Mazra wrote:
AureliusSir wrote:
The thing about being a druid is that you start out at level 1 with essentially caster/healer form. You go 10 quick levels and then you get bear form, which is pretty slow killing but more survivability.
As someone who has just recently leveled two Druids past level 10, those nine levels did not go by fast. In fact, I've never spent so much time leveling to level 10 as I have on the Druid. Even Paladins level faster than that. You don't have the mana pool to spam spells, but you don't have any melee special attacks, so basically what you do is auto-attack and heal yourself until the target dies.
I consumed more water in those nine levels than I am ever going to do again. Ever. Innervate should seriously be a level 1 spell with a 10-second cooldown. So frustrating.
At level 10 you get Bear form and even though you only have Maul and auto-attack, your DPS actually goes up compared to casting spells and auto-swinging with your staff or mace or whatnot. Your DPS is increased while in your tanking form. If that isn't pathetic...
Then at level 20 you get Cat form and now you're on par with every other class again. Once you get Dire Bear that's when you pass them and at level 50 when you get Mangle the game becomes EZmode.
Levels 1-10 as a Druid is by far the worst leveling experience I've ever had and I've played every class. Levels 10-20 were okay, but frustrating nonetheless because the additional armor and health in Bear form is so little it has almost no effect. Only reason to stay in Bear form is because it's better DPS than Moonfires and auto-attack in caster form.
I'm never going to level up a Druid again. Ever.
Edited, Jul 6th 2008 10:58pm by Mazra
This is completely true. Although I find that bear and cat are about equal when you first get them. Once cat form gets the passive movement speed bonus and some better finishers, then it shines. Rip is subpar until you get Mangle.
