Shaman Tier 17 Bonuses

[Blithe]

troll (till wrath) > tauren (till end of wrath ) > orc (early cata ) > goblin (late cata)

screw racial minmaxing

I've been Orc since Classic, baby! Though I admit I have gender-swapped a few times (females don't suffer from the disproportionate shoulders).

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"There's nothing you can't fix by simply putting rockets on it".

Like, you know, the least mobile healer in-game. Apply rockets. Voila.

(Gobbo 4 lyfe)

[Raiju]

I've been Orc since Classic, baby! Though I admit I have gender-swapped a few times (females don't suffer from the disproportionate shoulders).

I remember when I made an orc sometime in TBC and the shoulders were comically small :P

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Ele 2pc sounds a bit boring. 4pc is odd, although with no more bolting on the move "forced" surges look good on certain encounters. Synergy between 2pc and 4pc is always nice.

[Nythiz]

Huge issue i have with resto bonuses - TIDAL WAVES EVERYWHERE. It's really not like we lacked the buff in the past or did not have it ready at any given time.

Now, i get that 2p might be useful for a dedicated tank healer and that one i can understand. But why does 4p encourage using Tidal Wave generator right after you already got a Tidal Waves stack? "Here's Tidal Waves you haven't used yet, go, make some more".

Although I agree that it's easy to get the buff a lot of things might change in WoD when it comes to healing.
But you're absolutely right that it doesn't make a whole lot of sense yet.