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<blockquote data-quote="Cadfan" data-source="post: 4722151" data-attributes="member: 40961">I can understand people being bothered by the druid not being able to heal.&nbsp; Its just the tip of the iceberg on an otherwise inevitable issue with the druid.&nbsp;A 3e druid could: 1. Wildshape.&nbsp; 2. Cast damaging elemental spells.&nbsp; 3. Cast non-damage attack spells.&nbsp; 4. Fight in melee like a second line combatant without wildshape.&nbsp; 5. Cast spells to boost allies and heal.&nbsp; 6. Summon hordes of creatures.&nbsp;Any given druid generally couldn't do all of those things equally well.&nbsp; But they could do more than one of them.&nbsp; WOTC decided that this was too much for one class, so they broke it into three.&nbsp; &nbsp;Wildshape and elemental damage went to the druid.&nbsp; Summoning is apparently going there, eventually, as per previewed material.&nbsp;Non damage attack spells and healing went to the shaman, and the spirit companion was added for additional flavor and mechanical possibilities.&nbsp;The armor and weapon fighting, the most ignored of the lot, went to the warden and got beefed up significantly.&nbsp;If you liked a combination of elements that were split up, the 4e druid isn't going to be what you were looking for.&nbsp; Same issue if something you liked got paired up with something you hate.&nbsp;That being said... them's the breaks, I guess.&nbsp; The druid-who-does-everything needed to die, and in long standing druidic tradition, the earth its blood watered sprouted three coherent classes for the most recent edition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cadfan, post: 4722151, member: 40961"] I can understand people being bothered by the druid not being able to heal. Its just the tip of the iceberg on an otherwise inevitable issue with the druid. A 3e druid could: 1. Wildshape. 2. Cast damaging elemental spells. 3. Cast non-damage attack spells. 4. Fight in melee like a second line combatant without wildshape. 5. Cast spells to boost allies and heal. 6. Summon hordes of creatures. Any given druid generally couldn't do all of those things equally well. But they could do more than one of them. WOTC decided that this was too much for one class, so they broke it into three. Wildshape and elemental damage went to the druid. Summoning is apparently going there, eventually, as per previewed material. Non damage attack spells and healing went to the shaman, and the spirit companion was added for additional flavor and mechanical possibilities. The armor and weapon fighting, the most ignored of the lot, went to the warden and got beefed up significantly. If you liked a combination of elements that were split up, the 4e druid isn't going to be what you were looking for. Same issue if something you liked got paired up with something you hate. That being said... them's the breaks, I guess. The druid-who-does-everything needed to die, and in long standing druidic tradition, the earth its blood watered sprouted three coherent classes for the most recent edition. [/QUOTE]

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