5x Shaman = 5x DPS
Mixed group = 1x tank, 1x healer, 3x DPS
With mixed groups things just die much slower. 5x Shaman do not need any finesse, they just brute force blow shit up. My mixed group had 3 cloth, 1 leather and 1 plate, cloth dies *extremely* easily.
Yeah, I prefer the finess over the brute force. More my style of gameplay. As for cloth vs leather vs, mail vs. plate. I wanted to have at least one of each so that while I was instancing , at least most drops would not go to waste. Not to say I don't disenchant a ton of shit, but the only thing I "Can't" use is caster mail. Everything else at least can be put to use by my guys.
I run a 70 prot pally and 70 holy priest combo (and am currently leveling a druid and mage for kicks). With proper macro setup (I agree 100% about it being very important to get the macros just right), I can dual tank/heal for any non-heroic instances with my guildies (who are very casual players and are almost all DPS classes).
I've seen folks with multiple identical toons, but that was never for me... glad to hear I'm not the only one :)
I have 1xpally, 2xmage,1xLock,1xpriest - all 70s and am really really pissed off that I wasted so much time on this team. I now run 1xPally (70),4xshaman (62) - not having to micromanage actually makes instances fun again - 4xdps and 5xheals is just too powerful, I took my 62 shammies to ramps last night with my 70 pally just taking a back seat, cleared the instance no probs. I'll keep my lock for PvP, but the mages and priest? no idea what to do with them now.
My original goals were to use Multiboxing to level up 5 different classes so that I could do a little bit of casual raiding and single play with friends when the expac hits. I enjoy the micro management and view it as a challenge rather than an annoyance. I can see that I may have trouble moving back to playing a single toon. Thats a sentiment that I've seen expressed often on these forums. I'm wondering what the reception of a pug group will be for going something like 3 of my DPS and 2 pug slots for an instance. Will be interesting.
So far I can't down Nazan. Really frustrates me but the fight mechanic works against me in some ways, along with my semi-poor micro management skills.
I found when raiding in my guild, that even as a last resort, a judgment of wisdom and a wand in a finger wiggler's hand is a great way to get mana back, and still do damage.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'lacitpo',index.php?page=Thread&postID=130746#post 130746
I have a laundry list of things I need to get buttons assigned to.
-Wanding when OOM.
-My 3 Oh-shit buttons (Divine Intervention, Rebirth, Soulstone)
-Barkskin, Self Heal, Bear Form when my druid gets super agro.
I've been getting by well without them, or frantically switching screens up till now but I would do better if I instituted them. Been almost a full week since I've used my group. Tuesday was a nightmare with patchday so I've been waiting for addons insanity to die down before I go through the nonsense of updating my ui and learning how to use all my new abilities. I'm also lost on how to big button my hunters DPS.
My team don't oom :D BoW + mana spring + Replenishment ftw.
After the patch I'm kicking so much ass with my team, it's just insane! Synergy ftw!
My multiboxing goal was first to level up one character of each class to solo raid and PvP with. I thought a mixed team would be a pain to play, but it worked out far better than I had feared.
At the moment I play a paladin (protection), warrior (arms), paladin (retribution), mage (fire) and shaman (restoration) team. Five different classes (OK then, four different classes but five different specs) with two melee DPS isn't the easiest group composition, but it's perfectly doable once you've got the hang of it.
The group is level 65-68 now. I have cleared all instances up to Mana Tombs where I still wipe on the last boss. A warrior with bladestorm, a paladin with divine storm and a windfury totem really is the shit! And repentance is a great CC spell (even better than polymorph since it's an instant cast and has a longer duration for PvE).
I also have a warlock, another mage, a feral druid and a rogue that I sometimes throw into the mix, but they have fallen behind level-wise (they are only level 60-61).
Just to update. Never went back to do NAzan. Currently 64/65 and thinking about doing it just for the hell of it.
Slave Pens cleared, Underbog Cleared, Mana-Tombs cleared. All without problems which is pretty nice. Pre-patch goodies have been a huge help.