Druid or Shaman Booster in May 2012 ?

[Pazgaz]

I boosted a total of 45 chars to 80 using a ret pally in a little over a month.
The good thing about ret pally is divine storm which is great for grabbing aggro + healing any damage the slaves take.

[zenga]

Also helps that I have www.wowhead.com/?item=77208

Scelesti, can druids get that weapon?
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It's a trinket that drops in dragonsoul, can drop from any of the first bosses. Everyone can obtain it, but only spellcasters and disc priest healers should use it. Don't count on it unless you are extremely lucky. I've seen the heroic version drop 3x now, and since my guildies know i want it so badly, they all roll on it and ninja it time after time Either way it's a very nice aoe trinket.

[zenga]

@ everyone saying this or that toon is the fastest booster

... up for a challenge? I say that until you hit the tbc dungeons an ele shaman is the fastest. We could make a video of some of the more important boosting dungeons with a simple chrono. Would be fun to do and it could bring some spice in this end expansion era.

[dfwfire]

@ everyone saying this or that toon is the fastest booster

... up for a challenge? I say that until you hit the tbc dungeons an ele shaman is the fastest. We could make a video of some of the more important boosting dungeons with a simple chrono. Would be fun to do and it could bring some spice in this end expansion era.

This actually sounds like fun. Kinda like a guide to boost them from X to X at X dungeon then move on to Y Dungeon. I have about 2.5 months of Raf left on my 2nd 5 accounts so maybe I can try this.

For the OP-

My personal experience with boosting is limited to Prot Pally, Feral Druid, And Frost/Arcane Mage. I would agree that until TBC dungeons they all- along with Elemental Shaman- are good boosters. I prefer the Feral Druid over the others after TBC. My Prot Pally and Feral Druid are fairly equally geared and tear through TBC dungeons at about the same rate. Once I get into WotLK dungeons however- the Druid far surpasses the Paladin. Considering how easily the Druids mechanics work- rage generation along with ease of macro'ing AoE to one button and single target to one button- he has absolutely no problems through WotLK content. The paladin can take a bit more abuse- however I find myself waiting on spells for longer periods of time with his macros.
While Both the Pally and the Druid have a lot of good defensive and healing abilities, and it may come down to preferred playstyle, the Druid does get my final vote. I have not tried a Frost DK, however I have heard they are quite good as well.

[Mokoi]

recorded all of my boosting today. I'll post a video tomorrow.. sleepy time now!

[Apps]

hi Dan. Videos or GTFto sleep

Ive boosted with pallies... suck

Druids...meh

Mages...WOW

Shammys... couldnt get the hang of it

Warrior... FAIL

Rogue... Worse than a warrior

Lock... nice!

S Priest. WTF PEW PEW!? awesome!


Never did it with a DK

[Grail]

Sorry, typed reply and it stuck my reply to a different thread here...?

-Grail

Ok. I didn't realize this was still my thread as I read Mokoi's last post on page one, and then saw all of the posts on page two not realizing that my thread "Had" two pages. I really like the fresh discussion. I was hesitant to ask my original question as I knew this has been asked through the years, but after reading many many threads, I now find my own thread (all of ours really) the most clear for me to understand. I really appreciate all of the input and different perspectives. I also am glad to belong to a site where there is so little hate. Just a good honest effort to get at the truth, or offer custom tailored advice for the newcomer. After all we all have different likes and playstyles, and that is where the custom tailoring comes in. You are a group of people who care.

I do want to add that to date I only have a 76 Hunter as my highest character. I keep trying to remember that that would have made me a God in 2006. *wink* Therefore my first 80 will be through the Scroll of Resurrection and will not be 85 and heavily geared.

I also want to add on a brief personal note that this sit,e and you all, give me hope that one day I might finally be able to enjoy the game (dungeons in particular) via this miracle of multi-boxing. I never did find 5 good people to adventure with. But I know I will never do myself wrong. So I thank you.

(Also, I love Zengas idea of a spirited competition. But people should remember that even if a dk comes in a hair faster to 70 or 80 than whoever else, another class might have done as well or better in the right person's hands.)

I think what I might do is take an 80 shaman and dual-box my 30 paladin to 80. Then I learn the dungeons and quests. Then take them both to 85. Then...run up groups with shaman to 70 and Paladin to 80. But you all are making other choices sound so palatable, like mage, druid, dk, and even warlock; and I never thought I would go warlock.

I know in the end the decision is mine to make, but believe it or not, you have made it easier. And hey, after the first team I can use one of the other classes I had just run up. Not like I will be stuck with a rogue for four runs to 80.

Thanks!

-Grail

[Pazgaz]

Ret pally all the way. Divine storm with normal dw tentacle weapon one shots everything up to late tbc. In wotlk, I pull non-stop (10-15) mobs at all times. Slowing down only for quest items etc. no need for defensive CDs with healing from divine storm.
With RAF you need one run per instance and you're done. Don't forget the arena quests in tbc and wotlk (ring of blood etc), with RAF they are worth a level at least if you do them as soon as they are available.

[Grail]

Pagaz, thanks for the mention about arena quests. Didn't know about them, I will try to look them over. Also, do some people still advise doing BG's 70-80 to work toward heirlooms? By the way, depending how long this takes I only plan to run up two groups, unless it is really really easy. A good mixed group for dungeons (and enough chars for a few variations thereof) and a team of 5xDruids for pvp. Really more rp-pvp.

Thanks!

-Grail

[Apps]

I personally like Isle of Conquest for 80-84 bracket. IF... your team can execute the WS and camp your own keeps respawn point after opposition takes the keep... you can Farm honor MUCH faster than doing a couple BGs combined.