Shaman Totems vs Paladin Blessings

[Medicine Man]

Also, what you fail to realize, is that a lot of Paladin players out there get disgusted with their characters at 60 because all the things they could do prior to 60 they lose, they can't tank end game bosses effectively unlike being able to tank instance bosses, they lose some of their DPS due to debuff restrictions of large group dynamics. Atleast a Shaman has the ability to chose between healing and being mage like while the Paladin's choice becomes Healer/buffbot in the end.

Oh well, you'll get a chance to see some of the issues Paladins have come the expansion.

I would say right back at you on that last point, Lissa. Once the alliance has had the chance to play with shaman for a while, you'll find out that we aren't all powerful either. Just for starters, we most definately do *not* get the option to play as a ghetto mage, not just because we are expected to heal, but because we don't have the staying power or aggro control of a mage. I can't (and won't) try to dispute any of your comments about pallies, but I can tell you that shaman have significant issues when trying to contribute DPS meaningfully in a raid environment. For the most part, the extent of shaman DPS is alleviating boredom by helping crush trash mobs.

Your guess is as good as mine about where the two hybrid clases are going to go in the expansion.