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My Newbie Druid Questions
Hello there,
I'm new to the druid, I've never played one at all, having started a shapeshifter as one of my first chars ever and deleted it after level 6 or so. But now I'm back and wanting to give things a try, this time differently. So here are my questions:
- The damage a druid does with wind elemental spells is listed as “cold†for Arctic Blast, but simply “damage†for e.g. hurricane; is this magic, physical, or what?
- Hurricane lists a range of damage done; is this per second?
- I was considering making a wind-type druid who uses hurricane, maybe some arctic blast, and summons, spending most of his efforts in summons, hurricane, and a bit of melee. Since I cant cast anything as a werewolf, is it then useless to put a point or two in shapeshifting? Getting an attack with huge leech and dam bonuses for 1 point (e.g. hunger) just seems so appealing, perhaps for dealing with bosses. Am I kidding myself? Does anyone make a wind-type druid with support summons anyhow? (Saw no stickied guides for elementalists, partic windy ones...)
In fact, I havent seen anyone post a sticky about a char who uses some elementals, mainly wind, and summons, so I guess you all think it is not doable, and I dont see anyone post anything about armageddon, so I am guessing that no one uses fire-shapeshift hybrids, let alone ones who will also have a point or six in summons. Am I on the road to newbiefailure again?
- If I were to go this road, just curious about vines and spirits. Heart of Wolverine seems untoppable, sort of like a poor man’s concentration, while SoBarbs just seems like a poor man’s thorns; is there any reason not to stick with Wolverine? As to vines, are they worth it at all? Solar Creeper and Carrion Vine both seem like a very very poor man’s version of Meditation, but I have no idea how fast they work; can one switch quickly between vines, or do these need to be up for a while to “find†corpses? Does anyone use vines at all?
thanks much for your input and advice
Hello there,
I'm new to the druid, I've never played one at all, having started a shapeshifter as one of my first chars ever and deleted it after level 6 or so. But now I'm back and wanting to give things a try, this time differently. So here are my questions:
- The damage a druid does with wind elemental spells is listed as “cold†for Arctic Blast, but simply “damage†for e.g. hurricane; is this magic, physical, or what?
- Hurricane lists a range of damage done; is this per second?
- I was considering making a wind-type druid who uses hurricane, maybe some arctic blast, and summons, spending most of his efforts in summons, hurricane, and a bit of melee. Since I cant cast anything as a werewolf, is it then useless to put a point or two in shapeshifting? Getting an attack with huge leech and dam bonuses for 1 point (e.g. hunger) just seems so appealing, perhaps for dealing with bosses. Am I kidding myself? Does anyone make a wind-type druid with support summons anyhow? (Saw no stickied guides for elementalists, partic windy ones...)
In fact, I havent seen anyone post a sticky about a char who uses some elementals, mainly wind, and summons, so I guess you all think it is not doable, and I dont see anyone post anything about armageddon, so I am guessing that no one uses fire-shapeshift hybrids, let alone ones who will also have a point or six in summons. Am I on the road to newbiefailure again?
- If I were to go this road, just curious about vines and spirits. Heart of Wolverine seems untoppable, sort of like a poor man’s concentration, while SoBarbs just seems like a poor man’s thorns; is there any reason not to stick with Wolverine? As to vines, are they worth it at all? Solar Creeper and Carrion Vine both seem like a very very poor man’s version of Meditation, but I have no idea how fast they work; can one switch quickly between vines, or do these need to be up for a while to “find†corpses? Does anyone use vines at all?
thanks much for your input and advice