaps Ross finds the concept of Honor laughable because he/she has no such virtue themself. Ya didn't get the quote either, did ya Ross?

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#36 Jan 24 2005 at 7:23 AM Rating: Decent
/APPLAUDS camp i to have given my wotd. n the game believe it or not ppl depend on eachother. if u say u gonna do somthing n dont do it... word gets around then ur P2P chr goes to like -200\no 1 will group buff heal sell or talk to u. much the same in rl. b real. i play my toons the way i am n rl. im glad i dont die or get hurt as much out hur though LOL> my cleric cant take care of me the same way lol. but im with camp on this......
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#37 Jan 24 2005 at 10:27 AM Rating: Decent
Ok that is the most annoying statement .. I have heard it before in game... and have been hurt by some one I considered a friends and got told... it is just a game.. pffttt.. does any one realize that yes it is jsut a game but at the other end of the keyboards sits a reall person with real emotions and real feelings.

And by it just being a game to me is no excuse for bad behaviour... and bad behaviour ingame still has a reflection of who you are as a person in REAL life....

but tht is my two cents worth on a comment it is just a game pfftt

ok rant over lol
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#38 Jan 26 2005 at 9:08 PM Rating: Decent
Camp, The one thing that I admire most in any person is Honour. That said I also have given my word and made some sacrifices in game and out. It is unfortuante that there are people who do not know their own honour as some do, but we deal with them when they present themselves. I have found several people who I can usually get a small group with because they know how I act and how I treat others. I rarly solo anymore (level 55 at this time) but most of my exping is with only 1 or 2 other people, usually the old world mobs are my favorate because of their low Hp's and the lower damage that they do. Really I just wanted to give you a /salute for having an excelent post and want to wish you luck.
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#39 Jan 27 2005 at 7:37 AM Rating: Good
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Thank you guys for your support. I had a bad moment when Ross told me to get over mesself. The last thing I want in this forum is to appear pompous or self important.

I may be old fashioned (in fact I know I am) but Honor is something I hold in the highest esteem. That applies to everything, be it my conduct towards my family or my word given to someone in a dumb game. I don't steal money from the bank in Monopoly either :-). I am more grateful than you know for you letting me know I wasn't making a fool out of myself. I /kneel to you all.

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#40 Jan 27 2005 at 8:32 AM Rating: Decent
Awwee hon you are one of few people that make me keep on returning here to this forum... You personal integrity (if I spelled that right but hopefully you know what I am trying to say) shines through on your posts.. I wish you were on my server :) as I would be honoured to have player like you around :)

If any one ever on this forum thinks you are a fool.. shame on them :P
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#41 Jan 27 2005 at 6:28 PM Rating: Decent
TEEHEHE i think ur pompas ol fool camp hehe i bet ur hard headed silly ol fool lol jk man as lik said i dig readin ur post n what u haAVE TO SAY GRRR sowwie foud a new spot too yeti caves in DL decent xp ok loot n u dont need dots self buff pup can bout handle em hims self
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#42 Jan 27 2005 at 6:40 PM Rating: Good
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byte meee U sileee sHamee dawgg. eyell khik yer littl nooby bhutt!!!

Did I do that right?

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#43 Jan 27 2005 at 6:45 PM Rating: Decent
ROFLMFAO!!!!!! OMG camp LMAO!!!! kinda.. but u sounded mo like a friggn smart ogre LOL!!!
u stalkin me man?
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#44 Jan 28 2005 at 6:41 AM Rating: Decent
ROFL @ Campdo and eenigo
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#45 Jan 28 2005 at 9:07 AM Rating: Good
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lol

You have gotten better at reading eenigo. (7)

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#46 Feb 01 2005 at 12:46 PM Rating: Decent
OK BACK TO THE POINT OF THE THREAD!!!

just maxed my Virulent Paralysis last nite and from what ive seen so far is that if dont use any DD's or DoT's with DD's the root will hold for its duration and VP3 will refresh before it breaks. so as long as no DD's you can VP and DoT till its dead with no worries. only worry is initial resis on VP so just pull whatever with Malicious Decay and you SET!!!

im gonna be solo Murkgliders in WoS like a madman now. and after a couple gear upgrades and my 69curse DoT and lvl 70 psn DoT ill try my hand and solo'n PoFire. hell i might even try before then who knows. ill keep ya updated. SHAMAN POWA!!!

Chapul
69th Iksar Shaman
Tallon Zek
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#47 Feb 02 2005 at 9:24 AM Rating: Good
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What? An unbeakable root for shammies? Woot! Thanks for the bulletin Chap.

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#48 Feb 02 2005 at 9:39 PM Rating: Decent
aight with my VP maxed i made my first attempt to solo in PoFire with my inferior gear...with success!!! VP held up just as expected and hoped. i only did once kill just to see if i could do it. had c3 and Conviction for canny purposes and a cushion. with cann5, Pained Memory, and mount it wasnt any more mana intensive as any other that we solo for comparable xp. i had it on AA xp and got almost 12pct for the kill. i hope to spend more time solo in fire and g'luck to those that attempt it.

also...anybody know of any good blue server(non PvP). with the merger sony is going to allow free xfers from Zek for 30 days. im sadly debating it. im not too happy with the rule set for the new server and i need help finding a new home possibly. thanks in advance. SHAMAN POWA!!!
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#49 Feb 03 2005 at 5:05 AM Rating: Decent
The only server I have ever played on is antonious bayle, so it is the only one I can tell you about I am afraid, however I have never been unhappy with it, mostly poeple are very friendly, always willing to help.. you get the odd screwball but just like like ain't perfect lol one can't expect perfection but on a whole I have been happy their.. so much so I haven't needed to look at other servers which I am sure are just as nice :)
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#50 Feb 05 2005 at 2:01 AM Rating: Decent
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also...anybody know of any good blue server(non PvP). with the merger sony is going to allow free xfers from Zek for 30 days. im sadly debating it. im not too happy with the rule set for the new server and i need help finding a new home possibly.


I seem to remember seeing a cross-server guild recruiting forum on one of the class boards, but I can't find it atm.
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#51 Feb 05 2005 at 5:43 AM Rating: Good
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I have played on Stromm since I began EQ. From what I have read there is some difficulty on certain servers getting a group at lower levels. I have never had any difficulty grouping on Stromm at any level. There is a constant influx of new toons although I must say that the majority of them are twinked. There are plenty of high level players as well.
From what I gather the major drawback to Stromm is the ridiculously high bazaar prices. The flip side to that of course is that you sell for ridiculously high prices as well.



Edited, Sat Feb 5 05:46:18 2005 by campdog
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