You guys are missing the point. I didn't want to test what it was like to fight an active kiting druid. He was simulating an average high armor target.... basically playing a training dummy with resilience that can heal itself. It could have been a dps warrior, ret pally, whatever. The point is against non cloth/leather targets, the dmg was low.
Purging and shocking? In a real arena match I would have focus assigned shocks and blah blah blah yes I am crazy good with macros and control... thats not the point. I let him heal, because it roughly simulates the amount of healing he would receive in a 5v5 match with the 2nd healer spamming him. Argue that if desired, but its the reality against a good 5v5 team. You won't successfully micromanage shocking every heal... not if you want to dps.
The point is, these guys are taking longer to dps someone down than other 4 dps comps I've been testing. The fact they are rootable, nonstealth, and have no MS means they have little to offer other than dps and hex... which is pretty much useless in 5v5 anyway. I have also come to realize the basic idea of enhancement shaman 4box arena is a bit flawed anyway, why? Enhancement shamans fit the same role as elemental shamans, ie. 4dps, no MS, poor cc etc. Enhancement doesn't bring any real tricks to the table that elemental doesn't already provide. So whats my point? High end arena healers vs. potential burst. The fellow top rated ele boxers and I will agree, that if we have trouble dropping a target with an instant 65-70k spell damage burst(not mitigated by armor) because enemy healers are so reactive and quick.... what makes us think we could drop a target from melee range with a max burst/second of maybe ~30k(resilience AND armor mitigated) ?? Exactly.
Also, I've been playing them in WSG to test open pvp... and they just get destroyed compared to my rogues or probably even pallies.... altho I have not been impressed with ret pallies either.
fyi, since 4 days ago my rogues on live are lvl 50 no RAF. This gives you an idea where I think the power is at.
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