Wow Classic TBC

[The Crowd]

BM hunter in TBC was the go to main spec, and best of all... it had a one button max dps macro... that everyone had, guys pushing end game content used it.
its probably the one class that doesn’t loose anything by being boxed, weakness is Aoe and CC for the heroics until you’re geared. Your pets will get cleaved to hell and back at the start, but once your gear gets better, happy days. Added advantage is provided you play smart you can’t really oom and wipe because your dps dropped to zero like you can on mages and shammies

[nodoze]

I had pretty much at least 5 of every class capped (maybe except Rogues) in TBC. From TBC through WoTLK I tried many combos and for me at least the best teams to farm with were:

PVE5man: PaladinTank+4Shaman;
PVE10man:PaladinTank+9Shaman (sometimes I would bring in a extra class but just really liked Shaman);
PVP10Man: upto10Shaman (until WoTLK when Paladin+4DK was just as fun).

I don't remember when exactly Shaman got Earth Shield but when they got that (and with the tweaks to Paladin Tanking) it seemed like PVE dungeon/raid farming went on steroids.

Bottom line is that it seemed to me that Paladin+Shaman started strong in TBC and only got stronger though WoTLK. DKs were overpowered and fun/novel when they came but for PVE I still preferred Paladin+Shaman.

Edit: PVE Solo-wise I personally felt BM Hunters were the best in TBC->WotLK and often used my solo Hunter to clear lower level dungeons for my twinks (I did 19,29,39,49,59 though mostly 49s).

[Recap]

I had pretty much at least 5 of every class capped (maybe except Rogues) in TBC. From TBC through WoTLK I tried many combosand for me at least the best teams to farm with were:

PVE5man: PaladinTank+4Shaman;
PVE10man:PaladinTank+9Shaman (sometimes I would bring in a extra class but just really liked Shaman);
PVP10Man: upto10Shaman (until WoTLK when Paladin+4DK was just as fun).

I don't remember when exactly Shaman got Earth Shield but when they got that (and with the tweaks to Paladin Tanking) it seemed like PVE dungeon/raid farming went on steroids.

Bottom line is that it seemed to me that Paladin+Shaman started strong in TBC and only got stronger though WoTLK. DKs were overpowered and fun/novel when they came but for PVE I still preferred Paladin+Shaman.

Awesome, Im leaning to 5xele or 1 paladin + 4 shamans. I'll probably level a new team in TBC as an ally. The massive amount of players rushing in the portal and try to quest in Hellfire will be a shitty time. If you can't go direct to ramp and start grind to get ahead of the massive zerg

[Torgo]

Not really a fan of the Shaman playstyle. How is the standard WMMMP in TBC?

I kind of hate TBC and would much rather have a classic+

[Purpleflavor]

Not really a fan of the Shaman playstyle. How is the standard WMMMP in TBC?

I kind of hate TBC and would much rather have a classic+

It works, all middle of the pack classes there. I think they removed the priest bubble stopping rage gain in TBC. Mages stack well. Priest has a lot of mana issues in TBC until they get Tier4. The 5 second rule is important for them.

Consider a shaman though, they are good aoe healers with chain heal and have totem buffs for your mages, and also the most important is Bloodlust for every boss. Also windfury for your warrior's rage gain.

[Lyonheart]

Even after the nerf to totem stacking in WotLK.. pal and 4 shaman were still very good. So if they decide to let the totem stacking stay in classic bc..the team was great for many other reasons. chain heal...grounding totems made some boss fights trivial. i remember lots of trash that feared..not a problem with tremor totems..etc..

With that being said.. all i played in BC-Cata was the pal+4 shaman.. so i might try somthing else this time.

[Kruschpakx4]

Even after the nerf to totem stacking in WotLK.. pal and 4 shaman were still very good. So if they decide to let the totem stacking stay in classic bc..the team was great for many other reasons.

the mechanics changed from party wide to raid wide so thats nothing to worry about in tbc. Wrath totem gave 3% hit and crit so having 5 of them you're basically raidhitcapped (with head enchant) and 15% extra crit ...having that on an entire raid would be quite broken as ele shamans were already solid dps without stacked wrath totems.

With that being said.. all i played in BC-Cata was the pal+4 shaman.. so i might try somthing else this time.

unless raiding, play 5 shockadins, you wont regret it

[nodoze]

the mechanics changed from party wide to raid wide so thats nothing to worry about in tbc. Wrath totem gave 3% hit and crit so having 5 of them you're basically raidhitcapped (with head enchant) and 15% extra crit ...having that on an entire raid would be quite broken as ele shamans were already solid dps without stacked wrath totems.

unless raiding, play 5 shockadins, you wont regret it

LoL yeah though 5 shaman in PVP was pretty fun also.

At least until WoTLK and then Paladin + 4Death Knights :-)

[chrisand11]

Is it possible to do the 10-25 man raids due to the movement mechanics?
I was curious if you stacked BM Hunters / Destro locks if you'd get enough physical vs magic damage.

I understand that TBC has a lot more "utility" gained from having a variety of specs.
I'm trying to make a quick and dirty spreadsheet to calculate dps to see if it's viable.

[Peregrine]

Locks with shadwbolt spam specc, but even then it's hard


So many mechancis, it's crazy .)