Originally Posted by
Omanley
A buff to burst cooldowns would make enh more cd dependant => not good seeing how enh is currently only being awesome in single target (both pve and pvp) while popping all their stuff
A buff to passive stuff like imbues and Static Shock, Searing Totem and Flame Shock dot would place more importance on uptime both in pve and pvp => not good looking at how enh has the worst gap closing and with cooldowns on abilities is more uptime dependant than a recource based spec like rogues, who can unload and refill while having to wait for reengaging. Also FS is likely less used due to FrS for kiting and ES for the debuff, with ST probably destroyed, outranged or LOSed every now and then (or attacking not the focused target).
The middle ground would be active dmg abilities like SS, LL, UE:WF and the like, since they can counted for sustained damage due to relatively low cooldowns, as well as burst (Ascendence, our strongest cd, would be nothing without SS). We're not as uptime dependant as with imbues either, since all we need is contact every 8-10 seconds to have full damage, a relatively low loss when exceeded slightly.
According to minds, enh has taken a dive in rankings since 5.2, and damage outside of cooldowns is meh. This would help in both areas. This also pushes burst during cds, so there's left to see how it will pan out during cooldown phases, in pve, but even more so in pvp.
If enh pvp wounds up like bm in 5.0, there'll be heavy nerfs as a result, and frankly, enh doesn't have high quality anywhere outside of cd burst right now.
-shaman cc is weak (hex, CPT)
-purge nerfed
-mobility and gap closing is weak
-totems back to 5hp one hit wonders, not leaving out elemental brackets and more => weakest utility
-still lacking in survival even with survival talents, SR and glyphed msw heals
tbh, I'd welcome even a decent nerf to overall damage if the above issues were properly adressed, but they wont be. I've no idea what blizzard's up to, but making a large scale shaman overhaul isn't part of the plan.
Also as others have pointed out, ele is still worse of than enh apparently, so why only enh specific buffs? Do they expect the 5% malus from the lb glyph being gone makes so much a dps gain?