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Poll: 10 questions for those with a shaman
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Xhaosrenac
1. What level is your shaman?
80
2. What spec is your shaman?
In the top 30 restos and top 30 enhancement on my realm.
3. Why did you pick your spec?
Resto for convenience, enhancement because it's fun.
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
Depends on which expansion, in wotlk leveling to 80 went in the order of: priest, paladin, shaman, hunter, death knight, warlock, druid, rogue, warrior
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
Watching shamans gank me by casting lava burst one time.
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
Quite partial to Feral Spirits with 12 stacks of Tenacity.
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
Eh, I'll be going back to my warlock, giving mages heroism? Wtf...
8. What spec did you level with?
Elemental
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Until Cataclysm...yeah...shame it's so gimpy...
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
Resto is great. Enhancement is fairly competitive, but still subpar when you consider the rotation is much harder to maximize than most DPS. Elemental is ridiculously underpowered.
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Post by
Robotusch
1. What level is your shaman?
80
2. What spec is your shaman?
Resto & Enhancement. Neither can really be called main spec, as I switch around depending on the fight.
3. Why did you pick your spec?
Resto for ease of getting into groups, enhancement for the "zomg windfury crit" factor. Plus, I finally had the gear for enhancement.
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
Erh, no. Bear with me, this is complicated: First character was a rogue, followed by a priest, followed by a paladin, followed by a return to the priest (this was all in vanilla). In BC it was a warlock, followed by a return to the previous paladin, followed by a return to the previous priest, followed by a new paladin, followed by various alts of various classes, followed by a shaman, followed by a return to the previous second paladin. Wrath was said second previous paladin, followed by a new shaman, followed by a return to previous second paladin - and now I'm back on the second previous shaman.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
Had a friend who played one at high level during BC, and thought it looked fun. Then rerolled one for good when resto shamans became fotm.
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
Chain heal. So. Many. Numbers. (especially if it crits and throws out some earthliving procs)
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
Not overly excited about having to LB spam to regain mana as resto. Indifferent about the enhancement shaman changes.
8. What spec did you level with?
Enhancement.
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
I think resto is currently spot on. Elemental is too simple these days (ie. keep up flame shock, CL/LvB on CD, spam LB), while enhancement can feel overly complex at times.
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
Resto and Elemental feels slightly overpowered, mainly due to their simplicity. Enhancement can be overpowered with CDs up (but then, who aren't), and it's really easy to lose a good chunk of DPS if you get behind the priority curve.
Post by
BobTheGreat
1. What level is your shaman? 85
2. What spec is your shaman? resto
3. Why did you pick your spec? no shammy healers in the guild
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was? no, warrior
5. What compelled you to make a shaman? no raiding shammys in the guild
6. What is your favorite shaman spell? chain heal
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes? no. RESTO NEEDS A BUFF
8. What spec did you level with? ele until 40, and randoms until 70, and back to ele from 70-85
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle? yes
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right? depends on the spec
Post by
Broshimitsu
What level is your shaman?
Level 85.
What spec is your shaman?
Enhancement
Why did you pick your spec?
I prefer melee over ranged.
Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
No. First character was a Dwarf Hunter.
What compelled you to make a shaman?
Totems.
What is your favorite shaman spell?
Astrall Recall is the first thing that comes to mind.
Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
Not really. I went back to my warrior after I had leveled the shaman to L85.
What spec did you level with?
Enhancement
Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Yes. Although I'm quite frustrated about spending 100% of my mana just to heal myself for 30% of total health.
Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
Haven't played L85 long enough to make a statement. From what I've experienced so far though, they're pretty balanced.
Post by
Teddiursa
1. What level is your shaman?
85
2. What spec is your shaman?
Elemental
3. Why did you pick your spec?
25k crits
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
A druid. Who's still level 24 and hasn't been touched since 2005.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
Can fill three different roles, love the flavor of the class, fun to play.
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
Lava Burst. Boom!
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
My shaman was level 40 before 4.0 so I don't know.
8. What spec did you level with?
Elemental
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Yes
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
Just Right
Post by
mercutiouk
1. Lvl 85
2. Enhance
3. Always rolled melee characters. Came to shaman after a long and tempestuous affair with a rogue
4. Actually a retri pally forced to wear a dress and heal things. Then a rogue.
5. They looked like fun. The mobility of enhance seemed amazing and I like fast melee classes.
6. Maelstrom weapon, tho not technically a spell an instant cast of most other abilities is godly useful. Otherwise ghost wolf. I associate myself strongly as enhance with the animal form.
7. HELL YES.
8. Enhancement and Enhancement PVP.
9. VERY, VERY, VERY much so. I can't speak greatly for the other specs but: I love melee: enhance plays perfectly for me. I HATE healing, but I actually don't mind healing as resto. Yet to get stuck into elemental.
10. At the moment I think we are in a VERY good place (as enhance at least). There are classes doing more, I don't think we are far down the list though. We are a clear danger in PVP, the mobility of enhance and the burst it's capable of when we choose to finally bite down seems to be feared. In PVE i'm happily pushing out huge numbers. Currently in 3 epics with mostly heroic blue otherwise (crappy relic tho) and pushing out around 13k dps 10 man buffed.
Post by
Gnub
1. What level is your shaman?
85.
Gnub @ EU.Turalyon
2. What spec is your shaman?
Elemental
3. Why did you pick your spec?
Had done enough healing and melee'ing in the past, and lightning have always fascinated me a bit.
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
No. Old main used to be a Holy Paladin pre-BC. Draenei Shaman has then later changed to Troll, and now Goblin.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
Wanted to try something new, and caster hybrid/DPS opened up when shaman hit Alliance in BC - so that it was.
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
Not really a spell, but more the concept of overloading. Good stuff. If I had to choose a specific one, it'd probably be Elemental Mastery though. Gotta love it.
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
I was indeed. Spiritwalker's Grace was a much welcomed addition, and Unleash Elements (along with Elemental CC), gave other useful bits.
8. What spec did you level with?
Enhancement until I entered Outlands, and Elemental gear got more attainable.
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Now, yes. A lot of stuff has gotten better since BC, where it was basically only either LB og CL we could use.
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
Juuuuuust right. If anything, I'm overpowered. :D(##RESPBREAK##)8##DELIM##Gnub##DELIM##
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Kyojen
1. 83
2. Resto (mainspec) Enhancement (offspec)
3. Because I prefer melee dps and healing over ranged dps and tanking; however elemental is an enjoyable spec to me as well
4. A very tricky question: Yes and No. A shaman was my first character ever created when I started around 5 years ago. My current shaman, however, was NOT that shaman. I deleted it and made a few alliance characters, then came back to the horde and made a mage before I recreated my shaman. Currently a warrior is my main, and my shaman follows in as my secondary class.
5. For one, they possess all the roles that I enjoy playing (particularly melee dps and healing). Also their style is more preferable to me than other specs; by that I mean controlling the elements.
6. Probably Ghost Wolf, but its hard to say
7. Very: moreso than any other class in cata so far
8. Enhancement
9. Yes
10. Fairly balanced as far as healing goes; haven't tested enough dps-wise to make a fair judgment on that, but they seem fine in all respects
Post by
Amry
1. What level is your shaman?
49. Just got Fulmination, w00t!
2. What spec is your shaman?
Main: Enhancement
Secondary: Elemental
(I know, I know, heals = shorter queue, important in groups, etc. etc. But I just want to stab/fry things)
3. Why did you pick your spec?
Enhancement - the only thing better than stabbing things is to stab it with two weapons at the same time
Elemental - I always have my Darth Vader fantasies
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
My very first WoW character is a Blood Elf Hunter, patch 3.x (yeah yeah, I know, huntard)
The first character that hits 80 is a Human Warlock.
The first character in my current server is a Blood Elf Mage. And the first character in the same server that I'm "serious" about is a Forsaken Shadow Priest.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
I am inspired by the
this thread
, and thought, "hey, what class is uniquely Troll-ish"?
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
Look, I've used the phrase "Darth Vader" with Elemental, right? Did Vader throw around balls of lava around?
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
Never played Shaman without Cata, so no.
8. What spec did you level with?
Enhancement.
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
As Elemental, nope.
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
In dungeons, Shamans will deal delicious amounts of damage.
PvE though... Elemental Shammies could use some method of keeping the enemy off... so far, I am unable to kill a mob of equal level without it being able to land at least one melee hit on me. Not that it hurts or anything, but it sorts of ruins the whole point of being a ranged dps.
Post by
Zatox
1. What level is your shaman? -
85.
2. What spec is your shaman? -
Enhancement.
3. Why did you pick your spec? -
I love melee combat.
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was? -
My first 70 was a hunter back in the days, but then I made a shaman and I've been playing on her since.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman? -
I like the way that you are in touch with the nature, and the different kind of specs available to me.
6. What is your favorite shaman spell? -
LAVA LASH <3
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes? -
30k Lava Lash crits ftw
8. What spec did you level with? -
Enhancement.
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle? -
Yes. I like the number of buttons I have to click, and the damage output.
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right? -
Shamans is just right, in my opinion.
Post by
Nazeka
1. What level is your shaman?
68
2. What spec is your shaman?
Elemental for leveling, resto for fun
3. Why did you pick your spec?
I like how shammies heal, and I like to pew pew.
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
I have waaaay too long a list to name off. My very first was a Rogue back before TBC though.
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
Initially I was rolling horde with a friend, and being a minor fan of street fighter I wanted something I could macro "HADOUKEN!" to for the lulz. (I didn't actually get around to the macro part, ended up rerolling alliance)
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
Earth Shield or Chain Heal
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
Not in Cata levels yet, but enjoying the shammy nonetheless
8. What spec did you level with?
Ele for the actual leveling, Resto for when I want to take a break and heal
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Very much so
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
Just right.
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Meldoron
1. What level is your shaman?
85
2. What spec is your shaman?
enhance baby
3. Why did you pick your spec?
I love the feel and complexity of it over the other 2
4. Was your shaman your first character? If not, what was?
nope, warrior but hes collecting dust at 80 with my other 5 80's >.>
5. What compelled you to make a shaman?
my friend played one, and he told my to try it out
6. What is your favorite shaman spell?
wolves but the old 2h wf proc still has a place in my heart... somewhere
7. Are you excited for the shaman cata changes?
Yep
8. What spec did you level with?
enhance
9. Do you feel satisfied with the shaman playstyle?
Oh, hell yeah!
10. Do you think shamans are overpowered, underpowered, or just right?
by what I have seen in my heroics and bgs... overpowered
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