Interesting thread. However, I think that in the right hands, hex will be a BIG factor at level 80, ESPECIALLY in PvP. If handled with great skill, and in combination with strong AOE in elemental, this has the potential to turn multiple shaman teams into powerhouses in PvP, being able to tackle great numbers of opponents and opening up many opportunities for kiting abuse.



Edit: To summarize the elemental shaman at level 80: A tanking mage with CC, mail, shield, heals, self-res, res, fear immunity, partial spell immunity, aoe slow, aoe knockback, instant-cast travel form. You give up a lot of these strengths to make a multi-class team that is harder to play, but with higer dps output.