Looking for a little bit of guidance

[blbjtb]

Here is my Problem well Problems..

1. With the Current state of Shaman is 5 Boxing 5 Shamen really a good idea? I hear all this QQing on the Wow fourms saying that Elemental shamen is fun but dont expect to do PVP or PVE cause you will hate yourself.
IS there ANY viability to this? I realize having a dedicated Tank would be a better idea for PVE and a dedicated Healer for PVP but Just with what im throwing out right now how is this gonna work?

On Paper It sounds GREAT 5 insta crits followed by 5 Flame shocks with 5 Lava bursts I mean Not much is gonna be moving after that Pitch..

2. Would 5 Druids be better?

(I Really like the Idea of 5 of the same character and thus far I have been having a blast)

I mean I see what people are saying on the Wow fourms but then I remind myself that they arent playing 5 of the same characters.

So If I could get some Advice from the Mutli Boxer Community I would appreciate it

[Suvega]

Before someone can answer these questions you must answer:

What is your goals? PvP? PvE? Both?

[blbjtb]

I would say Both mostly PVP with a splash of PVE Mostly 5 man instances

[Schwarz]

Which are better 5 druids or 5 shaman? Questions like this can't be answered until we get to 80 and see how they are then.

If you are going for pvp what not consider 4 warlock/1 priest or 4 mages/1 priest?

[Vyndree]

I would say Both mostly PVP with a splash of PVE Mostly 5 man instances

As a PvP-oriented multiboxer, you can't get any better defensively than tremor totem + grounding totem. You do not need a tank.

For PvE, you can't get any better offensively than stacking buffs. And many shaman buffs no longer stack with the latest patch. It is up to you to decide whether or not you will consider that a breaking change -- many do, many don't. In any high-end PvE you'll need a tank.

[Multibocks]

Like said before, grounding totems will make shamans superior in PvE. You basically negate any casters damage, however, if someone can MB a DK will sucess and use their anti magic shield... I think that will open up a LOT of combinations of classes. Shamans are great in that they make it easy on you, i.e. Screw up the pull? drop earthbinds and run. Need a tank? Drop an earth elemental. Need more dps? Drop all 5 fire elementals, 5 magmas, etc. We will just see if this is enough come 80, who knows - 5 druids may be the latest and greatest at 80. Guess we will see!

[blbjtb]

Which are better 5 druids or 5 shaman? Questions like this can't be answered until we get to 80 and see how they are then.

If you are going for pvp what not consider 4 warlock/1 priest or 4 mages/1 priest?

4 locks 1 priest I bet would be pretty sick not to mention 4 ice mages. I suppose then its all about dropping someone before they even get the chance to try anything on you.

[blbjtb]

Like said before, grounding totems will make shamans superior in PvE. You basically negate any casters damage, however, if someone can MB a DK will sucess and use their anti magic shield... I think that will open up a LOT of combinations of classes. Shamans are great in that they make it easy on you, i.e. Screw up the pull? drop earthbinds and run. Need a tank? Drop an earth elemental. Need more dps? Drop all 5 fire elementals, 5 magmas, etc. We will just see if this is enough come 80, who knows - 5 druids may be the latest and greatest at 80. Guess we will see!

I think that before I get into the business of Multiboxing a ton of dif chars Ill work on the shaman It seems the be the one that most people do and for good reason heals and really nice DPS we will see Im in this for the long haul and so far so good =)