Do Shamans have a place in end game content?

[Taelas]

All Paladins bring Auras, Blessings and Cleanse. The more the better.

Sure. Do note that all paladins bring this. There's no need to take a Retribution paladin.

A Retribution Paladin adds 3% crit from all damage sources, regardless of group.

Yeah... If they scrap the infinitely-more-useful Judgement of Wisdom. JotC sucks. How many classes deal Holy damage? Paladins and non-Shadow priests. Retribution paladins' DPS output quite frankly sucks, and priests only use their damage spells when soloing. That means it's useful for Protection paladins--who can judge SotC themselves.

If there is a second Paladin judging Wisdom, Crusader Strike refreshing judgments can make a big difference, especially in longevity fights. If a second Paladin is a tank then Judgment of the Crusader further increases the efficiency and dps of the tank.

Paladins really don't have any issues with threat generation.

Sanctity Aura is currently being tested as +2% damage bonus to the group, instead of +healing. This would place the Retribution Paladin in a DPS group rather than the tank group.

Oh? This is on the PTR?

A Retribution/Holy spec can heal very well.

A full Holy spec can heal better.

A Retribution Paladin CAN do good DPS, not the best, but its good compared to all the other roles a Paladin can fill.

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Wow. So the Retribution paladin's claim to "good DPS" is that their DPS tree does more DPS than their non-DPS trees.

That's.... well... that's... good. Really.

The DPS of a Retribution paladin isn't bad, no. But it's the single worst DPS tree across all classes. It's almost a pure PvP tree. I mean, look at Eye for an Eye. Mobs can't even crit with spells!

There is more than one way to skin a cat. There is no perfect build, you use what each individual brings to a raid and adjust to your strengths and weaknesses. Every class has multiple ways to bring valuable abilities to a raid and I refuse to pigeonhole any class into a "must have" build. Which makes me very happy to be in a guild that doesnt "make" people spec a certain way. Rather, we discuss our strengths and weaknesses and let intelligent players make choices that improve the guild as a whole. It also makes playing the game enjoyable and not a job.

You do realize that you're completely ignoring the possibility that the Retribution tree is simply not fit for end-game?

It isn't. You can ignore its shortcoming as much as you like, that doesn't change anything. The only good synergy a Retribution paladin has is with a Protection paladin.

Back on subject, yes Shamans and all other classes/builds have a place in end game content. But as always, you might have to find the right guild first.

Of course. Anyone can find themselves playing in end-game content.