Hey everyone. To start, I know there are issues and things that could be fixed about the class. I'm not denying that. This is more about the actual damage output/overall feel we have.
I don't want new players or returning players to get pushed away from a fun class because of all the negativity that it gets. As someone who played Shaman for years I get that we need things changed and the class mechanics/feel as a whole need work. Honestly though, I feel like ele scales pretty well with gear if not really well. I'm having no problem's keeping up and the class still feels fun to play. I know a class shouldn't start to work once you hit some mythic gear, but it's better than not working at all.
I think a lot of the initial negativity were people jumping on the shaman sucks bandwagon or players with no gear saying how horrible it is. While leveling and trying to kill mobs as a fresh 120 it was tough. I just hit 327 ilv (nothing to brag about at all) and can feel a big difference with some decent gear on. I know some people are having different experiences but don't push shaman away just because you aren't top tier dps. Get some gear on you and get back out there. For those who keep saying Shaman is utter trash I guess look at the silver lining. If we're rock bottom, the only way to go is up! Let me know what you think!