Quote Originally Posted by Blubber View Post
I agree that the DPS is a bad way to look at it, especially at lower then max level. I probably should've phrased the OP differently. The point is, I would like to have a more diverse group (as noted in the OP), and am looking for advice on which classes to pick.
That's the point I was trying to make: a diverse group is a genuine reason. Hell, even if you had a dumb reason it is still up to you.

Quote Originally Posted by Blubber View Post
I'm not drawing conclusions on any bogus data, the data is real, it's just irrelevant, no reason to get so worked up about.
Correct, irrelevant is a better way to describe it. Just wanted to make sure that you were not going to go through the trouble of re-levelling while 1 level later you 'd notice a massive improvement in their dps. Might come accross like that, but was far from worked up, just wanted to help you (since I happen to know a thing or 2 about ele shamans).