My experience with shaman on the PTR.

[Shodokan]

In relentless gear, not gemmed, and some random off pieces (not pvp, some green)

I'm critting for the following

Normal attacks
Lightning bolt: 14k
Lava burst: 17k
Chain lightning: 11k
Earth shock (the shock itself): 7k
Flumination: 22k
Earthquake tick: 4k


Overload attacks
Lightning bolt: 10,000
Lava burst: 13k
Chain lightning: 8k


I've had some decent experiences with the lava burst coming back after 1-2 lightning bolt

Just figured i would report.

[neux]

nothing been done to numbers whatsoever, tomorrow they can be double or even half of it.
You should know that better then anyone =)

[Shodokan]

nothing been done to numbers whatsoever, tomorrow they can be double or even half of it.
You should know that better then anyone =)

They've been pretty consistent on beta at 80 as well, very similar. I know that some classes have been tuned better than others (shaman have had a lot of time spent on them) and some classes such as ret need their PVE dps looked at. But shaman have barely changed throughout the cata beta which is over a month and a half old now. They were basically the same even in alpha. I just checked to see if the numbers were close to the same on the PTR. And they are... not like they are THAT far away from what they are on live right now anyway, maybe for the gear set i have... but as we know the stat changes well...changed the game.

[Boylston]

Fulmination looks like something that you can charge up for a bit in a BG and then unleash to absolutely dominate someone.

As much as I am currently loving boomkins and am excited about some of the Cata druid possibilities... I keep looking at the shaman changes and feeling like they're going to once again be one of the best MBing teams!

[Fat Tire]

Fulmination is amazing. plain and simple. Just fricken fantastic.

I got a 38k,40 and boom 42k earth shock. I have seen screenshots of 48k+

Now even if its towned down I believe it will stay pretty high like this since it takes a little bit to build up.



I dont like earthquake that much since they dropped the knockdown by half. To me its not worth a 31 point talent atm. Along with 30% GW instead of 40% but owell

I like Sprirt walkers grace so much, its so cool being able to move and cast.

[Mosg2]

I stopped leveling my Druids and went back to my Shaman after seeing some of the beta videos and reading some beta personal accounts. I think Shaman are going to be, without question, the best boxing setup in Cata.

The only "random" thing added to their DPS is that Lava Burst can randomly reset. Compared to many of the other classes' catches that were added to randomize their DPS rotations a bit this is cake to deal with.

[tanknspanker]

Fulmination is amazing. plain and simple. Just fricken fantastic.

I got a 38k,40 and boom 42k earth shock. I have seen screenshots of 48k+

Now even if its towned down I believe it will stay pretty high like this since it takes a little bit to build up.



I dont like earthquake that much since they dropped the knockdown by half. To me its not worth a 31 point talent atm. Along with 30% GW instead of 40% but owell

I like Sprirt walkers grace so much, its so cool being able to move and cast.

well, howmuch hp you would need in pvp to survive a bit ?
greetingz
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[Kruschpakx4]

the damage is srsly high enough to oneshot someone with four shamans, I wont spec lava surge for multiboxing and for arenas also no points in feedback
hopefully shaman doesnt change now, I cant get really better atm

[Shodokan]

the damage is srsly high enough to oneshot someone with four shamans, I wont spec lava surge for multiboxing and for arenas also no points in feedback
hopefully shaman doesnt change now, I cant get really better atm

You wont use lava surge? You already use a g15 and stuff to macro... just use isboxer or something to press your lava burst before your other skill every time to maximize dps.

[Alemi]

You wont use lava surge? You already use a g15 and stuff to macro... just use isboxer or something to press your lava burst before your other skill every time to maximize dps.

For arena and PVP, I wouldn't want lava bursts to not hit all at once.

Feedback, however, I'm still on the fence about. With the 100% 1 second reduction across the whole team, and with the EM glyph, it might actually prove useful.