From Tauren to Night ElfFollow

I have both, but even though I think the Tauren racials are better, for various reasons I barely ever play Horde. War stomp IS awesome, but not having it is not that big a deal. Druids still have lots of good escape mechanisms, and I know you know that, but probably playing Tauren for so long you haven't needed them so haven't thought about them. :-)

Use your bash when you need to stun (at least it'll stun one) and if all is lost, run away while casting rejuv to keep your health up as you run. This becomes even more effective once you have feral swiftness and later, travel form.

If you just can't get used to not having a quick escape button, there are things like target dummies you can make or buy to have on hand for emergencies.

Edited to add: you might also want to put points into Nature's Focus so you can pull off an uninterrupted heal during combat while you're low level. Personally that makes a big difference for me, at least until Frenzied Regen. Later when you need it less you can always respec if it doesn't fit into your ultimate build. Also Brutal Impact is a great early talent, it makes your bash long enough to pull off a heal.

Yeah I know, a lot of work just to make up for War Stomp. :)

Edited, Aug 17th 2007 8:16:43am by teacake

Edited, Aug 17th 2007 8:18:06am by teacake

Exactly what I thought. =( I do hope they give a more reliable escape route for Druids. And FIX BASH!!



Not to mention when you are racing off with the flag... =)

Sigh... wonder if Shadowmeld needs to be improved too, it's really quite useless when in a fight. Only fun I had in it was a 5 Doomkin arena team...

the first druid I made was NE because curious about teldrassil...I had never made a NE before and realized that the quests in that area (for me)were alot harder.So when I made a Tauren, I felt the breeze and wasnt worried about dying ever (except when you have to kill the rare kodo).
I also had alot harder time in darkshore to, because I wasted all my money on ***** armor and staff...and I regret that.

I prefer tauren druids but love the NEs to.

Personally I think Tauren cats look dorky with the horns. Honestly - I can see Nightelves with the long ears being retained when they shapeshift, but Tauren druids can simply distinguish themselves quite easily with just fur color/markings, which I think was done quite well, especially with the cats.

qft. I abondoned my nelf. just looking at his picture in the opening character selection screen disgusted me. He was stuck at 30 forever, and I finally deleted him. My tauren I love. even though the cat isn't sleek like the nelf's, I think of it as more muscular :)

There most certainly is a different feel between them both. I miss warstomp...that is a fact but I work with the other things I have as nelf:

1. Increased stealth. This is a passive thing you may not notice but I am sure it has saved my life a few times. Getting a jump on a rogue means life or death. If you jump a rogue...you have a fighting chance and skill plays a big role. If they jump you...you are dead.

2. Stealthed drinking. I am a hybrid feral player. This means I change forms a lot and use all my abilities in near every fight. This uses mana and I cannot count how many times it has kept me alive.

3. Cat...cat is cooler looking and has a smaller profile whilst being darker. Oddly enough I have noticed that I am targeted less as a nelf cat as when tauren. Sometimes I look for a hunter with a dark cat pet and hang with him to further confuse.

4. Bear...I like the look of the tauren bear but it has one BIG ***** Being smaller tanking makes life a little easier on others in the party.

The major thing for me is that I have 185 druid levels under my belt and most of them are Horde so Alliance is new to me mostly and I am having fun.

Yes. That's why I have three.

One is the regular one, another is my Horde-side character, and the third is one I duo with and only play in that situation. They have or will have different professions and slightly different specs. I may respec one or two of them some day to the other trees (I'm finding I like healing and have never done it as a druid), but only if I end up leveling them all up to 70... or by then 80... or 100 or whatever it is by the time Miss Dabble McSlowy actually gets that far. None of this variation is very significant unless you're really into trivial details in the way I am, and I get the point of wanting to try new things, but I'm just saying that if you like feral and want to play feral there are still ways to do it differently.

Someone will be along with a real answer to your actual question, though.

There's an example build in the sticky labeled "Rawr Mangle" that has both Naturalist and Nature's Focus if you want it for a sample.

Or, you can bash, heal yourself, and continue fighting, or WARSTOMP, heal, continue fighting
for druids it's not all focused on the jump... you CAN heal, and I'd much rather take warstomp because of that



umm... what? You can rake in a TON more xp if you have no downtime. the thing I love about feral the most is how there's no downtime. I dont get why you would waste your time with using spells which would waste mana. I never, ever have to buy drinks or food, only in instances if I have to off heal or something. The only thing I use mana for is buffing, healing and going into form. I know there's different play styles, but seriously... your mana regenerates while attacking in form. Use that to your advantage. Next rant...



What does having a smaller profile and being darker have to do anything? You could be bright pink for all the enemy could care but they couldnt see you if you're stealthed, unless if it's a higher level enemy or those stealth moments where you kinda appear and make that woosh sound, but even then it doesnt really matter. That tiny amount of size difference means nothing. And about your revelation with not being targetted as much, there's no way you can actually know that. And with the huntard pet thing... If it's the enemy, you have a big spanking red name above your head so unless if they're retarded or think it's ub34 1337 h@x, then you're obviously spotted. And with allies... well... you still have a green / blue name above your head so unless if they're retarded as well... Next rant



Yeah, they do have big butts (and I cannot lie, you otha brothas cant deny... ok enough of that =P) but it doesnt really matter a whole lot. And the bear difference is miniscule. Very miniscule.



Well I'm glad you enjoy it, but I cant BEAR not to have War Stomp. Well that pun was weak, but anyway, it's a great AoE stun and I dont think we have any AoE stuns?
Entangling Roots
Cyclone
Hibernate
Nature's Grasp (which is pretty much the same for Roots)
Bash

Yeah no AoE's, so I <3 War Stomp.

Sorry for the rant, but I dearly love my tauren druid and I cant comprehend not having war stomp. Perfect time for a regrowth and pop a rejuv right after and you're good. Well, unless if the mobs can 2 shot you but even then you shouldn't be going after those. So... yeah

I also hate the night elf racials. I mean give me a break wisp form? and shadowmeld sucks since you cant even move around in it, 1% dodge is PATHETIC, and the nature resistance is the same as a Tauren.

Well I think the Tauren Cat form is awesome.

Lion > Panther.

Edited, Sep 9th 2007 3:11am by BronxSavior

To me the horns are just pure bad *** coolness. But I agree with the whole jaw/face thing. Zoom to your cat form's head and you'll see a horrible outcome of a orgy with pigs, retarded lions and cows. Gives me creeps everytime.