Just starting a DruidFollow

Hey all. I just created a druid and got myself all the way to 11 lol...so anyway..can anyone give me some background on a druid? Ive gone to a few sites but didn't get much from them. What is the best way to lvl up in the talent tree? I don't want to heal..I like to do damage...so I will take any suggestions. thanks!!!

The best talents to get in order to maximize leveling efficiency in my opinion

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[5/5] Ferocity (Feral tier 1)
[2/2] Brutal Impact
[3/3] Thick Hide OR 3/3 Feral Instinct (probably Feral Instinct if you want to tank)

[2/2] Feral Swiftness AND 3/3 Sharpened Claws in any order

[3/3] Predatory Strikes AND 2/2 Primal Fury in any order

[1/1] Faerie Fire Feral

[2/2] Shredding Attacks AND 2/2 Savage Fury in any order

[5/5] Heart of the Wild
[1/1] Leader of the Pack
[2/2] Improved Leader of the Pack
[5/5] Furor (Restoration tier 1)
[5/5] Naturalist
[1/1] Omen of Clarity
[2/2] Feral Instincts OR Thick Hide (Feral tier 2)
[2/2] Predatory Instincts
[1/1] Mangle
[2/2] Predatory Instincts
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You can use this or this to help you look at it!

Some people think it is best to go into the Restoration tree first, netting Furor and Omen of Clarity (tier 3), then respecialize feral for Leader of the Pack at level 40. Personally, I have never tried it and actually I still lack Furor, so....don't ask me about it!

Some people prefer Nature's Grasp (Balance tier 1) for a beginning talent but like to pay less rage/energy, which lets you press more keys rapidly. A free Entangling Roots is useful, but its greatest drawback is clicking it. When I had it, using the ability usually slipped my mind as the adrenaline pushed out all other thoughts but escape. Less repair costs that way, you see.



You might like the Balance tree though. Balance druids engage in spell damage although I believe they can be called on as healers due to the similarity between spell damage and healing gear at your level.

If you don't want to heal at all, however, perhaps you should consider trying out a warrior. They, too, can tank or deal immense damage and are not expected to heal.

If enjoy inflicting pain while avoiding healing completely, you may find that you might prefer the rogue, warlock, mage, or hunter to the druid.

If you are still adamant about leveling a druid, and yet detest the prospect of healing, maybe you can still survive. Let people die a lot. Purposely. Permit entire group wipes. And raid wipes. By letting others know you are an incompetent healer, you may be able to squeeze by as a non-healer.

Another brilliant option is to heal but tell everyone you don't like healing. It may allow to you avoid it in the future.



Another site to obtain background information about druids (besides that link from tuskerdu) is Wowwiki.com



Edited, Jan 23rd 2008 9:12pm by Zephyrato

Actually I put the sticky in my post too....
Then I clicked tuskerdu's link. And deleted the link in my post! At first I thought it was the link to the class page but it turned out that it wasn't.

Edited, Jan 24th 2008 12:40pm by Zephyrato