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Originally Posted by Swishahouse
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I see some comments about Shaman and I'm glad people do realize that. As i'm sure other shaman could say, especially in a raid situation 20 spell gems wouldnt be enough....
We are constantly bombed with tells for all sorts of shit, stat buffs, haste, regen, resists, etc and still are expected not to miss a beat on debuffs or heals to our group as well as maintaining our own cani cycle. You dont see us crying to the friendly neighborhood dead guy for a twitch EVER! On top of all that if you're really on your shit you can do those tasks plus proc your hammer and bash shit at the same time...even offtank some planar trash when needed.
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Bingo!
As a shaman you handle an overwhelming majority of raid buffs and debuffs (malise/slow/weaken). No single caster can understand the mechanics of when to cast a spell on a mob quite like a shaman, whether it be a debuff or DoT, they always know the amount of aggro it will generate and will shave off a few milliseconds depending on who is tanking, what they're casting or what has proc'd on what particular mob. There really is quite a large disparity between a well-played shammy and a lazy one, and the difference is huge.
To go along with the main debuffer, you are also the secondary healer and often manage CC with root and blind (yes, shammies get it too!). If you take initiative to malise/slow mobs waiting to be engaged by the MT then you'll also take a few hits and can quite comfortably and will, on occasion, be called on as the off-tank. To boot, if your raid DPS is great you can get up there and melee while accomplishing all of these things (minus a slow when it's not needed) and only real downtime will be to rebuff the melees once the timer on buffs starts running low.
I know that everyone will claim their class to be the most difficult and most rewarding when played right, but i honestly think that a good monk and a good enchanter are the only two that I find to be more difficult.