There's another great thread going on about refining a great melee team comp for Cataclysm. First and foremost, do people feel that melee teams are superior to ranged teams for BG encounters (on the whole)?

I know a lot of us that are running melee teams (esp. DK+4xRet) have also run multi shammies or other ranged teams. If you're actively playing both right now, I'd love your feedback and speculation on what will work best for rated BGs in Cataclysm.

I have my own opinion, but it is admittedly based off an unfair comparison between my nicely geared melee team and my poor old shamans who dinged 80 and then got shelved as I focused on raiding. I'm gearing them up now with arena/honor points, but they are WAY behind and the comparison will be unfair for quite some time.

As a sideline, one thing I will admit is that I've always thought quad-boxing was better than a full five-box setup for the smaller BGs. 4xShamans was always enough for me to take or defend an AB node, and it left more room on the team for other people to cover other areas. I also liked that I could drag a guildie along and queue as a party for some extra fun. (I rarely PvPed with my tank in the mix, just wasn't needed).

Anyhow, ranged or melee for serious rated BGs in Cataclysm?