Most powerful WOW character/class for solo-play?

[Treesh]

Indeed.  Tauren Shaman also have a much higher survival capability because of superior Strength and Stamina scores, their racial HP+5% bonus, and War Stomp if you get too many adds for Stoneclaw/Earthbind to take care of.  Orcs get a higher Spirit score and a nifty Strength-boosting ability, but I'd still pick a Tauren over an Orc any day.


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When I chose Tauren, the racial bonuses weren't in yet, but I will chime in on the War Stomp. When they put that in, the survivability definitely went up, especially with having two tauren in the group at all times. :) It definitely helped when doing Ragefire Chasm with just the two of us - one hunter, one shaman. :)

[Artega]

When I chose Tauren, the racial bonuses weren't in yet, but I will chime in on the War Stomp.  When they put that in, the survivability definitely went up, especially with having two tauren in the group at all times. :)  It definitely helped when doing Ragefire Chasm with just the two of us - one hunter, one shaman.  :)
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Same here. I was glad War Stomp made it in, though. Wasn't wild about the Herbalism bonus, but I made it work just the same, and it fits the theme of the Tauren (though I don't picture them as being farmers.)

I picked Tauren because they're cooler than Orcs (except for their dance - the not-dance is cool, but the MC Hammer dance just blows it away), and everyone knows those Alliance scum suck, anyway. (insert vulgar joke about NE women here.)

[Treesh]

Wasn't wild about the Herbalism bonus, but I made it work just the same, and it fits the theme of the Tauren (though I don't picture them as being farmers.)
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Herbalism != farming, especially with how herbalism works in the game. You aren't planting the crops and then harvesting them in the safety of your back yard; you are simply harvesting what you stumble across. I too think it works quite well with the theme of the Tauren; instead of relying on "citified" ways of healing/buffing, it's a more natural approach. Let those alliance fools play with their metals and gunpowder and weird engineering in their cramped, crowded and closed-in cities. I'll take the wide open plains over that any day of the week. :P :D

Edit: BTW, I really, really dislike having the Tauren females doing the river dance. I like the male Tauren dance, but the river dance just doesn't seem to match with it. Maybe that's why I do all my dancing in ghost wolf form. ;)

[nobbie]

I've just seen this "Tauren Shaman" guide which has a free excerpt for download (in *.PDF format):

http://www.gameguidesonline.com/guides/wor...raft_shaman.asp

[bernard shakey]

Have fun today, for tomorrow you're getting rolled back fifty levels.
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I can't tell, is that optimism or pessimism? :D

[Occhidiangela]

Rogues:  The pariah of instance parties.  Seriously, the words "instance" and "rogues" shouldn't be used in the same sentence.  Yes, rogues can get into parties in a dps role, but that's usually because either someone knows you or because the party couldn't find a mage first.  Rogues simply aren't instance farmers.

Incidentally, if you really really for some God knows what reason want to have an solo item farmer, I recommend playing a rogue, because roques can stealth by most of the annoying mobs and get to the target mob/chest/mining node faster than everyone else can.  But back to my original point: if you're looking to farm the best items in the game, think in terms of group instance farming.
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Nice summary, Mongo, I had already chosen a dwarf rogue as the only character I will be playing for some time. Only so much RL time to do anything, will be on the Stormrage server.

Trying to understand why a rogue is bad for instance events. Too much time, or skills not very complimentary to a group setting? I would think a rogue would be handy for neutralizing a major spell caster while the rest of the party handles the mob, but I have barely played much so my assessment is based on guesswork. Is it the lack of buffs for other chars?

Occhi