Do not waste your time in the early levels doing balance. You run into mana issues, and their dps is just crap.
I speccd 4x balance druids, I killed stuff faster in cat form with a balance spec than by casting balance spells! So yeah, spec feral and save yourself a crapload of time. Meleeing 4 druids is really no issue since 4 cats will rip apart a mob in about 2 seconds.
In case you're wondering the "main" is a warrior in this case.
Can anyone chime in on how the balance gear gets in the later levels? I'm hoping there's alot of balance gear in BC at least.