performanace of Ele shaman in 4.2?

[death]

1130 Rating before i quit for the night, i think if i lose 2-3 games in a row ill quit it for a while from now on

[Nikita]

I almost never play offensive, I place totems down and wait for their opening! I use spiritwalkers grace for when I hard switch to a healer which has used his defensive CDs. I usualy purge buffs from my kill targets when they open, then I try to do a perfect hex before using CDs to finish em off

[Alemi]

ive been losing a few games, reached 1504 though, dropped from 1200 to 1135 in 3v3 though (3 ele), can you tell me your playstyle in 5v5 do you place totems then wait for them to come to you, or totem, spirit walker's grace and nuke one down

For me, it depends on the map and the team I'm playing. Back in BC/WOTLK, the general strategy was to drop totems and wait for them to come to you. Mostly, due to tremor totems and so we could prevent getting sapped. I've gotten so used to this strategy that, for the most part, I stick with it.

The only map I usually rush on/go really offensive is Ring of Valor. Mount, run in, immediately purge someone to get in combat (prevents sap) and then nuke to my hearts content. Ruins of Lord depends on how fast the other team makes it to the center ruin, if I can get around it before they can, then I'll go offensive. Nagrand is just LOS city, so it's almost always a park and wait. Sewers BEM is the same (getting a kill anywhere but on the bridge/center of the platform makes it way too easy for them to get a rezz off).

That said, I'm used to the waiting game. I like to make them fight me on my terms even though it allows them to get a bit of control on me at the start.

Edit: Keep in mind I'm 5 boxing too unlike you two so I have to really play cautiously.

[death]

For me, it depends on the map and the team I'm playing. Back in BC/WOTLK, the general strategy was to drop totems and wait for them to come to you. Mostly, due to tremor totems and so we could prevent getting sapped. I've gotten so used to this strategy that, for the most part, I stick with it.

The only map I usually rush on/go really offensive is Ring of Valor. Mount, run in, immediately purge someone to get in combat (prevents sap) and then nuke to my hearts content. Ruins of Lord depends on how fast the other team makes it to the center ruin, if I can get around it before they can, then I'll go offensive. Nagrand is just LOS city, so it's almost always a park and wait. Sewers BEM is the same (getting a kill anywhere but on the bridge/center of the platform makes it way too easy for them to get a rezz off).

That said, I'm used to the waiting game. I like to make them fight me on my terms even though it allows them to get a bit of control on me at the start.

Edit: Keep in mind I'm 5 boxing too unlike you two so I have to really play cautiously.

i can relate to that (in 3s) i do w/o a healer, currently getting my rating back to 1200 after a losing streak last nite, damn pally healers/rogues

[Littleburst]

Guys, could you tell me what you generally crit for with Lvb/LB/fulmination? I always thought it was nerfed really hard, untill i got a 24k Lvb on me from a full vicious shaman while I was wearing 4k resilience. You guys get the same numbers aswell when you pop trinket?

[Alemi]

Guys, could you tell me what you generally crit for with Lvb/LB/fulmination? I always thought it was nerfed really hard, untill i got a 24k Lvb on me from a full vicious shaman while I was wearing 4k resilience. You guys get the same numbers aswell when you pop trinket?

Sounds about right for me... I got a 48k crit yesterday w/out UE on a no resilience target.

[death]

seen as low as (LvB) 24K seen as high as 42/52k. (fulm) 46k crit

[zenga]

Guys, could you tell me what you generally crit for with Lvb/LB/fulmination? I always thought it was nerfed really hard, untill i got a 24k Lvb on me from a full vicious shaman while I was wearing 4k resilience. You guys get the same numbers aswell when you pop trinket?

On a non resilience target ...



This was within a 4 seconds time frame, all procs up with double dps trinket and 15k spellpower. My LvB generally crits for 30k on full resilience.

Oh and btw, i just read this ...

Shaman (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)

• Shamanism (Elemental passive) now causes Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells to gain an additional 32% benefit from the shaman’s spell power, up from 20%.

[Alemi]

Shaman (Forums / Talent Calculator / Skills/Talents)

• Shamanism (Elemental passive) now causes Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells to gain an additional 32% benefit from the shaman’s spell power, up from 20%.

Nerf to Moonwell Chalice is huge though, but it'll allow us to have a on use trinket back to back.

[Fat Tire]

nvm ; I