10 Man PVE Team: Looking for Feedback on Master Plan

[bradleyb]

I've been playing WoW since beta (yeah, a LONG time now) - and multi-boxing off and on over the years. I've gotten to the point now where I have very specific goals that I want to fulfill:

• Ability to run 10 man raids
• Ability to run 5 man instances using LFD group
• Ability to run 5 man instances with a single class NOT using LFD
• Ability to run 5 man team of single class to complete dailies as easily as possible
• Ability to mix and match/capitalize on buff and debuff synergies (especially for raids)
• Ability to pull in a single Alliance character with stealth that I can find and kill to help with certain tokens
• Ability to cover all professions with one of each gethering type and two of everything else (three of some things)

I also want to make sure:

• I am leveling and maintaining THE ABSOLUTE LEAST NUMBER OF CHARACTERS TO ACCOMPLISH MY GOALS
• I am maximizing the growth and enhancement perks of my personal guild (currently level 7 with 8 bank tabs)

Right now I have 11 accounts that I am collapsing down to 5 - and will reexpand to 10 when all toons are max level and ready to start raiding.

Group composition is set up as:

Account 1:
Protection/Retribution Paladin (Tauren Blacksmith/Jewelcrafter) - Level 90 (Main Tank)
Elemental/Restoration Shaman (Troll Blacksmith/Jewelcrafter) - Level 35 (Heirloom Geared)
Banking Toon (Goblin Mage, Alchemist/Jewelcrafter) - Level 80 (From RAF granted levels)
Alliance Toon (Worgen Rogue, Skinner/Enchanter + Archeology, First Aid, Cooking, and Fishing) - Level 60 (Must be self-sufficient)

Account 2:
Discipline/Shadow Priest (Goblin Alchemist/Tailor + Archeologist) - Level 88 (Main Healer)
Elemental/Restoration Shaman (Troll Alchemist/Tailor + Archeologist) - Level 84

Account 3:
Arcane/Frost Mage (Blood Elf Enchanter/Inscriptionist + First Aid) - Level 87
Elemental/Restoration Shaman (Troll Enchanter/Inscriptionist) - Level 35 (Heirloom Geared)

Account 4:
Destruction/Demonology Warlock (Orc Engineer/Leatherworker + First Aid) - Level 86
Elemental/Restoration Shaman (Troll Engineer/Leatherworker) - Level 88

Account 5:
Balance/Guardian Druid (Tauren Herbalism/Miner + Max Cooking and Max Fishing) - Level 90
Elemental/Enhancement Shaman (Troll Skinner/Tailor + Cooking) - Level 35 (Heirloom Geared)


5 Man Teams Include:
- Paladin (Prot/Tank), Priest (Disc/Healz), Mage (Arcane/DPS), Warlock (Dest/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS)
- Paladin (Prot/Tank), Shaman (Resto/Healz or Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS)
- Shaman (Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS)

Dailies Team Includes:
- Shaman (Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS), Shaman (Ele/DPS)

10-Man Team Planned Will Include:
- Prot Paladin (Main Tank)
- Guardian/Balance Druid (Off-tank/DPS)
- Disc Priest (Main Heals)
- Resto Shaman (Off-Heals/Off-DPS)
- Resto/Elemental Shaman (Off-heals/DPS)
- Elemental Shaman (DPS)
- Elemental Shaman (DPS)
- Elemental Shaman (DPS)
- Arcane Mage (DPS)
- Destruction Warlock (DPS)


*A few key profession notes here:

• The Druid is my gatherer of all herbs and ores (top flight speed, herbing in flight form, faster herbing, quick shift for mining, flying around and looting everything at once)
• The Elemental/Enhancement Shaman with Skinning and Tailoring is to simplify looting when running my pick-up team - and he's my only skinner)
• My profession setup is not ENTIRELY maximized to class/role (though it's close), but I have:
  
  • 1 Herbalist
  • 1 Miner
  • 1 Skinner
  • 3 Alchemists (1 of each specialization)
  • 3 Jewelcrafters (for faster team gem discoveries)
  • 3 Tailors (for larger amounts of cloth, and quicker bags)
  • 2 Blacksmiths
  • 2 Leatherworkers
  • 2 Engineers
  • 2 Enchanters
  • 2 Inscriptionists
  • 1 Main Cook (with a couple of alternates)
  • 1 Main Fisherman (Druid with Full PVP Gear)
  • Archeology on the 2 Alchemists who go out into the world
  • First aid on those toons with little to no self-healing
• The crafting professions are split/replicated by team, so discovered recipes can always be useful

My emphasis right now is on leveling the 3 level 35 shamans (as Elemental) - triple boxing them. They each have:

• Hierloom PVE Chest (Mystical Elements)
• Hierloom PVE Shoulders (Mystical Elements)
• Hierloom PVE Pants (Mystical Elements)
• Hierloom PVE Staff (Headmaster's Charge)
• Hierloom PVE Trinkets (Eye of the Beast x2)

And,

• The lead one I drive from is the Skinner/Tailor
• One is the enchanter (for DE'ing everything)
• One is the blacksmith (carrying keys to unlock chests)

I mainly do questing to level them and grind guild XP, but I also run each new dungeon one time when it unlocks (to see if I can 3-man them at level).


I'm sure I'm forgetting a few other details, but this is pretty detailed on my setup and my goals... What I'm curious to know is:

• Do you feel like I'm on the right track with my choices and my approach?
• Will my planned 5 man teams be viable for MOP heroics?
• Will my planned 10 man team be viable for MOP raids?
• What other ideas, adjustments, changes would you make?

Thanks in advance...