Comments on: My comparison of multi-class soloing http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/ Feral Druids in World of Warcraft Wed, 23 May 2012 05:49:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Wellington http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/comment-page-1/#comment-5778 Wellington Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:59:06 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/#comment-5778 One overlooked Druid ability while farming is Detect Humanoid. You can beat that pesky mage/rogue/lock to spawns since you can see them before they can. Stealth + Hight DPS + beating others to spawn points = time for them to move on and let you camp. One overlooked Druid ability while farming is Detect Humanoid. You can beat that pesky mage/rogue/lock to spawns since you can see them before they can. Stealth + Hight DPS + beating others to spawn points = time for them to move on and let you camp.

]]> By: toque http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/comment-page-1/#comment-5752 toque Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:18:21 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/#comment-5752 LOL i was just boring all my guildies to tears with the exact same speech today. My first char to 70 was a hunter, and while he was excellent soloing, everything is just easier with my feral druid. There are just so many ways for him to stay alive and kick ass. Elites and groups of mobs I bragged about soloing before on my hunter are almost embarrasingly easy now.. LOL i was just boring all my guildies to tears with the exact same speech today. My first char to 70 was a hunter, and while he was excellent soloing, everything is just easier with my feral druid. There are just so many ways for him to stay alive and kick ass. Elites and groups of mobs I bragged about soloing before on my hunter are almost embarrasingly easy now..

]]> By: Lady Jess http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/comment-page-1/#comment-5751 Lady Jess Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:48:22 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/#comment-5751 I sometimes thing I'm the only one that doesn't like kitty dps...lol! I prefer boomkin soloing myself, but melee has never been my thing. I just hate it. I have my shadow priest, my hunter, and my up and coming boomkin though, and love them all. Also, my druid is only 63, has almost all of your recommended pre-kara tanking gear list in the bank (i intended to tank...lol), and has 3 healing epics waiting for her. I know ALL about slacking on the leveling to farm up gear. I sometimes thing I’m the only one that doesn’t like kitty dps…lol! I prefer boomkin soloing myself, but melee has never been my thing. I just hate it. I have my shadow priest, my hunter, and my up and coming boomkin though, and love them all.

Also, my druid is only 63, has almost all of your recommended pre-kara tanking gear list in the bank (i intended to tank…lol), and has 3 healing epics waiting for her. I know ALL about slacking on the leveling to farm up gear.

]]> By: Jezrael http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/comment-page-1/#comment-5749 Jezrael Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:59:00 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/#comment-5749 I play a BM hunter as my main and always heard the 'ezmode' comments, I rolled a druid alt some time ago and as soon as I had a few levels under my belt I was all 'hunter ezmode? HAH Drood is mega ezmode!' I don't mean this in a denigrating way mind! I love playing my druid I think they are a really fun class to play solo - because of their flexibility as you say BBB. Now that Jez has hit exalted with SSO I've dusted poor Sephy off and she's getting some levelling loving in hellfire. I'd forgotten how scary that place is when you're only a 61 hehe. I play a BM hunter as my main and always heard the ‘ezmode’ comments, I rolled a druid alt some time ago and as soon as I had a few levels under my belt I was all ‘hunter ezmode? HAH Drood is mega ezmode!’ I don’t mean this in a denigrating way mind! I love playing my druid I think they are a really fun class to play solo – because of their flexibility as you say BBB. Now that Jez has hit exalted with SSO I’ve dusted poor Sephy off and she’s getting some levelling loving in hellfire. I’d forgotten how scary that place is when you’re only a 61 hehe.

]]> By: Typhoonandrew http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/comment-page-1/#comment-5748 Typhoonandrew Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:04:35 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/#comment-5748 Damn BBB, you'v got me thinking about another Alt! I have Druid on Horde on an old server in the mid 30s, and I see the potential you're pointing out. I just hate the Night Elf character model for Alliance. So I might have a Druid Engineer / Enchanter soon. My current solo grinder/farmer is a prot pally (in support of Tego). I can take at least 10x mobs at a time, and will often work in 3 waves of 8-12 before resting up. The difference is that I grind the lower level instances (level 55 and below) and sell/shard everything. The re-sale value of level 45 mats is very high, and a quick 15 minutes can net 15+ gold with no risk - more if I bother to pull the trash along the way. There is something nice about being able to grind while also watching TV, and the pally is very good at that. ZF is particularly good as you can use a mount inside the instance for extra quick pulls. However I'm looking at a Mage at the moment to do AoE farming, as it seems that a mage can pull multi-mobs very well, but will burn through them much faster than the Pally tank. The down side is a mage will get squished pretty fast, but thats life as a squishy. I'm thinking the elementals and such for motes, or anywhere with a lot of non-ranged attacks. Damn BBB, you’v got me thinking about another Alt! I have Druid on Horde on an old server in the mid 30s, and I see the potential you’re pointing out. I just hate the Night Elf character model for Alliance. So I might have a Druid Engineer / Enchanter soon.

My current solo grinder/farmer is a prot pally (in support of Tego). I can take at least 10x mobs at a time, and will often work in 3 waves of 8-12 before resting up. The difference is that I grind the lower level instances (level 55 and below) and sell/shard everything. The re-sale value of level 45 mats is very high, and a quick 15 minutes can net 15+ gold with no risk – more if I bother to pull the trash along the way. There is something nice about being able to grind while also watching TV, and the pally is very good at that. ZF is particularly good as you can use a mount inside the instance for extra quick pulls.

However I’m looking at a Mage at the moment to do AoE farming, as it seems that a mage can pull multi-mobs very well, but will burn through them much faster than the Pally tank. The down side is a mage will get squished pretty fast, but thats life as a squishy. I’m thinking the elementals and such for motes, or anywhere with a lot of non-ranged attacks.

]]> By: Tego http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/comment-page-1/#comment-5747 Tego Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:14:27 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/#comment-5747 I would have to say, that honestly Prot paladin is the god of the solo grind. we are the freight train of the tactic. there is no running. there is no feign. we kill things.... and keep them from killing us. holyshield, aoe farming, self heals... no form change required, our bubbles, soj and sol, any umber of other tricks, and for those really harry times, after the 10th or so chain mob (our level) we have that final panic button our once an hour huge (no mana required if you have none) heal that will normally fill us up pretty well. all in all we can just mow through mobs at a reasonable rate, not super fast, but we never have to stop I would have to say, that honestly Prot paladin is the god of the solo grind. we are the freight train of the tactic. there is no running. there is no feign. we kill things…. and keep them from killing us. holyshield, aoe farming, self heals… no form change required, our bubbles, soj and sol, any umber of other tricks, and for those really harry times, after the 10th or so chain mob (our level) we have that final panic button our once an hour huge (no mana required if you have none) heal that will normally fill us up pretty well. all in all we can just mow through mobs at a reasonable rate, not super fast, but we never have to stop

]]> By: Brandon Tilley http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/comment-page-1/#comment-5745 Brandon Tilley Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:44:44 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/#comment-5745 You just summed it up, right there. I think it hit me when, as a DPS member in an UB run, I ended up saving a pull three times, healing twice (including a Barkskin + Tranquility) and tanking the final boss when the tank went down. I had a lot of alts, until I found the druid. Mine'll be my first 70--I can't wait! You just summed it up, right there.

I think it hit me when, as a DPS member in an UB run, I ended up saving a pull three times, healing twice (including a Barkskin + Tranquility) and tanking the final boss when the tank went down.

I had a lot of alts, until I found the druid. Mine’ll be my first 70–I can’t wait!

]]> By: MooPew http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/comment-page-1/#comment-5742 MooPew Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:21:16 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/#comment-5742 Man, BBB, I'm standing here on the precipice of going full resto and I had to read this log . I've been feral all the way to 70. Holy God, did my druid make me feel bad for my hunter and my warrior. He was doing stuff the other two could never have really attempted, and once I got swift flight form, my desire to play anything else mostly evaporated. I think I'll be dumping lots of money on respecs, but I'm eager to learn a new facet of this guy's abilities. Man, BBB, I’m standing here on the precipice of going full resto and I had to read this log . I’ve been feral all the way to 70. Holy God, did my druid make me feel bad for my hunter and my warrior. He was doing stuff the other two could never have really attempted, and once I got swift flight form, my desire to play anything else mostly evaporated. I think I’ll be dumping lots of money on respecs, but I’m eager to learn a new facet of this guy’s abilities.

]]> By: Ryu http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/comment-page-1/#comment-5740 Ryu Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:43:22 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/#comment-5740 I'd like to find some instances soloable by a team like that, skipping all the trash and such. Only farming things i know for stealth are: Druid/Rogue stealth run for chests in MT: Engineering Seaforium or rogue lockpicking. SL non-heroic daily for an easy 18g or so. I’d like to find some instances soloable by a team like that, skipping all the trash and such.
Only farming things i know for stealth are:
Druid/Rogue stealth run for chests in MT: Engineering Seaforium or rogue lockpicking.
SL non-heroic daily for an easy 18g or so.

]]> By: Tikky http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/comment-page-1/#comment-5736 Tikky Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:57:03 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/04/29/my-comparison-of-multi-class-soloing/#comment-5736 I <3 my NE shadow priestess. She rocks. She's usually top of the damage list out of level 59s in BGs on Rampage. Tactics? She hides behind trees and lurks in bushes and dots everyone to death. Starshards ftw. And she was great fun to level with very few graveyard visits. But I heard shadow priests aren't so good after 60 in pvp. Most people recommend Disc for 70 pvp. Can anyone confirm this? If true, it's a shame. Mana battery? Yeah, she's called Duraspell =D I <3 my NE shadow priestess. She rocks. She’s usually top of the damage list out of level 59s in BGs on Rampage. Tactics? She hides behind trees and lurks in bushes and dots everyone to death. Starshards ftw. And she was great fun to level with very few graveyard visits.

But I heard shadow priests aren’t so good after 60 in pvp. Most people recommend Disc for 70 pvp. Can anyone confirm this? If true, it’s a shame.

Mana battery? Yeah, she’s called Duraspell =D

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