Greetings,
Fellow Shaman here, Vanilla noob(been playing since TBC), looking for new point of views, comments and discussions!
I am leveling my Shaman on Nost PvP and getting closer to hit lvl 60 each day. And there is this little thing that is starting to drive me crazy. Can't really decide if I wanna be rolling Enhancement or Elemental on LVL 60, keep in mind my main focus is PVP and I am aiming for high ranks. Before you start posting things like "play what you fits your playstyle/ what you like" I enjoy playing both melee(have feral druid history) and ranged(mage/shadow priest history) so for me it is just a little part of the overall decision.
I have spent lot of time already checking talents, building different talent builds, reading other vanilla forums, watching videos and so on. I think I have the idea about the different specs. To bring up some useful information for readers that might be going through similar decision, these are something you might want to tknow:
Enhancement:
Pro:
clothie / healer slayer
able to deal DMG even without mana/with silence
chance of insane burst (great fun, still having chance in fight even if you have way less hp than your oponent)
better mobility (improved Ghost wolf), and still in a movement
profiting more from PVP gear(this one is a huge factor for me and will get to it later)
probably slightly stronger in 1on1(in my opinion)
defensive talents(parry, grounding totem cd reduce)
Cons:
Extremely mana hungry
need to get at melee range(can be kited around)
RNG factor with Windfury
Easily getting to wrong position resulting into instant death
Elemental:
Pro:
Ranged DPS - better position, being able to deal dmg without giving chance to get opponent anywhere close to you
Resto tree is always included(in enha I would preffer to run with Ele), means, nature swiftness, more effective with healing(less mana cost for heals/totems + higher crit chance)
Way bigger mana pool - to me it seems that Ele is able to deal his big damage way longer, good for mass fights
really good in big fights
good offheals
Cons:
no mana no fun
needs to keep of distance
PvP gear not that usable?
There surely is more, please let me know your thoughts about pro's and cons and I can edit this for future readers.
My question now really isn't which one I should play, as both to me seem as viable and funny specs, excelling at different things. But my question is about the PVP gear.
What do you, experienced vanilla veterans, think about equipping these different specs at lvl 60? Would I need to spend lot of time in PvE content (I am ok with some, but preferring pvp) if I would like to gear Elemental? Or can I get to a pretty decent gear just by running 5mans and PvP?
Are there any good Ele pieces from BG vendor(I know about caster dagger from AB vendor)?
Any comparison in equipping of these two would be highly appreciated!
Also if there is anyone in PvP active guild, what do you think that PvP guild is requiring more, ele or enh?
thanks guys for reading this and for reply that might be useful to me or to others
