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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Sad but True

(Note: I wrote this article a few weeks ago but somehow it didn't post so i'm reposting) So I play a troll hunter over on Aerie Peak US, and i play BM, but my main alt is a troll Enhancement Shaman, just ding 65 yesterday btw, and sadly I've come to the sad conclusion that they are unfortunately fairly boring to play. Why? Don't get me wrong BM is hands down still my favorite hunter spec and I only play Enh on my shaman, his off-spec is ehn off-heal. The main reason is that they both have fairly boring rotations. For my hunter it's Serpent Sting, Arcane Shot, Aimed/Multi-Shot, Steady Shot, Steady Shot, Arcane Shot, etc. Most time running dailies i just Serpent Sting, Steady Shot, Steady shot. For my Shaman it Stormstrike, Earth Shock, Lava Lash, Auto-Attack, popping Lesser Healing Waves or Lightning Bolts when Maelstrom Weapon is up. For the most part it means just sitting there mashing the same a few boring buttons the whole time. For BM this is in part because the focus is more on the pet than the hunter. I've played both MM and SV and in truth i have more fun playing either of this, because their more active. With MM you have a couple more shots, and after Serpent Sting, Arcane Shot, Aimed Shot, Chimera Shot cycle most mobs hit the dirt, without a single attack from the pet. SV has Lock n Load making time your Explosive shot, plus monitoring Black Arrow and Serpent Sting Dots, and CC with Wyvern Sting and Freezing Arrow. For my Shaman i ran an elemental off-spec for a while, but i never got to the point where i got into the dynamics of the rotation, but rotation between Flame and Frost Shocks added a lot more diversity, and I would assume that Lava Burst would add even more to it. In my opinion there should be a melee, non-talented, ability for Shamans. Shamans are described as Hybrid with melee healing and spell dps abilities, but standard the closest thing we have to a melee attack is earth shock. Now for druids their are melee, spell and healing abilities available un-talented, and paladins have tanking and healing and offensive abilities without talents, so why doesn't this apply to shamans? Just one ability would help leveling and liven up the shaman rotation a bit. A main-hand attack that would be usable with a shield or a staff as well as dual wielding, (could even revive shaman tanking or two-hand dps). It could also have and effect based on the enchant on it even if it's just damage type. It would not only improve DPS and rotation but it could be a great support ability for the caster shaman. As for BM the Primal Shot idea I posted previously would serve the same basic purpose as the Shaman ability, in it adds to the rotation some complexity, with the buff proc.
(Note: Playing with the code on this post so sorrow for all the links if it made it difficult to read)

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