Originally Posted by Xavias
Yes, it is retarded.
Shamans have been shifted from primary healing to support healing,
Its the price we pay for Blizzards decision to balance the Arena game for 5's (despite the vast popularity of 2's and 3's).
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Since when are resto Shaman good in 5's?
If you take a Resto shaman over a Priest your team is weaker in almost every set up.
Infact if you take a resto Shaman over a Priest in any 2's or 3's set up your team is also weaker.
I actually cant think of one situation where a Resto Shaman is the best fit for a 2's, 3's, or 5's team. Perhaps as the 3rd healer on a team that already has a Priest or pally, but 3 healer teams generally aren't great.
Dont mean to sound like a QQer, and I still have a lot of fun on my shaman, but we really aren't close to Priests in any bracket right now. We are also behind Druids in 2's and 3's, and Pallys in 5's.
We can of course still be on good teams and get good scores (2k to 2.2k in any bracket) but if you really want to play at the top Level you either have to be a vastly superior player (See Gclol from BG9) or you have to spec elemental and play on a 2345 team.