New shaman talents discussion!

[Boylston]

For those of you not up on your Bernoulli Trials, for a 4x Shaman, you'll have:

47.8% chance to proc a Paralysis per lightning spell Volley
68.5% chance to proc a Frost Shock root per Volley

This will be dominating.

I think I'll be using a 52/0/19 build myself if these stay remotely similar to what I've seen in the calculator.

[yarr]

I'm a bit worried about what Thunderstorm could do to me...

lol yeah! Someone could run into the center of your group and knock you into disarray! Let's hope no one outside of our community thinks of that! ^_^

[Stealthy]

Blizzard giveth and Blizzard taketh away...

Yep, some of the new talents are pretty damn good. However I'm pretty sure we will lose a lot of totem stacking in the expansion since totems will be raid wide - Healing Stream and Totem Of Wrath I'd expect to see changed.

Cheers,
S.

[cepheus]

I'm a bit worried about what Thunderstorm could do to me...

lol yeah! Someone could run into the center of your group and knock you into disarray! Let's hope no one outside of our community thinks of that! ^_^

Running up towers in AV is bad enough if someone deciedes to fear you. Knockbacks up in those towers would just be frustrating :/

[Fleecy]

Running up towers in AV is bad enough if someone deciedes to fear you. Knockbacks up in those towers would just be frustrating :/

At least when you are feared you won't run off a ledge (or roof, wall, high dangerous place etc), but with the knock back effect I think you're going to be at the mercy of luck. If you get knocked back off the side you're screwed - I LOVE IT! Immediately coming to mind is the summoning stone at Ramparts. Fly over, drop down & Thunderstrike - down you fall!

Fortunately, not playing on a PVP server make me feel a lot better about the mechanics of it. I can see the potential for mobs to get bugged after being knocked back to an inaccessable area.

[Ðeceased]

Mboxer drops 4/5 imp Fire Nova Totems.. waits a second and cast 1 Thunderstorm.. melee class or AoE mage looking silly as they can't move and are 20yrds away from you

not to mention that 5xnova + Thunderstorm look like they might do in the region of 7k combined per target

I have to say I'm almost looking forward to a melee heavy team now ^^

[Stealthy]

Running up towers in AV is bad enough if someone deciedes to fear you. Knockbacks up in those towers would just be frustrating :/

At least when you are feared you won't run off a ledge (or roof, wall, high dangerous place etc), but with the knock back effect I think you're going to be at the mercy of luck. If you get knocked back off the side you're screwed - I LOVE IT! Immediately coming to mind is the summoning stone at Ramparts. Fly over, drop down & Thunderstrike - down you fall!

Fortunately, not playing on a PVP server make me feel a lot better about the mechanics of it. I can see the potential for mobs to get bugged after being knocked back to an inaccessable area.

The bridge into the alliance base in AV is going to be an endless source of amusement now. As will be anyone trying to cap the lumber mill in AB. Chained TS's and over you go! LoL :P

[Drizzit]

lol yeah! Someone could run into the center of your group and knock you into disarray! Let's hope no one outside of our community thinks of that! ^_^

If yourself is playing a sham team then you shouldn't have to worry about that, if they get too close to the center of your mobs just use your to push him back. The new arena fighting you might have to drop the sham first before anyone. Well the good thing is that only putting a good deal of points into ele tree you can get that. So if the sham is ench or restro then you don't have to worry about it. It would suck if it was an ench skill.