Viability of 5 shaman in WoTLK

[Multibocks]

Ok so after playing a little beta and then watching some hi end dungeon streams, I'm kinda worried that we wont be viable anymore for dungeon crawls. For example, I watched bosses that hit for 9k a pop(!!!) and Im sure 5 earth elementals just wont be able to survive long enough for us to win. Anyone else get the feeling our days are numbered?

[Naysayer]

4 shaman, 1 pally if you're worried.


Though, don't be shocked at any numbers you see right now unless you know what a players stats will be that is intended for that encounter is as well. Look at what tanks were preBC and what they are today.

[Multibocks]

I like the 5 shaman setup, however, even if you have say 25k health, you wont last long taking 9k hits. What worries me is if the earth elementals scale with level up to 80.

[Fuzzyboy]

It's beta. None of us know what things will look like. Maybe the bosses will hit for less, maybe the elementals will be able to take more abuse, maybe we will, maybe we won't. With the itemization changes, noone can predict what it will be like.

At the moment 5 shaman can do heroics, but in a gimmicky sort of way instead of the way the content was designed for. I'm not saying one way is more correct than the other, but the only thing we can be fairly sure of is that content will be doable with tank/healer/dps - as for the rest we can just hope for the best :-)

Either way, if you wan't to be on the safe side, level up a druid or paladin while waiting for wotlk.

[Multibocks]

I have a 4 druid team waiting to level up with a DK, but like I said I really enjoy my shaman team.



edit: also these are level 80 dungeons and some current TBC dungeons are still a bitch with new releases of better gear.

[TheBigBB]

Bosses now hit for way too much to handle with a shaman team. The final boss in ramps at level 60-63 will totally annihilate a shaman if you have to tank it for any more than a couple seconds. The shaman end up successful when they outgear instances and then DPS burn things and overwhelm content to the max.

[Multibocks]

Hmm I was thinking maybe thunderstorm on a round robin may make bosses "tankable" if earth elementals suck.

[ilas]

Although, I'm new to multiboxing, I was worried about this too. I was multiboxing 3 shaman to begin with (2 days before RAF, cry). Saw a few 5 boxer shamans in BGs, and decided I want more!. I am currently leveling the following classes for WotLK to leave me alot of options. Now with the next patch reducing the experience fomr 60-70, I'm very happy

Account1: Holy Priest(70), Shaman(70), Pally(59), Hunter(40), Warlock(21) To be gifted: Mage(60), +1 Any Class(Death Knight if I still have RAF after the expansion hits)
Account2: Warrior(70), Shaman(70), Druid(59), Hunter(40), Warlock(21) To be gifted: Priest(60), Mage(60)
Account3: Shaman(70)
Account4: Shaman(59), Hunter(40), Warlock(21)
Account5: Shaman(59), Hunter(40), Warlock(21)
Account6: Hunter(70), Warlock(70), Warrior(70), Rogue(70)

I am pushing hard to level all these guys to 70 before the expansion hits. I will do the math on the gifting after I level all the characters to 60 and then level the characters I want gifted to the minimum level

[Ellay]

I don't forsee any bosses hitting that hard, unless it's unmitigated. I've heard Hunter pets are able to tank heroic trash fine. With Mail armor and a shield, were basically as close as it gets to being a tank without really being one.

On top of that clearing trash is easy with earthbind totem down a line method. 4-5 Earth Ele's + Bloodlust is more than an encounter is designed for, we pretty much overwhelm the encounter with damage.

For reference if we are able to clear the hardest Heroic dungeons currently, we'll be able to glide through normal instances post expansion They aren't going to make this game insanely difficult and our setups are as coordinated as you can get.

[Multibocks]

Wow learn something every day, I didnt even think of doing all my EB totems in a row. /smack