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Wow, way to go, pretentious git.
Don't assume the toon in my sig is my only high level Shaman (or my most progressed toon), he's not, he's just my current main. You choose to maximise DPS, I choose versatility, that's fine I guess.
I didn't even look, that was purely based off the way you talk about encounters. If you pull aggro on pretty much _anything_ in a 25-man and you're not in at least plate, you're going to be pasted on the floor. I get curbstomped a fair amount of the time on my Warrior when I pull aggro in 25-mans, even when I can get into Defensive Stance (-10% Damage) and put a Shield on, and I'm in full Plate - no mail or leather. I also have quite a bit of a stamina boost over the other melee DPS classes, save a Feral Druid (~11.5k unbuffed in DPS gear). A Rogue or a Shaman, even a Shaman in full Mail, is going to die. The secret is not pulling aggro in the first place through good use of Omen/KTM and a working knowledge or your tank's threat limits.
Now that you've mentioned it, though, just who _is_ your most progressed Shaman (or, for that matter, character)? Because WoWReader should record pretty much every character you play, and you updated it just a few weeks ago... and he's your only 70 listed. *shrug*
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The thing is, even with my current gear and spec (which is enhance, and I don't look for healing stats etc, I am geared for melee) the only limit on my damage is the threat holding capability of the tank, leather gear that gives me higher DPS is just gonna mean I have to hold back more. It's not actually going to increase my overall damage at all, just decrease my survivability.
Don't suppose you get Salvation much? Because if you pull aggro consistently in 25-mans even with Salvation, your tank(s) suck. Gruul is kind of iffy but if the OT is competent (and your hunters are on the ball) he should be well ahead of the other melee DPS in threat, and there should be _no_ way to pull aggro on Maulgar or Magtheridon past the first mob since the other tanks will have a huge threat lead.
Hydross can be iffy depending upon your strategy (but Totem Twisting in a Tranquil Air works wonders!), Lurker is cake, Leotheras is cake, Karathress is like Maulgar, and Morogrim should be fine unless you don't get Waterfall'd once the entire fight. Similarly, Void Reaver is probably going to kill you but it's not that big of a deal (Shaman Vanish = Ankh), Al'ar is cake, Solarian doesn't have an aggro structure.
So where exactly are the aggro problems? Oh, right... in Karazhan, probably sans-Salvation.
EDIT: Hey, I never said I wasn't a pretentious git. That doesn't stop me from being right.