Is getting into a guild as dps shaman impossible?

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I really want to play as enh shaman. it was always my main as long as i can remember. I wouldnt mind playing ele, I just love shamans.

Is getting into a raid guild or even shaman dps dungeons impossible or will i be stuck healing or solo?

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Short answer: No.

Longer answer: You will have to work much harder than a dps spec that is not suboptimal. You will need to farm mats. You will need to show up on time. You will need to prove that you, the player, is more valuable than your dps liability. There will be guilds that will take you.

It can be done.

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Not impossible at all.

There are a few guilds here in this forum that really don’t care about spec that plan on progressing into raids, but I think the one I heard of is alliance.

Just understand that you may be called to heal.

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Dungeons shouldn’t be a problem if don’t suck. Everyone loves totems.

But if the group can’t find a healer, you’re it. So have a healing set ready.

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As with Feral Druids and Shadow Priests, join the guild doing the role they need (Healing). Then on off days, prove your worth as a DPS shaman to your Raid Leader and Class Leader, then see if they’ll let you change.

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I advise that you look into a spec that incorporates a few healing talents at least to nature’s swiftness. This still should let you have 30 for another talent tree (ele/enh). This will give you the ability to drop decent clutch heals in a pinch.

Good luck, whatever you choose.

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Depends purely on what you’re looking for.

If you’re looking at the bleeding edge PS guilds then you don’t have a snowballs chance in hell.
If you’re looking for the average raiding guild looking for consistant players and who ain’t in the gogogogo mindset then sure.

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  1. Show up to every raid.
  2. Be at the raid instance on time.
  3. Come prepared and repaired!
  4. Bring chips and fries, because there will be endless, delicious salt.

NO guild with less than 40 raiders will turn down a reliable raider. ZERO.

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Nightfall is a great weapon.
Totem twisting is a great ‘strategy’.
Understanding you’re a hybrid and playing/gearing accordingly is a great mindset.
But really, you will likely need to heal during progression at some point, but don’t let that deter you. Healing is fun, and a different aspect of the game. But don’t let anyone pigeon-hole you! Enhancement Shaman will Rule Classic!

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Find a guild with standards low enough that they will accept you; don’t expect to clear all content.

Nobody cares if you’re enhance for dungeons.

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This is just simply false. We’re talking about 40 man raids here. Or even 20 man. One suboptimal dps who is consistent, knows mechanics and shows up week after week is not going to be a liability to any raid, not even a “world first” guild.

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And that’s how it starts… Nek minnit there’s half the raid in their rubbish pve (good for pvp) specs.

IMO it’s something you’d have to discuss with your guild. If you go enhance you’ll likely be wielding nightfall - which isn’t a bad thing. And you’ll likely have to heal from time to time. Remember, shaman, palys and druids are all hybrids. Don’t try and force the classes into a pure dps spec.

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I’d literally rather run with 39 than risk wasting loot on an enhancement shaman, and that’s coming from someone who is going to have an enhancement shaman alt, that would like raid gear.

I’d also point out, that as dps with aggro issues (you either wait to attack longer than everyone, or pull aggro from double windfury procs), but more importantly ZERO CC and in direct competition with rogues, dps warriors, and hunters… You aren’t wanted in 5 mans, either.

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There is no way to know in advance who is consistent in output, will turn up week after week and who knows mechanics. The only thing you can know in advance is that someone intentionally chose a sub-optimal spec, with all other things being equal for them (their performance, commitment to turn up etc).

With that in mind, as a raid leader do you want to take the chance on the guy who intentionally takes the spec that performs worse or the guy who at least chose the spec that should all other things being equal perform better? its like intentionally starting 100 yards behind the start line…

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You have a big corn cob between your ears.

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Here’s the thing about hybrid DPS: You’re going to be better at your role than some people on your server. You can end up in a raid group that you’re consistently one of the top DPS, or you could consistently be the worse. That’s the same for all the pure DPS classes too.

Where you’re at a massive disadvantage is that to keep up, you have to go all out on your buffs, have the right food, enchants, flasks/elixers and pots for every raid, and play at your best. And then you can be competitive. OR you could do all that on a mage and just dominate on damage. Played equally, you’re just in the way, that’s why I’m not going with ret as much as I really want to.

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No. You’ll just be using Nightfall forever.

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Dude I’m sure they’ll take everyone who wants to go. It’s not as elitist as it was. Players are older, they don’t care about silly things anymore.

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Play what you like. Anyone, top guild or not, will take competence over all else.

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Until the guild stagnates and is not progressing. People are complaining, threatening to leave. Then they start looking at their weakest links to see who they can cull and replace with somebody better.

The key is… it’s like the two guys running from the bear. You don’t have to outrun the bear. You just have to outrun the other guy.

Don’t be last on the damage meter, ever. Do that and you should okay.

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