Why can't we use Two Handers?

[Àhtuno-grim-batol]

I’ve stopped playing since WoD, I came back for the end of Legion but didn’t really play that much. With a new expansion on the horizon I thought i’d do the same thing in Legion and come back for a bit.

I logged into my Shaman and noticed something. I was in the transmog screen and saw the option for two handed maces and axes. I quickly threw off my Legion artifact weapon and crafted the two handed heirloom hammer to see if they had finally added in two handed functionality.

To my surprise however, I could basically only autoattack. Most of my important skills required and off hand weapon and my dreams of swinging around an elemental warhammer were quickly destroyed.

What’s the point in even letting us equip them? Do you just enjoy teasing us?

[Vantill-chamber-of-aspects (Vantill)]

It’s because they work on the other two specs. Both resto and elemental can use staves, two handed maces and two handed axes (ofc most maces and axes dont have intelligence, but you can mog a staff into axe/mace).

Enhancement is dual wield only like you said. But people have been asking for 2 handers since legion so who knows, maybe blizz will change it eventually.

[Shari-draenor]

Its sad but true, 2h enh was always viable before they pigeonholed us down to dualwield.

Same for forst Dk i guess, shards of frostmourne… and 1h doomhammer with what, another doomhammer offhand? Legion really ruined those weapons, shame.

I always prefered 2h weapons myself for looks and I love sulfuras. Ah right cant even use that in timewalking even though in classic Shammies are using it now.

Pisses me off cus its just a whole build pruned away, the ability to wield 2h is the only reminder of that. Trash talent trees nowadays, only making u choose between spells that used to be baseline pff.

Not to mention the totems, starting to wonder whether I still pass as Shaman. Dont feel like one anyway. I miss having choice and different builds, hybrid builds.

I once like u tried equiping 2h trying every attack possible, 2h spec is doesnt exist anymore. Only thing u can do is equip 2h, all enh spells are designed for dualwield and the rest is missing.

All of that was at 8.0 though, nothing at all changed ever since for all I know. Enh just got a 3% dmg increase well yay. Srry for messy post Im on my phone.

Ive seen literally 0 enh shamans this exp, maybe 1. Same for shadow priest. But enh dps should be okay, its supposed to be fine. Doesnt really stand out, ele prolly the better dps rn.

Ohhh they wouldnt tease us, they dont care enough to. Never have, dont even care enough to finish our builds. You should read the document of our prominent Shaman theorycrafter, how he rage quit cus all efforts and feedback fell on deaf ears. Dunno what happened after. interesting Read;

https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/2429594-Slanderman-A-top-Shaman-theorycrafter-moderater-of-Earthshrine-Has-Quit-WoW

[Maelstrome-aerie-peak]

Problem with 2H Weapons (+1H Weapons & off-hand frill) is that they’re an inferior choice for Ele/Resto shaman in most content. The defensive buff provided by having a 1H Weapon & Shield simply outweighs them.
An easy way to fix this would be to give Ele/Resto shamans a passive ability that provides defensive stats when these alternatives are equipped equivalent to it’s ilvl as if they were using a shield.
Makes no sense in their current state leaving it as it is.

For Enhancement it may take a bit more work due to weapon speeds and balancing RNG procs i.e. windfury (tbh i’m not sure). But, all they would have to do in essence would be to introduce new animations for 2H weapons when equipped that covers our existing abilities. I don’t see why this can’t be done or has not been approached as a potential solution so far.

If these items drop on our loot tables going all the way back to Classic let us use them. This is without mentioning the transmog options that would become available too if given the opportunity.

[Shari-draenor]

They could even copy paste the old build tbh. Cus the only thing theyve changed about dualwield Enh, is prune some things here and there. Sadly 2h enh was pruned completely. I used to like enh, even if just for lvling. Just lost its old flavour and now it just tastes like nothing.

Personally I liked the high risk, high reward aspect about 2h enh. As well as weapon buffs + water shield, all passives, just mechanics without meaning now. Where as when they were spells, they added on to giving that shaman identity.

I honestly dont understand how devs can be so blind to impact of certain changes in the grand scheme of things. Like, are they so incompetent, that they dont understand human psychology and dynamics. Just too much, incompetence, if I look at class changes over the years. Fingers crossed for SL.