Hunter or Shaman

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I seriously cannot decide between these 2. Looking for a class to play in all corners of the game.

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BM and Survivial are absolutely trash right now.
Enh isn’t great but it’s still better than either of those.

So really it’s MM or Shaman.

I think Shaman has more flavor than Hunter.

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Both got melee and ranged, but shaman can heal.

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My mate wanted a class that “could do everything”. So much so he levelled a pala. A Druid. Now a priest.

He spent so long wanting to do “everything” he does nothing.

Multi spec classes are over rated. Pick a class and spec you truely enjoy and the game is 100% better. Rolling a class because it can tank/dps/heal “just because” results in months of wasted time. …damn you Aaron!!!

Anyway. Back on topic. Shaman is a great healer both pve and PvP. Really nice ranged dps for both and has an amazing ranged stun that is super annoying as it can’t be dispelled. And enhance (if you go venthyr) is painfully bursty in PvP.

Shamans are great and have a proper old school “wow” feel. Can’t go wrong.

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Hunter is probably better choice, either MM or BM will be always at good spot and MM is quite easy to play and BM is even easier. Can’t tell much about Survival

As for Shaman - Ele is in good spot damage wise but a lot harder to play than MM and their AOE rotation is very clunky and annoying, they are top tier casters in PVP though.
Enh is also in fine spot (as fine as melees can go in this ranged favored meta) and they are in fine spot in PVP as well
Resto is top tier raid/dungeon healers and tier 2 in PVP

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If you don’t play in top 100 arena and rbg teams world wide. Forget tiers.

The current community “meta” is much more of an issue.
This is highlighted by top healers totally rerolling paladins for healing in PvP because right now it’s so broken.

That being said. You will enjoy the game playing what you actually like over a fotm class.

Sadly some groups will just ignore you completely or you will struggle due to the balance issues.

Fix. Make your own groups.

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Or he just enjoy leveling alts.

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I’ve decided that this is the case. Every expat the same. Half way through he’ll decide on one.

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My shaman opinion - go hunter. Shaman is nice to have only as a secondary char, just for the love of this class. Hunter is just more useful, convinient class all around. Shaman is for your soul.

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Always shaman. Hunter players are bad and should feel bad.

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Wow thanks for the replies, I didn’t quite word it well. I’m not after top tier or this weeks fav.

I enjoy both hunter and shaman, the themes of the classes, the images conjured up of them when you think about them.

I guess I’m just trying to bounce things around and see if it helps me decide.

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I wouldn’t go so far as to say that all hunter players are bad, but I certainly am one of the worst - so you’re kind of right :smiley:

And OP, it’s a bit difficult to say which class you should choose, because we all enjoy different playstyles. But I would pick shaman myself. A very versatile class and also fun to play. You can summon totems and elementals, and also turn into a ghost wolf to travel faster. Definitely one of my favorite classes these days.

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Hunter, unless u want healing or the posibility to be a melee or caster dps.

Otherwise, i would choose hunter, rly fun gameplay, safe specs, nice damage.

Shaman brings alot of utility, especialy as a healer.

Enhancement isnt safe spec if u eant to pvp, ele can be top tier.

Ur choice man!

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Beast Mastery Hunter. There is very little it can’t do. Especially if you train up Pandaren Engineering so you can get a Goblin Glider (not the kit, the one that attaches to your cloak).

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