What will be your new level 70 spec if...

[defactoman]

What will be your new level 70 spec if the new talents come out significantly ahead of the expansion so that you have to actually play with them.

For my feral druid pvp I was thinking
http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?talent=0ZxGMcfbdi0RAuZ0Ecz

and for my shammies pvp
http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?talent=hEc0qfd0tbxZZq0xu0xo

[Naysayer]

I really doubt they'll release them before beta like they did with TBC. They have arena to worry about now, and I doubt they'll want it to get all wacky and have nerf cries all over the boards because some classes are OP in arena with the new trees.

[Tasty]

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Dunno if you've seen that yet or not Nay.

[Naysayer]

Whoa, I had not seen that, thanks. It's going to get a bit crazy but oh well, fun, fun, fun.

Definitely something like this. Can't see playing a NS build with only 61 points. Thunderstorm all the way.
http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?talent=hihVqfd0tMeRtMhM

Not to mention Ghostwolf breaking snares.

[xtobbenx]

In the last patch before expansion they will end s4 and add the new talents trees. So we will have some weeks of testing them out. Is what i heared. they will also autobaticly remove all arena point when you hit lvl 71, I'm not sure about honor yet.

[merujo]

Gotta start thinking about Thunderstorm for shammies, because that will be ur best weapon against those super melee classes Even better if ur boxing because u can keep them of u for some time, and perhaps, while in mid air, u can get used to LB+CL them, instead of having a NS. Im yet to see how will things work out with thunderstorm, because NS is a great tool, but from what i've seen from melee classes talents..u really gonna need that last point in elemental.

It's still very early, but my guess is, either ele shaman will be op for some time, or the melee classes will totally crush casters (for them to have such anti melee spells)

anyways, u really gotta spec thunderstorm! im gonna spec it :P

[Alemi]

Not to mention Ghostwolf breaking snares.

Ghost wolf will only break snares if you spec 40+ points into enhancement.

This would be my choice for a spec - and when WOTLK comes up dumping 10 pts into resto to get Tidal Mastery (the replacement for Totemic Mastery since the base range of totems is now 30 yrds) and moving 3 points from Unrelenting Storm into Call of Flame.

http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?talent=hEc0qsdttGest

On my main, the other 4 shaman I use will get Imp Fire Totems, since it was confirmed that totem buff stacking is bugged on beta. So there's little point in specing all of them for ToW anymore. Same with Wrath of Air, and Windfury. With the changes to Flametongue, Lava Flows will want to be maxed since that will be the ele weapon buff of choice.

With the adds to the warrior and ret pally tree, thunderstorm will almost be a necessity to get them off of you. Mortal Strike is becoming more like a judgement so it can be refreshed by melee swings, fury warriors can wield a 2 hander + shield so mutliwarrior cleave teams are going to suck a lot, 6-7k judgements are pretty common on beta atm, kitty form shadowstep with built in crip and mind numbing poisons and beserk with mangle costing 50% energy and hitting 3 targets, and sub rogues are going to be an even bigger pita to kill now with Wrongfully Accused and Shadow Dance.? Melee teams are going to suck for boxers now - worse than caster teams imho.

I'm just thankful that they adjusted Maelstrom Weapons so that enhancement shamans couldn't get an instant chain lightning every 6 seconds.

[merujo]

Thats the tree im LF. Instead of 1/3 Ele Precision im going 2/2 Imp Fire Nova, cause i have Draenei's. Thats all.

[Naysayer]

The wowhead talent calc says it's updated, but it differs from the official wow site calculator. Which is correct? Did they nerf Arcane Barrage to hell or what?

[Tasty]

FOUR LIVING BOMBS IS WHERE ITS AT!


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