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Poll: 10 questions for those with a shaman
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Shiverlynn
1. What level is your shaman?
80
2. What spec is your shaman?
Restoration
3. Why did you pick your spec?
Healing was my only goal while leveling.
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
No; before I was playing a... I don't want to tell lol. Then a frost mage, and finally my current main, protection warrior.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
There weren't many shaman healers in the Alliance in the beginning of TBC. Also they have the same healing spell animations as Druids, and I love them.
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
I like what Healing Rain is promising to be, I hope it's going to have an awesome animation. Yes we don't have it yet, but no spell we have right now is exactly my favourite, they're all okay but nothing spectacular. However If I had to choose the spell I hate the most I'd say Heroism without hesitation. Something about the stupid spell makes me always forget to cast it and I end up being yelled at. Can't wait for mages to get their version so I can take the damned thing out of my action bars.
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
I like what we get for healing, but I'm upset with all the damage-enhancing talents in our tree. I don't want to dps. I loathe DPSing on my shaman. Now I'm kinda forced to, and I
will
DPS when there's nothing to heal, but I'm going to hate it.
8. What spec did you level with?
Enhancement to 70, then Restoration to 80.
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Resto playstyle is perfect. I know nothing about the other trees though.
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
I don't know, I don't tend to compare to others.
Post by
Pachuca
1. What level is your shaman?
80
2. What spec is your shaman?
MS = Enhancement, OS = Resto
3. Why did you pick your spec?
I heard enhancement was best for leveling, and I had other spellcaster characters at the time, so I wanted to do something different. Little did I know at the time that hacking and punching things could be so enjoyable!
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
When I first bought WoW, I created a shaman just to see the game, and I got him to about level 14 before creating a priest and getting him to about level 7. Then one of my friends bought the game and we started new characters on a new realm. That's when I created my actual first character; one that I would play for more than just one day. It was a Warlock, and is what I truly consider to be my first character and was my main from the Scourge Invasion patch through until Tier 5, when I switched to my Priest.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
I had helped one of my friends in
TBC
with his enhancement shaman by researching specs, stats, DPS rotation, etc., so when my wife created her account, I rolled a shaman so we could benefit from the R-A-F bonuses. I also really wanted a melee class and I had already tried a rogue but didn't really like it.
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
Stormstrike! I think the character animation for it looks really funny (at least on my Troll, it does). My wife and I like to joke around and have spontaneous (low-impact) sparring matches around the house and Stormstrike each other. She always wins.
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
I'm looking forward to trying the
Unleash Elements
ability, and Spiritwalker's Grace sounds pretty great especially for Resto
8. What spec did you level with?
Enhancement
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Enhancement can be pretty hectic to play. We have so many different buttons to push and so little room in our GCDs that I constantly find myself with 3 things I need to refresh but only enough time for 1 more ability in my rotation. It's fun though. :)
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
I think Enhancement is right where it should be, in terms of raid benefits and personal DPS satisfaction. I haven't raided much as Resto but I'm liking where we are. I've never really tried Elemental.
Post by
vykas
1. What level is your shaman?
Level 80
2. What spec is your shaman?
Resto/Enhancement
3. Why did you pick your spec?
Resto for quick queues and to be helpful in guild raids; Enhance because I've never had a melee character and it looked fun.
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
My very first character (and first 80) was my Warlock followed by my Priest. My Shaman is my 3rd and quickly becoming my favorite.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
Because Chain Heal looks awesome in raids :D
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
Resto: Chain Heal; Enhance: Wolves!
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
I'll be excited when they finalize it all.
8. What spec did you level with?
Resto/Ele.
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Very much so.
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
I haven't played enough to tell where they're "supposed" to be in the DPS hierarchy but I am satisfied with where I am at the moment. And watching all the fun shapes Chain Heal makes is just too fun for it to be underpowered!
Post by
Santillan
1. What level is your shaman?
80
2. What spec is your shaman?
Elemental
3. Why did you pick your spec?
Back when WoW came out, I just loved Chain Lightning. It looked really cool.
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
Yep. I made a Druid right after, but at that time they were even worse than Shammies, and decided for the Shaman.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
See 3.
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
Grounding Totem. I love my utility totems a lot, and I hate my buff totems to death.
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
Nope. I see the Elemental tree and only Lava Surge seems to help Elemental in any way. We are still Flame Shocking, tossing LV and LB with the occasional Unleash. All the other casters seem to be much more interactive now (Shadow is the only spec with passive talents like Elemental, but it has a more interesting rotation in itself.)
8. What spec did you level with?
Enhancement to 60. When TBC came out, I was already Elemental.
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Nope. PVE is too dull. PVP is more interesting, but I always feel there are some pretty obvious changes that should be done yet never take place... for example, the "Shield Totem" that Stoneclaw provides with a glyph could be a great addition as a baseline spell, maybe Water based.
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
Their power is alright, their mechanics are not.
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Sabni
1. What level is your shaman?
2. What spec is your shaman?
3. Why did you pick your spec?
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
8. What spec did you level with?
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
1. 80
2. Elemental
3. I enjoy casters
4. No, a priest was my first character
5. I previously played a shaman during Burning Crusade, and immensely enjoyed the class.
6. Chain Lightning
7. Yes
8. Enhance until ~60, then Elemental
9. Yes
10. I haven't played Enhance at 80, but I feel Elemental and Resto are basically just right in both pvp and pve.
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Nipah
1. What level is your shaman?
2. What spec is your shaman?
3. Why did you pick your spec?
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
8. What spec did you level with?
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
1. 2 of them, both 80.
2. Enhancement/Resto and Resto/Elemental.
3. I like to punch things in the face... and I wanted to try my hand at healing again.
4. Nope, it was my 4th. Warlock > Hunter > Warrior > Shaman.
5. Unbreakable.
6. Ghost Wolf + /dance
7. Yeah, it looks to mix it up nicely.
8. Enhancement for both.
9. I've been satisfied with Shaman through all the ups and downs, and now is no exception.
10. Just right. Though I'm not sure about PvP... I stopped after the ladder rankings went away.
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Post by
dreadneck
1. What level is your shaman?
80
2. What spec is your shaman?
Resto/elem
3. Why did you pick your spec?
Healers
used
to be short supply. And elem offspec because I could use some of my resto gear.
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
Sure was.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
Random honestly.
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
this is a HARD one. But, lava burst for elem, and Earthshield for resto. (there's something awesome about casting a 650mana shield that heals passively for about 8 lesser healing waves)
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
new spell I'm SUPER excited about, talents I'm still iffy on.
8. What spec did you level with?
resto until Outlands. elem from there.
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Resto: I wouldn't have it any other way. Healing as a shaman is highly entertaining and rewarding. Elem: a little bit too much spaming LB. But, Lava surge
might
fix that.
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
Resto: Shamans are just right. (if I might say so myself:) if played correctly, resto shamans might even be a bit on the OP side. Elem: Underpowered. A elem shaman can do everything right, and never compete with a mage/warlock/ and even shadow priests.
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Post by
Tenshigure
1. What level is your shaman?
80
2. What spec is your shaman?
Resto / Enhance
3. Why did you pick your spec?
We were short healers one night, so I switched over and haven't looked back.
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
No; I have a Prot Pally from Vanilla.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
Draenei were the only ones who could be Shaman when BC came out.
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
Feral Spirits. Gotta love those puppies!
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
Yes and no. Hoping to see more variety in my healing to be honest!
8. What spec did you level with?
Enhance 1-30, Elemental 30 - 60, Enhance 60 - 80
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
I've always loved playing the support classes in games, so this fits perfectly with my kind of playstyle.
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
We still have some several issues with keeping up with abilities vs other classes, but I'd say we're just slightly below just right.
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Post by
levalexi
1. What level is your shaman?
8-
2. What spec is your shaman?
ele/resto
3. Why did you pick your spec?
needed something for spamming heroics and my leveling spec
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
hunter >.>
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
it was 3 am >.<
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
lava burst
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
havent even looked
8. What spec did you level with? ele to 40, enhance to 74 ele to 80
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
meh
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
ele is op in pvp
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