by ShamPartner » Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:34 pm
I expect to be able to acheive top end group gear.
The shaman having swarm pets adds a lot of fun factor over cleric--though I blew a few hundred K twinking one of each..figure I'll level 'em both (not hard now a days with merc tanks dpsing just fine til 70+, as long as you can heal) and decide which I enjoy the play style of the best.
Shadow Knight, I've tried countless times, but honestly, feels kind of weak. I figure both the cleric and shaman can probably use tank merc for exp at high end for dps, since both classes seem to get in the mob face, and whittle it down while outlasting, as opposed to relying on the style of my beastlord/bard with the cleric merc..
Though, I have thought about aggro kiting with the tank merc as main assist as opposed to main tank, keeping him passive til the mob is 85%, while using the bard..since my bard is only 67 and I can't high-risk swarm kite yet. =P
Also, both shaman/cleric can solo acceptably fast without mercs, which saves on the wallet some, at high levels.