Similarity

[G0BBO]

Sorry to be nooby but i don't suppose shamans are like shamans from WoW?

Plz correct me

[MageLite]

Nope.

Think WoW priest meets WoW mage with WoW warrior's rage gimmick. Mix in some Warhammery goodness and you get the basic idea.

[Phiphler]

Goblin Shaman, 8 cl
2 cl DAoC Vampiir (attack for mana)
2 cl WoW Shaman (the theoretical, versatile one)
3 cl Waaagh! (Warhammer awesomeness)
1 cl Eeeek! (and other funny spells)

To the Goblin Shaman, healing comes naturally. When you are done blasting about your enemies, what are you gonna do with all that Waaagh!? Healing and damage can be interwoven like a symphony of destruction, all emanating from the short green monster.

Does this sound familiar? Of course not, cause the WoW Shaman was nothing like this.

[Militarized]

I hope this thread was made in jest or to have steam start spewing from my ears.

SUCH BLASPHEMY TO GORK AND MORK IS UNACCEPTABLE

Wez gunna bash juu face in!

[AlienOverlord]

http://www.warhammeronline.com/english/gameInfo/armiesofWAR/Greenskins/Careers/GoblinShaman.php

Don't see any mention of totems.

[Ryuuku]

If any class is similar to WoW Shamans it would be a Zealot and it would be geared towards an elemental/healing variant Shaman. That's not saying it's really anything like the WoW Shaman, but from what I've seen it will have the most similar playstyle.

[Baradun]

Runepriests and Zealots are marginally similar with their Oath runes and Ritual circles acting like totems. Though with Oath runes you can only have 1 up at any given time and to my knowledge cant be dispelled / destroyed.

[Fiale]

Think of a WoW druid without forums spec'd 34/0/27 and I think you have what a shaman will be like light armour, cc, speed boost, ranged dps and healing or maybe a shadow priest.

[Obby]

Think of a WoW druid without forums spec'd 34/0/27 and I think you have what a shaman will be like light armour, cc, speed boost, ranged dps and healing or maybe a shadow priest.
No offense intended, but that was the worst analogy ever. There are only marginal similarities between any of the WoW classes and the WAR Shaman, and it certainly doesn't fit any one class more or less than another class in WoW. That's not saying there aren't similarities, but you won't immediately think "Oh wow, that's a lot like a druid." or something like that when you look at a Shaman.

[The Penguin Hunter]

reminder, Archtype podcast vid.

All Healing Archtypes wear medium armor, and do poor damage in comparison to the range DPS / Melee DPS class.

[Fiale]

Reading the WaR shaman spells and therfore guesing the playstyle I would say it mimicks a WoW druid playing a 34/0/27 speck really well with thorns, dd spells, roots, aoe heals, single heals, hots and dots. No class is going to resemble it totaly but anyone playing wow with the above spec I think would be at home immediately.

[Militarized]

Stop trying to compare it to WoW classes. Why not compare it to DAOC or Lineage 2 classes then also? It's pointless and stupid.

[Fiale]

Because that is what the OP knows and he asked us for some opinions/help.

A forum just talking about WaR facts would be a pretty boring place right now - hence why every part of the forums is speculating about things we have only seen glimpses of.

[Ryuuku]

Stop trying to compare it to WoW classes. Why not compare it to DAOC or Lineage 2 classes then also? It's pointless and stupid.

It's the most widely familiar game to pose similiarities to, especially when the OP is specificly asking about it. Nothing wrong with comparisons.

[Lucrece]

The WoW Shaman is far more survivable.

The WAR shaman is more along the lines of a shadow priest but more support-inclined and versatile.

[Fleshs]

The WoW shaman really ruined my shaman experience. :(

[Lesane]

The WoW shaman really ruined my shaman experience. :(
true that. The WoW Shaman = poor spellcaster with stationary semi-poor buffs :(

not shaman-ish at all.

[Sarevok]

I don't know the healing mechanics of the shaman realy, but it wouldn't be a druid balance restro hybrid.

There is a "rage" bar as well, and I think more on the lines of priest healing rather then all hots with some nuke heals thrown in.

edit basically it's hard to realy compare class A to class 1. sure, they both go first, but they use two different systems. I doubt very much there will be any class exactly like the other.

But the similarities between shaman wow and shaman war is a pretty slim one :P

[Loric]

Serevok.. aren't you Serevok from WoW, server Zenedar (alliance)?

[Gilmak]

I played a Tauren Shaman but i didn´t like that you either had to heal or dps, This seems so nice that you actually could do both and it would be nice too play it and be apart of something more than just heal or just dps. Finnaly a true Shaman character possibility!

[G0BBO]

Ok ty

PS i am completely new to WoW never mind any MMO its just i wanted to know wat shamans like so thanx again

[Curunir]

I must say, iam kinda hoping the shaman will be similar to the DAoC one... without the ridiculus long-range buffs that demoted them to buffbots.

I miss my huge Stone-Troll :D

[Sarevok]

Yes, if it weren't for pure aesthetics I would consider shaman for a healing class alt myself. But... When I think of greenskins, I think of Orks.

Mechanics though, they sound fun. The whole waaagh meter sounds like it could be a blast to play with. Mostly because the waaagh in general is one of the most awsome things in the IP.


(ps. Sarevok was the main antagonist from Baldur's gate1. My wow toons were a warlock (Tzeench) from velen and a mage (Callence) from rexxar. Hello to anyone who might know me ;))

[Harms]

Anyone have any experience or details on the waagh bar and how it affects casting classes. Coming from 3yrs of playing a warrior on wow i found that sometimes i would get sort of a tunnel vision waiting for my abilites to light up, making it difficult for me to sit back and view the bigger picture on the battlefield....im scared im going to be soo tied up in watching for my abilities to light up that it will be difficult to know where best to place them once i have them. Anyone??

[Militarized]

Your signature makes me want to not answer your question. If Orcs can be shamans then I demand a melee DPS goblin.

From what i've seen it shouldn't do that, but if you got tunnel vision from that system... well, I just won't say it. :roll: