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Post by
Testrum
I've just rolled a Elemental Shaman, well not just rolled he's level 22, but I'm having a hard time adapting to the play style of a caster class, I'm used to being up in your face with a Two-Handed Sword and bubbling/lay on hands when things get sticky.
I love the Elemental concept of "reach out and touch someone" as it's funny to hit people with a Lightning Bolt, Bind, Flame Shock, and then rinse and repeat (for the time being).
I'm just having a hard time gearing up properly and finding the right weapons, etc.
Oh, and the fact that Totems are fun to throw down haha.
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Post by
Aris
I've leveled as elemental and i'm at 74 right now. I cannot see enhancement doing any better than i can do, and have been able to do this entire time, not just post BC content.
There are a couple caveats though. You need the heirloom gear with spell power, and the spell power trinkets that give you mana back. Also you need to spend some gold at the AH to buy decent spell power gear before you get to outland since quest rewards just don't cut it.
I have been able to kill anything 3 levels higher than me or lower before it gets to me. I can kill anything 4 levels higher than me and only get hit a few times. I can even kill things 5 levels higher than me, but its tough. This is not just post BC, this has been this way ever since level 1.
I never run out of mana, i kill everything before it even gets to me, and i can solo orange quests with ease. What more can you ask for? I have zero downtime.
The only thing i think enhancement has on elemental is its cheaper because getting gear for enhancement is easier before you hit outland. But if you can afford it, elemental is the way to go if you wanna level the quickest way possible.
Post by
Cravock
Lvling as elemental right now. No heirloom, no AH'ed gear, just some SM cloth etc etc. Just hit 40 and got 40 SP, destroying mobs. They get to hit me like one time at most, Mana is not a issue, 20 mobs between each drink. Really enjoyable!
Post by
Bane311
The only thing i think enhancement has on elemental is its cheaper because getting gear for enhancement is easier before you hit outland. But if you can afford it, elemental is the way to go if you wanna level the quickest way possible.
It's certainly much easier to find enhance gear than ele before you hit outlands. I am just 2 levels short of outlands myself on my enhance shaman. After that, I've mostly heard both specs are about the same, with enhance winning over due to
Feral Spirit
and it's ability to help you solo outland group quests.
But single target, they can both go forever without downtime. Personally, I'm going to wait till lava burst to try elemental as just spamming one spell isn't my thing.
Post by
hashmel
stoneskin+magma+mana totems then just heal till everything is dead while keeping water shield up
single target is quite simple LB, LB, LB, LB
at least for leveling
Post by
Testrum
Okay, thanks for the advice.
One more quick question, what type of weapon should I be using?
Right now I'm using an Axe and a Shield that both have Int and Stam on them.
Post by
mdcwdzies
I'm 76, never been enhance and I can't tell you right off the bat that your first sentence is 100% incorrect.
How can his personal experience be 100% wrong? You're 100% retarded.
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Post by
Lupyn
Regarding weapons, just take whatever gives you the most stats (focus on int + spell power). Staves are usually best for good overall stats, but if you're healing instances, a MH/OH combo with more spell power might be more useful. At low levels you'll be meleeing quite a bit so make sure weapon dps is good.
Rant -> I wish everyone would stop rabbiting on about "there's no ele gear before outlands". Yes there is - cloth caster gear. Elemental shamans
don't need
the higher armor that leather/mail gives because by the time the mob gets to you, they're usually on less that 10% health. Level 45ish and above the mob doesn't even get to you! Roll on cloth items and watch the clothies complain! xD
Yes, enhancement is 'easier' and a lot less
squishy
than elemental. But it all comes down to your preference. Do you prefer getting up close to the enemy and hacking away at them? Or do you prefer pewpewing them down from a distance? The choice is yours! IMO one spec doesn't level faster than the other.
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Post by
Tenshigure
Rant -> I wish everyone would stop rabbiting on about "there's no ele gear before outlands". Yes there is - cloth caster gear. Elemental shamans
don't need
the higher armor that leather/mail gives because by the time the mob gets to you, they're usually on less that 10% health. Level 45ish and above the mob doesn't even get to you! Roll on cloth items and watch the clothies complain! xD
Most of these complaints are based off the fact that Cloth Caster gear typically also have Spirit on it, which again is not useful for Elemental Shaman. It's not that they don't exist, it's that they are few and far between, and the fact we have to drop 2 scales of armor to get anything is testament that there is a balance issue in Old World quests (wonder how they're going to care of this in Cataclysm...).
Post by
runtodarkness
lol i have an elemental shaman and a tankadin... both 80, and i leveled prot and elemental... imho i'd say just level enh and swap over somewhere between 58 and 68.
ele does have problems with leveling like waiting for mana or dealing with earth elementals (IT'S IMPOSSIBLE)
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Post by
nossy
Funny. Even at 80, there's still lacking some good elem gear that comes in MAIL. I had to settle for some leather/cloth gear for more dps.
Enhancement may give you more survivability at later stage (like 40+) due to Wolves, Shamanistic Rage, and Instant heal from MW. It's also quite easy to find Mail DPS gears as Enhance as they share same thing with Hunters. Enh also have less down time with mana pool not depleting so fast.
Elemental, I didn't like as much until I got Lava Burst and that's late in the game.
For ANY caster class at that level you dont have much to work with except a 1 or 2 abilities. Many caster's like mages, priest and lock end up using their wand alot at low level to avoid drinking too much.
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Post by
Lupyn
LOL both of you guys are misunderstanding eachother...
The best thing you can do would be to delete all your posts in this thread - you've taken what was a good discussion and tainted it with a petty argument based on linguistic misinterpretation.
I could explain where you both went wrong in understanding what the other person was saying but that would take this thread further off topic.
Begone foul beasts!
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