I was an extreme “Enhancement Shaman” player, I enjoyed playing it with great pleasure and I heard the same complaints from people around me and from players I didn’t know.
Even though Enhancement Shaman is a MELEE class, his skills have always been bad, why do we have to play only with the lava lash build?!, why does “Stormstrike” damage have to be so low? Instead of a game style that buffs the skill, enchants and hits, do we constantly play chain lightning or lightning bolt? We are not ELEMENTAL SHAMAN… We want to play Melee… Why can’t we buff the skills and hit them, but we always play chain or lighting bolt… You have gone too far outside the Enhancement Spec… We are waiting for you to fix this. We want to play ENHA SHAMAN, NOT ELEMENTAL! Please DO NECESSARY. THANK YOU AND WISH YOU SUCCESS…
Personally, i like the idea of using elemental spells as meaty part of damage profile.
I would also like the shocks to be shocking mind the pun.
But i agree that they have become spammed abilities. But that is true for all classes. Retribution for example uses it’s finisher just as much as builders which feels kinda boring for me. Takes the fun away from finishers.
Lightning bolt - primordial wave - lightning bolt on a running target feels amazing imo.
Enhancement is a melee class. Enhancement is a melee elemental warrior. Without being in melee range you cannot get maelstrom. The fact that the spender is lightning bolt which sucks as visual is a thing. Aside of that Tempest is what saves the day.
Stormbringer is viable gameplay wise. You just neglect ice strike and lava lash and enjoy the game released from button bloat torture.
Totemic on the other hand focuses on lava lash so you can consider that as the most melee shaman spec but its horrible to play in the current state. They should find a formula… They are getting paid for that.