Druid...what do they offer?

[Dagolar]

Bears get boosts to AC. As to no medium armors? Let me help:

Dragonscales
Stinkpelt's Hide
Epic Stinkpelt's Hide

For that matter, you could use heavy dragonscale armors, all you have to do is take the feat or be a fighter splash.
I plan on making a 14/6 Druid/Fighter with Stalwart I. I'll have 90-100+ PRR and fairly high AC too. Tower shield and heavy armor. And the bear gets a lot of extra threat stuff, and plenty of HP.

Just for the sake of completion:
http://ddowiki.com/page/Terrorweb_Chitin_Breastplate

Mournloude, Cavalry Plate, Tourney Armor, Deneith Heavy chain are all metal, and Mari-Chain got dropped to Light Armor.

So, yes. It's a very limited list to work from, but not non-existent, either.

[Diyon]

Just for the sake of completion:
http://ddowiki.com/page/Terrorweb_Chitin_Breastplate

Mournloude, Cavalry Plate, Tourney Armor, Deneith Heavy chain are all metal, and Mari-Chain got dropped to Light Armor.

So, yes. It's a very limited list to work from, but not non-existent, either.

Oh right! I forgot about that one. While a limited list, it does have some fairly good, if not great choices though.

[Anihsod]

heal, mass regen, rez, insta kills, ae cc , very good tanking ability, ....

The question is ... why should the druids take you?


Umm. heal, but with slow regen of spell. Rez but with about 4 times the spell casting time as Rez, insta kills. Umm no way. no way you're going to do any fod's with your FOD. Sorry but not gonna ever happen. You going to spec necromancy on a druid? for ONE spell? umm yeah..

then you say ae crowd control? ***? have you even played a druid? No, dc's are too low to actually catch mobs other than earthquake.

And VERY good tanking you say? umm seriously. Play a druid to 20. No they are not very good tanks. Any fighter type will tank better. How can you with low AC due to 14 dex requirement on your armor to get the most out of it, and no Med armor whatsoever??? vs a palli or fighter? umm as I said before you played this class right? oh wait. No.

Honestly, all the things you said they could do, they could "theoretically do", but sorry. No not as it is now.

I've been leveling my druid with my daughter's druid and her boyfriends druid. I'm healing / fire .. daughter is ice caster using wolf form often, and BF is bear. My FOD hasn't failed yet, my salt spray hasn't failed to stun yet, daughter's ae paralyze hasn't failed yet, and with 100% healing amp + a ton of damage mitigation .. the BF's bear is a hella easier to heal than any pally or fighter tank we've run with. Maybe you've got a l2p issue?

[Cardoor]

..the other dance gives nightmares of demonic bears with rubber limbs wanting to 'hug you' in the woods.

Sometimes hugs are ok...

[LupusVai]

I've been leveling my druid with my daughter's druid and her boyfriends druid. I'm healing / fire .. daughter is ice caster using wolf form often, and BF is bear. My FOD hasn't failed yet, my salt spray hasn't failed to stun yet, daughter's ae paralyze hasn't failed yet, and with 100% healing amp + a ton of damage mitigation .. the BF's bear is a hella easier to heal than any pally or fighter tank we've run with. Maybe you've got a l2p issue?

Awesome. I'd love to see the video of your trio running elite IQ and elite Amarath with your no fail spells. Water Works casual is one thing Elite endgame is another. So maybe stop with your ill informed insults and you're clearly talking bs.