I'm jumping on the bandwagon

[Nuncio]

My shammies macros included a few cannis inbetween slows/dot/heals. Was very simple, and since I needed time inbetween these casts, they worked well. Also had a stand/heal/canni/canni/sit macro as well, worked very nicely.

 

[Wiz]

Shaman is a wicked healer. 50% slow = 50% better heals, since the mobs will attack with 50% less speed. My shaman crit heals for 5.5k hps, along with a 50% slow I <think> that's quite decent. They may not have as powerful heals as a druid, but canni helps you keep your mana up to heal more often. So it's quite balanced.

50% slow = 100% better heals.

:hug:

 

[Hasrett]

I do not know, I suppose.

However, I have a certain level of expectation of competence that I would expect from a shaman that a boxbot is just not going to be able to deliver, no matter how many macros you make.

A druid is just a druid. I expect a high level of incompetence, I am rarely disappointed, and a boxbot version is only mildly less effective.

I had a big old response typed out, but then I realized it would probably sound like I was tooting my own horn. Suffice to say, though, that I personally have grouped with at least 4 or 5 people who 2box shamans at a level better than many mains play, and that a DCed shaman can be an excellent main slower/debuffer for raids, or the slower and healer for groups (including with the other toon as the puller and main tank).

DCing a shaman is easy if you know what's you're doing, know how to use hotkeys (and for the record you really don't need a multi-canni hotkey), and perhaps most importantly, get the the shaman starfall clicky slow earring.

 

[Raherin]

Shaman is a wicked healer. 50% slow = 50% better heals, since the mobs will attack with 50% less speed. My shaman crit heals for 5.5k hps, along with a 50% slow I <think> that's quite decent. They may not have as powerful heals as a druid, but canni helps you keep your mana up to heal more often. So it's quite balanced.

50% slow = 100% better heals.

:hug:

I'm a musician, not a mathamawhatever!

 

[rab]

I was tooting my own horn.

teehee, masturbation slang.

 

[Shaijin]

Rogue Duo

I am new to this server and so I don't know if it would be as effective but a very good rogue duo is a necro. If you don't mind fear kiting things endlessly its reasonably effective. Its one of the few combos in which you don't end up with the rogue or some priest tanking for you. Necro life transfer heals are good enough to take care of the incidental healing that the rogue will require. You don't get any buffs out of the deal and fear kiting gets old if you are not into that kind of thing but a rogue is a hard class to pick a duo for.

By the way, I love the changes from live. I am really enjoying this server.