Perhaps I am overstepping my bounds but I have to just rant slightly.
Dear Person Who didn't roll a shaman.
HI! Heard you had some concerns about the way I play my character and I just wanted to quickly clear up a couple simple points. Won't take to long and then you can go back to throwing a temper tantrum, pulling the wings off of flies or doing whatever it is you kids do now a days.
1. Yes, as a collective group all shaman keep there heal spells on their bar. We also keep our mana supply, current battle conditions and the fact that we are the most easily cc'd class in the game in mind. What this means is that if I see a warlock casting and a rogue kicking your tail, I am not going to heal you. It is not because I don't like you (You do realize I don't like you right?). It is because that rogue with the two glowy weapons is sustaining about 800+ dps on you. Someone correct me if I am wrong but if my heal is going to land in 1.5 seconds and heal you for 1300, in the same amount of time you are going to take 1200. For that 100 hp heal i am going to sacrifice 6% of mana pool and give that lock enough time to death coil, fear and /lol at me. You die, I die and we all get frustrated. This is why you are going to see me say a small prayer, ES the lock and start looking for WF procs. Tactically, this is my best option.
2. Don't be surprised when I run away. I picked improved ghost wolf so when their reinforcements showed up I could run away and do something else. Me standing there against 3 geared opponents (when I can barely take one without the element of surprise)is ignorant. Don't berate me because I bounce. I am playing my class.
3. Yes I know my class better than you do. Just because your brother's friend has a 70 shammy doesn't mean it is my 70 shammy. I know my gear. I have studied the boards on pvp strategy for my build. I leveled this toon to 60 back when there was no dw'ing or shamanistic rage. I am the one that had to roll against every hunter in the game for THEIR gear and hope that they didn't get mad about it. We, the shaman that have stuck with the most underpowered pvp class in the game, collectively seem to know our stuff.
Before you challenge one of us about how we should be playing our toon, think hard. One day, when they give me back my Unstoppable Death Stick, I just may come looking for you. Maybe they will even let me replace the pig head with yours.