I was reading the thread on the most nerfed class and saw a few posters who were confused about what a nerf was versus what a hard to play class was, it gave me the idea for this thread.
This is regarding PvE only, strict PvP players should probably be staying away from the Raids & Dungeons forum anyway.
I can't post a poll with 22 potential specs to choose from so instead of posting a poll I'd like to see people answering in a format similar to the following, since the only way to be fair about what is the hardest spec is by only considering specs that you have personally played in current content.
I'm looking for the hardest to play at its absolute maximum potential through cooldown usage, proc management, etc. I am not looking for the hardest spec to play because they have a slightly harder 'rotation'. We are also assuming that you use all available tools that you can in order to maximize your potential, including but not limited to the following: Simcraft, Rawr, Parses, Addons, etc.
For my aid in collecting the data, please cast your vote in a format similar to the following:
My vote for the hardest to execute DPS spec in patch 4.2 PvE raid content is:
Demonology Warlock
I have experience DPSing patch 4.2 PvE raid content with:
Demonology Warlock
Affliction Warlock
Destruction Warlock
Elemental Shaman
Shadow Priest.
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I know I only have experience with 5 dps specs of the 22, but I'm looking forward to seeing people who have experience with 10-20 or maybe all 22 DPS specs.