Quote Originally Posted by 'Ken',index.php?page=Thread&postID=182714#post1827 14
AND shaman, hunter, mage, paladin, druid, priest (lvl 69-80, WotLK)
No wonder things improved for you - you are now running 5 mans with 6 characters (It's either a mistake or you're raiding).

I don't think this should degenerate into my group composition is better than yours.

The pally/shaman combo has been tested and proven by a lot of people, call it flavour of the month effect but it works.
It's easier to macro up when you have 4 of the same class, with the same build. The totems are incredibly useful, and cover many, many situations.
Beign able to reincarnate on 4 and res on 5 is wonderful for wipe recovery when learning new instances.
You have less issues with procs like hot streak, earth and moon etc (not sure what the names are).

Ken's group is well rounded buff wise and he feels it is easier to gear up, although I feel that crafted items shouldn't be discounted in the gearing up process considering the ease with which a team of 5 can farm gold at 80.

There is probably more complexity to macro setup, but once you've got that done it's down to tweaking again. Are the characters in the group performing optimally, who knows.

One thing to consider - a team with 4 shaman may be massively affected by any nerf (but also may be massively improved by an buff to a class). The team of 5 different classes will have less of an impact. (Note: some shaman teams were struggling post wotlk, but excel after the recent damage buff in the patch)

I like the idea of a diverse group - it would give me flexibility should I quit multiboxing to play different classes and fulfill different roles in the guild i'm in.
In reality a lot of folks with the shammy pally combo have other classes anyway.

So to the OP - if you have all the classes you listed at 80 then make two teams and see if you prefer one or the other, as personal preference and fun is greater than everything else.

If you don't then you would be able to have your high level pve fun now (presuming a tank at high level) rather than levelling another team.