Shaman Totems vs Paladin Blessings

[Trien]

Having neither an endgame paladin nor a shaman, I cannot speak personally about this, but just from considering the way the paladin and shaman abilities work, I pretty much agree with the analysis. In a raid situation, paladins bring a lot more to the table, buffs and all. It seems like there are a select few encounters where certain shaman totems give the advantage, but for everything else paladins give greater advantage.

With regards to the comments on enjoyment and paladin shortages... almost every single paladin I know is a player's first character; nobody ever creates a paladin as their alt. And almost every single one of those, if they've had the time and inclination to make one, has a second character which gets played more than the paladin (if the paladin gets played at all). There once was a time where we seemed to have nothing but paladins, but no longer. And while there never seems to be a shortage of paladins, in raids it seems like the paladin roster has been the most volatile, having seen the most changes in names over time. Perhaps someone else can speak to whether there is a similar situation with shamans; the few that I know seem to prefer playing another class over the shaman as well.