The shaman used to be a core part of the team, offering support and filling in the gaps where needed. But now, hybrid characters have become the punching bags of the game. Other classes have swooped in and taken the abilities that hybrids, like the shaman, were meant to specialize in. Now, every class can heal, stun, and counter—basically, everyone’s a hybrid now. The shaman’s once-special role is now overshadowed by these “me-too” classes, each trying to do it all, leaving the shaman to adapt to an increasingly chaotic battlefield.
Managing 30ish buttons (+3 in PvP) is like juggling flaming swords. The shaman is constantly toggling between offense, defense, and trying to remember which counter goes with what. Facing a group built for stuns? Prepare to spend 40 seconds in a dazed stupor. If they’re not stunned, the shaman is scrambling to get enough distance to cast a 1.7-second ability and get their damage rolling again. It’s like playing an extreme sport with a bad connection.
The shaman can’t help but imagine a group of 13 people sitting around a round table, each responsible for a specific class. Meanwhile, the shaman’s off on a trip, the druid is lost in weekend daydreams, and the other classes swoop in, taking advantage of the situation and stealing the mojo that hybrid classes were supposed to bring to the table. These “me-too” classes are quick to claim all the power, leaving little room for the original hybrid roles.
Look, I’m not saying hybrid classes should be steamrolling in PvP or PvE, but the shaman is a turret class. Once it’s set up, it can dish out solid damage and offer great support (though not as much as it used to). The issue is, if the shaman is moved, stunned, or walked around, targeting is lost. Now, hybrids are left relying on their teammates to bridge the gap. They depend on others to bring the DPS while they’re stunned, slowed, pushed back, or dealing with a cast reduction. Teamwork has never been more crucial, as the success of the hybrid is in the hands of the group.
You could argue that this is just part of the game mechanics, part of the ever-evolving dynamic. And you might be right. But in the end, we hybrid classes are no longer at the table—whether it’s round, square, or whatever shape the “They got it I don’t” classes have decided what is the best. The teamwork that once defined hybrids now feels like an afterthought in a game where every class is trying to outdo each other with the stars in their eyes, dreaming of internet glory.