u/3a20c

Hi everyone,

I recently posted a question about how to handle druid progression and got many good replies. So thank you to the community for taking the time to give that advice.

My question today is where can a druid reliably solo level at level 11? I prefer to group, of course, but am I guildless player without any friends with access. I am not familiar with the game and am not yet comfortable with forming a group to tackle content that I am unaware of, so for the most part I have been /lfg on for the duration of my play.

On Saturday, which I consider a peak day, I was /lfg for roughly 9 hours and found a group to kill goblins for roughly 1 hour. On Sunday, another peak day, I was /lfg for roughly 8 hours and was not able to get into a group. I checked the group listings periodically on both days and never saw an advert for content at my level (it was either 5-9 or 20+).

So, it seems to me that for a group-based game there are not many opportunities for new players to meet new people and form groups for worthwhile content. If I was established and knew what mobs to farm, and where, and how to get to them then I'd be happy to lead a group and seek players in my own. Unfortunately this is not the case and I rely on players who are familiar.

I wish to level into the content range that has more adverts for groups (20+). So to start, where can a level 11 druid reliable solo level?

Thank you in advance.

Good day,

Edit:

Thanks everyone. Seems from the replied I've learned:

1. Class fantasy intent on the website does not correlate with what was implemented.

2. Charm is unreliable and information on how effective it is is just as unreliable.

3. Grouping while using lower level heals is the only affective form of play that guarantees decent character projection.

4. In spite of their ineffective healing options, Druid is still tolerated because they offer decent buffs.

Thanks all!

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Like many people I am a newbie so forgive me if there is something on the wiki or in a video that I haven't yet seen.

I am struggling to understand what part of the Druid kit or itemization process makes them "one of the strongest solo classes" as well as what part of their kit or itemization process makes them a viable low level healer. I am hoping for some advise or clarity from those who have some experience under their belt.

At my current level, which is admittedly low, I have access to two DPS spells: one is a dot that ticks for 1 HP per tick but can be stacked three times up to a whopping 3 hp. The other does a bit more damage and I've unlocked 2 slightly more powerful versions of the base ability. Right now it hits for about 30 HP and costs about 30 mana. At my level this is about 12% of the enemies health and uses about 12% of my mana per cast. I don't actually notice the enemy HP go down when using burning embers and it is not possible to kill mobs with the moon fire ability exclusively without going oom, so I've been pulling with a single cast of burning embers to reduce enemy AC by 1 (costs 5 mana so this is as efficient a ranged pull as I can find) and then auto attacking with a copper scythe + shield. My AC is around 60 and I hit for about 3-10 per swing. Is this the "strong solo" experience I've been reading about? I assume I am doing something wrong but have not actually seen another druid at my current level to emulate.

Regarding healing, like in Wyrmsbane, my options are a fast 10 HP heal for 9 mana, a medium 20 HP heal for 30 mana, or a larger 60 HP heal for 40 mana. If I use anything other than the minimum 10 HP heal I go out of mana so fast that I can never recover it and I certainly can't recover it by the time the group pulls another set of mobs over the the campfire that I am permanently sitting at.

In addition, I've seen posts saying I need to work towards +150 charisma on gear in order to effectively charm elites for better damage. My charisma is 18. So should I just ignore the charm ability for the next 40+ levels or is there something I am missing here? What does an end level druid gear setup even look like?

Given the fact that I am new I assume I am missing something. Any tips of feedback would be appreciated as my current playstyle feels very ineffective and borderline purposeless but I'm not sure what I am doing wrong.

Thanks so much!