Druids, less DD spells than even 'Holy' Priests

[KiloVictor]

I'm concentrating on Balance Spellcasting to get the most out of my Talents spent in that tree.
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Playing a druid as a primary caster is a neat idea. Maybe it will be easier when you have enough specialized equipment for it, but I can imagine that it's frustrating right now. Unfortunately not wanting to be a cookie-cutter druid is likely to keep bringing at least a little bit of frustration with it - including "learn to play your class" comments. :(

My brother plays a mid-50s druid alongside my 60 priest, and the thing that I notice about his character is the incredible durability -- he's just so much tougher to kill than I am, even in his caster form. In bear form, there's just no comparison. He can stay in fights that I would have long since lost or fled, even without specialized tanking gear. I don't know his spec exactly, but I know he's built as a healer, so I assume he's got very few points in Feral.

That's the hybrid advantage of course: better survivability comes at the cost of raw casting damage. Along with that, you get neat tricks like the ability to tank, stealth, do DPS, and switch between them all in combat. And then there's that whole ressurection in combat trick that makes you so valuable in the later stages of the game. My priest can't do any of those things, although I wish at times she could. :)

Really, comparing a druid to a priest in terms of casting damage is a lot like comparing my priest to my mage friends. I could get depressed by the fact that I can't do damage like them, but I can also revel in my ability to stay alive longer than they can. It's really a matter of choice.

So I guess what I'm saying is that instead of focusing on the fact that you can't do the same DPS as a "glass cannon" healer class and being frustrated, I'd suggest you revel in all the neat things you can do. I know it sounds simplistic, and I'm sorry for that, but the druid is a truly neat class that stands on its own. I get a bit depressed when people playing hybrids get down about the things they don't do as well as a specialist class, because playing a specialist class makes me really envy the variety of playing a hybrid. Perhaps the grass truly is always greener on the other side of the fence. :)

Kv