Originally Posted by
wushootaki
There are in the class tree for leveling --- if you are soloing as Resto, there will be times you have low or no mana, so why not just be in melee to get those instant casts? Its a meme, but its there.
The class tree is broken up into the specs
Left is Resto, Middle is Ele, and Right is Enhance
There is no real reason for Resto or Ele to ever get maelstrom weapons or flurry, aside from meme-ing during leveling. However, there is potentially a very real reason for Enhance to get Lava Burst. Depending on its damage done, and if it is indeed impacted by maelstrom weapons, you have a guaranteed way to proc flurry on the regular.
That said, they could just want resto to be up there meleeing when it doesn't need to cast. The original shaman unit was a melee caster in WC3 (it had a fist weapon). And despite caster weapons not doing actual damage, getting an instant cast heal is still useful for a healer class. The real question is does it outweigh all the downsides of being in melee, and just hard-casting your heals? (probably not, hence meme-talents for leveling).