Oh for sure, I see your points. I'm looking at this more from my point of view and my playstyle I suppose. I can't play any class in a multibox setup even 1/5 as good as I can play a solo toon, and I suck playing a solo toon too. So all those advantages I see for mages I just could never take advantage of in the heat of the moment lol. For me, Shaman just seem easier in almost every world PvP situation I might find myself in, and that's because I do what I can to avoid world PvP in Classic . I would blow my cooldowns and GTFO asap lmao.

I suppose if you go looking for PvP, you're probably a decent multiboxer, I suck and make the most minimal effort to successfully complete my PvE goals haha. Shaman is for me just easier to handle probably because I was so comfortable with them during TBC/Wrath. Ya they are nowhere near as good right now, but still interesting and enjoyable. When I compare them to my mages I feel more comfortable with the shamans already and I've only hit level 20 so far lol.