just a note, being a lv 117 solo druid, my lighting strike damage is about 420 on oak trees, strangling vines is about 230 per tick, natures touch is 872 and embrace is 114 per tick. My Warding is about 560 and Fortitude is abt 830. With the correct set up, gear and rings (I have 1 fable lighting, 4 glass touch, 1 crystal vines) A druid can be both punishing and still supporting class.
Fully noted Morph... I'm not saying building a solid Hybrid build isn't possible, it is. You can solo as a Druid. I just think that especially for group oriented bosses that AoE (when the tank loses aggro, dies or the mob spins outta control and you Natural powerful Nature's Breath) a group oriented Druid with high healing, a specific ward set up and auras is quite special. Many of us have taken the hard choice of sorting our Grand Rings to whatever task we are about to face.
I am rocking a hybrid driuid now and I enjoy it much more to play, but I must admit I am not by any means as potent a group healer as various other Druids, and thats fine. I mean hard choices are hard choices. But yer point is noted.
Just an updated note. I am currently at lv 130. Lighting strike is about 510 on grim golems, strangling vines is about 340 per tick and natures touch is 1036. And yes TeaW I agree with you completely. As per what you original said, its will always be a catch 22 between support and damage. I may *or may not* be a good dps druid along with great natures touch and nature embrace.
But I did not invest in any group oriented spells and this is my cost. I only intented to point out a hybrid druid is possible as I have read numerious post about fellow druids being forced to group due to not being able to kill ow mobs.
Yes, we may be a support class but Druids can be punishing in damage and can pretty much kill most mobs. (3 stars is hard but possible)
Again, every one of us have different play styles and this works for me well enough.
MorphMarfa has retired from Celtic Heroes and most probably wont be resurfacing. He had a enjoyable time during his druid adventures in Taranis.
Lv 182+ Druid : Taranis