Ele Shamans Deserve Better Than This

#0 - March 6, 2009, 8:52 p.m.
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Where are the new class-defining changes that will fix Elemental Shamans in PvP? All we got is Booming Echoes and Frozen Power, and neither has addressed the issue of "I can't move."

Sometimes I get stunned to death.
Sometimes they ignore me and I cast a few spells.
In both cases, I'm not moving. I have no instants worth casting, not even a Moonfire or Rejuvenation equivalent.

Stop forcing Shamans to tank or die.
"Huh?" You ask. "Shamans don't tank."

But we do; that's exactly what Resto Shamans are forced into in PvP. They just sit there with their Earth Shield while they take it up the rear, occasionally squeezing in a cast. It's the most degrading form of PvP one can ever possibly experience.

Riptide, Purge and Shocks can only do so much.

Something needs to be done to give Shamans legs. You almost had it with Spectral Transformation, but we can't have Shamans winning like Druids; that's their iconic ability.

It's gonna take more than Frost Shock on a 3 second cooldown to fix Ele. Just give us something OP and tone it down from there, just like you did with Ret and DKs.
#49 - March 6, 2009, 9:50 p.m.
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We are going to implement our Elemental PvP mechanic next build. I'm not sure it will solve every concern you have, but we think it's cool.