Quote Originally Posted by 'Lyonheart',index.php?page=Thread&postID=174498#po st174498
i keep seeing some of you talk about doing it manually. Ok, so how? when your tanking,healing and DPSing? I have tried to do that but there is just no way in hell its better than a castrandom when your having to tank and heal as well. Please explain? I mean I'm all about maximizing my dps, even when boxing. I understand that doing it manually while solo is way better dps, but how do you manage to keep track of everything else while boxing?
Well, I quad-box shamans so for me it's a bit easier.

Just test your dps on a shaman solo, do some solo dps rotations and see what happens. Dunno exactly what your gear is like but I reckon you should be able to reach 2500-3000 single target dps on a dummy at least.

Shaman Elemental DPS just has a complicated DPS rotation(compared to other classes) that require some time and getting used too. A method of how to do it in a tank+heal+dps box would probably be to:

1. /castrandom your tank in a single macro and put it on Q, E and F (as example but whichever bind you like)
2. Control your healer with 1234
3. Set you shaman up as
F) Flame Shock
Q) Lightning Bolt
E) Lava Burst
Shift-E) Chain Lightning
Shift-F) Magma Totem

Learn the rotation F->E->Q+Q+Q+(Q)->F->E->Q+Q+Q+Q->F and fit your other characters in on that button rotation to function as best they can. The main thing is, most other classes can be put on one or two buttons without losing much effectiveness, unlike shamans.