Raidboxers, why shamans?

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Well I played enough EQ to know that you must have at least one tank. I did the bounce agro with 4 wizards years ago before most anyone else did and although its possible to get the mob to run from one guy to the other, having a tank is way better.

My setup is designed to allow me FULL control of ONE character, meaning I can play the tank just as good as a single person playing the tank. Of course all my other guys are limited to simple macros as a result (during boss mob type situations). So Shaman was the choice for their "auto target" heals and dps.

If I had a cleric that had auto heal the lowest HP person in 30 yards in EQ I would almost never die. That chain heal is so OP for boxers. And they do dps (BOTH Instant and high effeciency), have rez, mana regen spells (like chanter in EQ), and totem... I mean lol .... And with taruns I have stomp AND thunderstorm LOLLOLOLOL

There is nothing wrong with variety, my EQ crowd is many different classes, but Shaman in WoW just does basically everything (cept CC) you really need, sure others might do it better but with 26 toons simplicity is a good thing.

Shaman dps is what 75 percent of the best dps class? Shaman heal is what 75 percent of the best class? Why not take shaman, and ONE tank.

Excellent Sam. Great information and I must commend you on your Everquest (EQ) knowledge and loyalty to that game. Stay with it, get to level 85 in the latest EQ expansion and your World of Warcraft (WoW) characters will fall even farther behind.