EDIT 2: June 16, 10 - giving this a bump since the last time i bumped it was over a year ago. much of it might not be applicable anymore but it sure was back in BC :)
Mokthar, Orc Shaman on Jaedenar wrote:I'll try to explain the evolution of the Shaman class (and every other class) through a simple metaphor. I will refer to pre-tbc as High School, and post-tbc as Present Moment.
Warriors : In High School, Warriors were sport jocks. They would almost never fight without friends to help them. Everybody wanted to be with them and/or use them for their own benefits. Today, they matured pretty well. The better ones managed to get into professionals sports teams, got the best equipement out there, and perform incredibly well. Even the not-so-good ones managed to find a work as coachs or sport announcers. They still need friends to perform well, but they are necessary to a group's cohesion.
Warlocks : In High School, Warlocks were the nerdiest of nerds. Nobody wanted them, they sucked at everything, and they were always picked last in gym class. Today, they managed to build an incredibly big and lucrative informatics company. They managed to get on top of the food chain, and plan on staying there for a while. Of course, when people saw how successful they were, everybody wanted to try it. But you can still tell the difference between the real Warlocks an the rerollers. They destroy anybody in their paths, avenging their teenage nightmares.
Priests : In High School, Priests were everybodies best friends. They were the one you NEEDED to have to organise a party. They brought the booze, and the music. Today, most of them grew sick of being nice to other people and turned completely Emo. A dark aura seems to emanate frome them. For the small minority of do-gooders still helping everybody else, life is pretty good. They can still party like nobody else can, even tho Druids are getting better at mixing cocktails.
Hunters : In High School, Hunters were the awkward kid. Generaly playing alone, drifting off in their own world. Always keeping their distance. Today, Hunters are trying to get out of their bubble. They learned some techniques from Shaman and Warriors and managed to work on themselves to improve in a lot of ways. Now, people actualy want them to stick around. But not too long.
Druids : In High School, Druids were the average kid. Not excelling at anything, but having interests in everything. Average grades, average friends. Today, they managed to improve A LOT in college. They had the chance to specialise in something, in wich they excel. They can compete with the best of any branches they chose to devote to, even surpassing them, in some ways. They tend to be a bunch of know-it-all, but after all, they do.
Mages : In High School, Mages were little drug dealers. They always tried to be protected by their friends. They did a lot of damage to everybody, but if you managed to catch on alone, he was done for. Today, Mages settled down. They generaly work as religious leaders. Thay can still hurt a lot of people, but not if you know how to shut them up.
Rogues : In High School, Rogues were the bullies. Always creeping on the weak ones, trying to impose their domination. The only way to survive one, was to run away and pray. They didn't have very good grades, but managed to scare the teachers enough to get their diplomas. Today, they work as bounty hunters. They still prey on the weak ones, but now, they have a lot of ways to close the distance. If you ever encounter a Rogue, you might as well stab yourself and call it a day.
Paladins : In High School, Paladins were the quiet kids. Not hurting anybody, and even trying to help others at times. Thay had nice ways of protecting themselves, but that was it. Today, Paladins are doing pretty well. They are pretty much the sturdiest person you could meet having endured everything everybody threw at them during High School. Some are even trying to even things out by hurting other people, but it's not really their thing. They generaly work a psychiatrists, cleansing others of their problems. But they have a secret weapon. Thay can stun a whole crowd when they do their impersonation of Captain America.
Shaman : In High School, Shaman were the Kings. We had a part time job in a gas station and made enough money to buy a nice '89 Camaro. We could have any girl we wanted, and everybody wanted to be us. Today, we haven't moved one bit. Still working at the gas station but now full time, still driving that old '89 Camaro, even tho we tried putting spinners on it to pimp it out a bit. We stayed exactly where we were, when everybody else moved on.... And the only thing we can do, is mourn about the day we were Kings.....
