Server question

[Arkendar]

Hate to double post, but I don't see an edit option, so here goes.

Started up on the Hidden Forest. Enjoying it so far, and I've answered a couple of curiosities I had (being limited to one bot makes things more difficult to choose).

Okay, so, I've made my warrior and bard, and when I assumed each could have a bot in group, I was going to make a wizard and bot a cleric/shaman/ranger. Now that I've discovered the limit to one bot, I have a better question for anyone who can answer. I'd just test it out myself, but it's kind of hard to estimate the usefulness of N class of bot at level 1-10 when everything dies so fast.

For someone who hates playing a healer class, which would you guys recommend? Playing the cleric and using a shaman bot, or the other way around? Never really cared for playing a shaman, either, but I think I could survive slowing.

Main question is really "Which is the more useful bot?" in later levels, is the shaman bot goign to go stupid and decide it wants to heal instead of slow?
Don't really want to have to roll new chars when I start leveling and I find something out..So, anyone able to help?
Thanks.

[Jeido]

I suggest a cleric bot, shamans get some amazing buffs that bots do not provide. Bots don't get custom spells, they aren't meant to replace actual players. They are mainly useful for helping you level up, and do some initial raid mobs. Past that, their only use is really to cure AE's.


Check their forums and make sure you get their custom files www.thehiddenforest.org . Also, most of your questions will have answers on their forums as well. If you have questions specific to the server, it's best to post there. You'll get faster/better responses.

[BassBa311]

Definitely what Jeido said. Leveling as a cleric, roll a monk bot which is pure ownage. But really between the two, I'd level the shaman for the custom spells and you can count on the cleric bot pretty decently at high levels.

I do on my rogue, and my cleric pretty much always comes through, just let him finish doing his DI buffage and what not.

Again, this is on THF. Amazing server. You're going to love it!