gpyfb wrote:
We've had mobility issues, CC problems, and aggro generation issues WAY before TBC. These have been on the "dead horse" list for a LONG time.
While yes I do agree MS FT wasn't a great idea, it was "something". And now that its gone, we have NOTHING (which makes us right back to NOT being desirable in arena AND a underdog blah blah blah). I do think there's was a overwhelming degree of arrogance in the shaman community that shouted, "TAKE THIS AWAY and BRING ME SOMETHING BETTER!" Blizzards reply, "Oh I heard ya...I'LL take it AWAY, thats for sure!" Period.
I don't believe that. The reason why Shaman do so badly now and did so well before is because TBC introduced new ABILITIES (and passive talents) to classes, and Shaman don't get, nor ever had, effective counters to the new abilities of other classes.
Frost Shock was the first snare to be given diminishing returns because the Shaman class could near kite every other class with it (every other as in half, not every single class other than the Shaman).
Aggro generation issues? Well, honestly, I don't have the actual proof to back anything I say up in that aspect. I fought against shaman in duels, but didn't play one or raid with one. The shaman class was considered overpowered by many long ago (people say that paladins were considered overpowered by the opposite faction at the time, but I was a Hordie and paladins were laughed about and called the noob class by everyone I knew). However, a problem with raiding using hybrids in Pre-BC WoW was that the best gear, Tier gear, was always meant for a certain spec. There was elemental shaman gear, and there was resto shaman gear. Enhancement shaman didn't use dual-wield, and didn't use great gear. I can't imagine them getting a pivotal spot in raids back then, let alone getting high aggro. I don't know the capabilities of elemental shaman of then at all.
CC problems and mobility? People had problems with Shamans using Frost Shock back then, while now it's no problem. Everything had proportionally lower health, and shaman could WTFPWN other players in 3-4 hits.
Heroics didn't exist back then.
Look, basically, what I'm saying is that, yeah, I understand that the shaman class is in serious need of buffing.
But the yelling and whining of being so victimized needs to be put in proportion. Shamans DID enjoy a time of unparalleled power in PvP.
And perhaps that's why Blizzard was so reluctant in giving Shamans new powerful TBC stuff.
And MS FT was a terrible idea. It was
something, alright. It's like a hungry beggar asking for food, and you grab a handful of dirt and say, "This should hold you over, right?"