Are the shamans worth playing? I want to play elemental shaman, but he seems underplayed, and I wonder if he is nerfed or something. What is the difference with fire mages and others casters?
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Are the shamans worth playing? I want to play elemental shaman, but he seems underplayed, and I wonder if he is nerfed or something. What is the difference with fire mages and others casters?
I am gearing one now, and tbh at 325 gear item level i was expecting more than 10k dps, yet thats what I can pull in dungeons.
Feels pretty underwhelming compared to their counterpart, enhancement which can pull up to 45k dps in raids.(with appropriate gear of course).
My assumption is that, in raids, elemental will hardly go over 25k dps overall.
http://i.imgur.com/4F06rC7.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by lanrien
#1 is enhance shaman
#2 is elemental
#3 is elemental
elemental seems to rely on gear so much more. i linked that screenshot because i have been a little busy lately, last 25man i attended. just keep gearing and work on your reflexes. unfortunately a good ele shaman will always fall behind enhance simply because of some major bugs that i listed in my ele shaman guide.
pls 100500 more identical threads on "IS SHAMAN GOOD"
that ui is insane omg how do you even manage to know what you are doinQuote:
Originally Posted by speed
Noticed ur not too far behind as hunter either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Speed
If mark applied its bonus to the dot part of explosive, serpent, etc, you would be top.
Also, what the hell did u do, max i got on my hunter was 31k in surv and 30k in beast mastery.
So obviously I could do more in suvival, yet I'm not entirely sure what im missing.
I do the usual rotation of course. Trinket (1 minCd)>explsove>ss>BA>cobra shot & arcane dump>if proc, explosive>arcane>explosive>cobra>explosive>arcane.
Really weird....
Also, I find the 2p bonus for ele shaman so underwhelming...........
that screenshot was taken by someone else in the guild. i'm speed, #2 on the meter. i personally know nothing about hunters and have no interest in them.Quote:
Originally Posted by lanrien
i also agree that the 2 piece bonus is underwhelming because of bugs affecting fire ele.
The only 2 fights where Enhance could be Elemental are patchwerk type fights - Baleroc and Majordomo. On Beth'tilac, Alys, Shannox and Ragnaros elementals would simply be the best due to their awesome burst damage and mobility. Although our burst damage is currently not what we're supposed to pull.
Indeed, its higher than intended, we're working on it though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firehands
i hope it's about ele shamans ?Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueAo
Its what? O.oQuote:
Originally Posted by BlueAo
It is? WoW i did not expect that at all considering the crap i pull on dummy, guess that gear scales VERY VERY well, only thing that can explain it then.
LOL It's not what i ment. The damage is LOWER than it's supposed to be, because our Fire Elemental Totem is not working >.<Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueAo
could you please be more specific ? in what spec they pull higher damage ?, also - with what ? some stacking modifiers, wrong base damage .. ?Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueAo
Lol the current status of our burst is downright ****ty, a lot lower than intended.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrGreen
JK 100k fulmination, 50k lava burst.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firehands
GG 4400 resil plate wearer.