Im talking about shaman dps. I like the idea of the class, melee + elementals or ranged. I know totems are most important but i heard shaman in terms of dps is way too bad and nobody takes more than one shaman in raids for example.
So i would like to ask is it worth playing this toon anyways, i like doing dps with good rotations and stuff, i like practicing, i just want to know that will i be able to receive invite if i hit 60 for end game dungeons and raids? Thanks.
My suggestion is to just go out there and do it. Donât over think the process, just enjoy yourself.
Youâre not going to like the answers to your question from a min max perspective.
If you have to ask these questions, it means you have no idea how to play the game. So it would be better for you to chose a different class. One without pets or totems. Otherwise you will just kill a whole group of people. So TLDR: roll something else if this is the depth of your wow knowledge. BTW did not meant to be disrespectful just honest.
Szechuan sweet sour honesty is warming my heart. I agree!
Furthermore shaman dps is not something easy. You really have to manage your mana and often youâll be doing less dps than other classes.
You can never do something wrong being a mage though
Nope, not only is it the hardest to get to 60, no one is taking you as DPS on HC.
Rly no one takes shamans as dps? Thats sad, its one of the funner classes in classic, i thought shamans were considered pretty strong dps wise in early game due to the lack of gear dependency running thick
I knew pets cause this, didnt know totems can how bad does ur placements need to be to manage that 
Shaman is a support class and taking you as a dps would be a wasted group slot.
If you can heal, you will heal. That is how Classic works; with the exception of druids that can also tank.
Disclaimer, all âdruid DPSâ should be laughed at.
My logic in may 2005. So I had chosen Warrior as I had this D&D stereotype that warriors is the most streamlined class and easy to play and level. Boy I was wrong.
After trying all classes I settled on a druid. I was oblivious to the meta, because meta didnât existed back then if form it exists in end game today. However HC is more of a leveling experience that raiding, sure it adds tension and vivid emotions that you character can die for good, but with Petriflask and Alt+F4 combo any potential wipe situation can be avoided.
Raids will prefer warriors a lot of them, but as gear dependant class they would see little upgrade due to sheer number of them in raid.
Tbh WoW classic was also never built to require meta. So i dont think its rly wasted. But yeH, given the fact healer / tank roles are in shortage it wouldnt suprise me if people tried to insist.
Shaman is best at everything, even dying.
If something is in shortage and you refuse to do it because you want to right click mobs and press frost shock for the entire dungeon then you are a waste of space and shouldnât be grouped with.
Bit more to it then that.
Feral druid would be completely shifting ur stats off int and spirit. 2 things healing demands. Lol.
And shaman pre 40 would be going enhancement, another class which wouldnt stack alot of int.
Only person who would be a waste of space is someone seriously making the demand another player plays a role they dont like for ur own sake.
Playing hybrids as dps mains in shortage happens on retail every second lol. Id rather someone be upfront about not being able to heal. Then bully someone into the role to then wipe on the dungeon run.
Not everyone has the ability to be a healer. Everyone on the char create screen who decided to be a dps. Chose to be a dps even tho tanks/healers are in short supply.
Forcing everyone to play full dps speccs just so u cant ask wont fix the issue you have, if anything will likely make it worse.
Well, what if I had previously said the following?
Because you know, itâs really hard to save a set of int greens for dungeon running with right? Other wise whatâs the plan, hit 40 and start playing elemental in your str gear?
A âwaste of spaceâ is a druid that sit sin trade chat for 15 minutes looking for a tank and a healer. Keeping his other groupmates waiting because he refuses to do something useful.
Iâm a warrior. I tank. Any druid, shaman, warrior or priest âdpsâ that ask to join my group gets laughed at. Iâll accept people if they describe themselves as a support role. I.E. a backup healer or a backup tank. But anybody messaging me saying âhey I warr dps :)â will be laughed at.
This is Vanilla, not WoTLK.
Lol.
Your attitude is appauling.
Lol waste of space? Any of those people in the group coulda played a healer if they cared that much about the wait.
And groyp mates? U mean random pugs that u cant trust ye, totally theyre satisifcation demands priority. Lol
And no the only people that waste of space is those that have this view. Lol. Its a game, and the fact you think ur say is above their own enjoyment is ridiculous
Ur logic makes no sense.
If i roll a druid and play dps in a âwaste of spaceâ
But if intentionally play a rogue just so u cant ask me ,im suddenly not?. Lol.
You reliese this is what will happen right? Peoppe will just stop creating hybridized classes. Lol
Either way thanks for the prewarning i will be rolling rogue . Id rather not give people a reason to talk to if ur the golden standard of vanilla players
Thought u guys were more laid back then retail players. Obviously very much not the case.
Most start gearing ele from level 40. And swap at 45. Its just 40+ ele starts to creep above enhancement
And yes. With 6slot bags its very hard to carry multiple sets of gear. While foing proffessions. Carrying bombs health pots mana pots and bandages with food and drink
Ur rules are ridiculous. And are broken on a daily bases. It dont matter if its vanilla. If rhe player wants a fast group that bad they play the healer. Dont expect others to do so.
Ur asking players to fulfill roles in pugs which has the highest chances of getting them killed onba HC server if they dont know what theyre doing.
I assure you if i played a healer id kill the group lol. U just csnt be good at something u have 0 ethuasim for lol
Who carries only 6 slot bags past deadmines? you get a 10 slot bag in Darkshire for example, you can easily use some of your wool to get a bag crafted from the people spamming in citys about crafting bags for mats, and also you can keep the second set in your bank as you will most likely make your way past a bank on your way to any dungeon past the level range of deadmines from where you are questing.
And seeing as you dont need to spec into a healing or tanking spec to be able to do any of it until you are in the late game having a few pieces that help you do those roles is just a smart thing (for example every warrior should for their own sake have a shield just to be able to do a shield wall if things go south while doing quests)
The rogue does significantly more damage than the druid âdpsâ as well as bringing stuns, blinds, interupt, (potential) saps and even lock picking. Your druid âdpsâ brings what?
Well itâs a good job that you have a bank in every capital city and every neutral city then isnât it?
Then perhaps they shouldnât have rollâd a healing or tanking class?
Retail players be retail players lol.
Given the fact this has never been a demand on retail players prolly dont assume suddenly you going to.
But this wont solve ur issue anyway
Retail changed the game so that everybody can do everything, that is not the case with Vanilla. If you think you can pick a hybrid class and do nothing but DPS you are playing the wrong game and youâre wasting a group spot.
I donât have an issue. I laugh at âDPSâ hybrids and donât invite them to my groups.
Theres a difference between âonly dpsingâ and igboring abilities and taking a main role. Id rather a dps druid then be killed by a tank druid thats been cornered into a role that over stresses them.
Ofcourse if u have the ability to heal a player yah help the healer out. If u can tank a add to stop the main tank swallowing so much dmg sure go for it.
This is vanilla, thereâs basically no difference. Go bear, hit things, make sure things hit you back.