Originally Posted by
Mithgroth
Alright, I know, Shaman forums, totems, very unusual.
I've been playing my Shaman for many years, but lately I found myself questioning totems.
Why do we really have them?
Totems are simple. They are actions tied to sticks. Searing totem is a Warlock Imp tied to a stick, grounding totem is a shield reflect-ish spell tied to a stick, you get the point. We are all shamans here anyway.
I actually want to approach this in a constructive, optimistic way in case I'm missing the obvious. However, any action is better off not being a totem. Would you prefer fire elemental totem or summon fire elemental? Or would you want -let's say, I don't know- your new brand new expension spell as a totem, or just a spell? Hypothetically, would you rather have Druid's fearie fire, or fearie fire totem? (I know it sounded a bit silly)
My point is, every class/spec has something unique about them, and no doubt they are all beneficial.
Hunter pets, they are beneficial even for non-BM specs.
Frost school provides excellent stuff for frost mages.
Poisons, control spells, they help the rogue in combat, they are all beneficial.
Why shamans' unique ability to summon totems is a drawback? The usual way, having it as a spell is way better.
I'm asking sincerely, can anyone tell me one good gameplay advantage of totems?
I know some of them look cool, but seriously, what's the point of having them?
I'm sorry to roll another "totomz!!1" thread, but it really made me thinking.