As there is no other topic combining them, I'll compile the changes promised Shamans at Blizzcon. Some of them will go live with the 2.3 patch, some with the expansion.

All Shamans
-Healing gear will also add spell damage, to allow Restro and Holy specced classes to solo grind better. A raid geared healing specialized character should have the dps of a blue geared rogue. (Expansion)
-The Spirit stat will be improved. (Expansion)
-Evaluating CC options for the Shaman in levels 71 to 80. (Expansion)
-(Answer): Blessings, auras and totems are supposed to be different. But the totems are being looked at. The Mana Spring totem will be a lot stronger than it is. Some other totems will also be made stronger.
-Scaling issues (Arcanite Reaper days we were feared, but nowadays not so much - being looked into)
-The lead item designer is now playing a Shaman to work on their itemization (previously played a Hunter).

Enhancement
-Shamanistic Rage now also reduces all damage taken by the Shaman by 30%
-Mental Quickness now also adds 10/20/30% of your Attack Power in Spell Damage/Healing
-Spirit Weapons is now 20% instead of 15% threat reduction
-Two-handed Maces and Axes trainable for ALL Shamans
-New Talent: Shamanistic Focus. Melee crits give a 60% mana cost reduction on the next Shock spell. Talent replaces Two-handed Maces and Axes in the Enhancement tree

Elemental
-Elemental Focus: Now will reduce mana cost of the next TWO offensive spells by 40% when an offensive spell critically strikes.
-Zul'Aman will have an Elemental Shaman set.


Source: Blizzcon Class panel day 1&2:
http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-the-blizzcon-wow-class-panel/ http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/08/04/blizzcon-day-2-class-panel-notes-and-qanda/

Blizzcon Item and Profession Q&A:
http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/08/04/professions-and-items-liveblog/

Blizzcon PvP Q&A
http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/08/04/liveblog-world-of-warcraft-pvp-panel-at-blizzcon/

Worldofraids.com

Excellent post my dear paladin. One thing I'm concerned about, are the new talent changes going to go live the 2.3 patch or did you just assume they will implented it then?

Too good to be true.
Its a belated April fool's joke from Tigole!
It has to be. If its true.. Well I'll jump around like a crazed baboon with ADHDin a hissy fit.

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Too good to be true.
Its a belated April fool's joke from Tigole!
It has to be. If its true.. Well I'll jump around like a crazed baboon with ADHDin a hissy fit.

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Agreed... it can't possibly be true 0.0

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Excellent post my dear paladin. One thing I'm concerned about, are the new talent changes going to go live the 2.3 patch or did you just assume they will implented it then?

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2.3.0 is just gonna be a paladin ret fix (lets hope) just to make it more viable in PVE

these shammy charges are for the WOTLK :)

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As there is no other topic combining them, I'll compile the changes promised Shamans at Blizzcon. Most of them will go live with the 2.3 patch (the talent changes), some with the expansion.

All Shamans
-Healing gear will also add spell damage, to allow Restro and Holy specced classes to solo grind better. A raid geared healing specialized character should have the dps of a blue geared rogue. (Expansion)
-The Spirit stat will be improved. (Expansion)
-Evaluating CC options for the Shaman in levels 71 to 80. (Expansion)
-(Answer): Blessings, auras and totems are supposed to be different. But the totems are being looked at. The Mana Spring totem will be a lot stronger than it is. Some other totems will also be made stronger.
-Scaling issues (Arcanite Reaper days we were feared, but nowadays not so much - being looked into)
-The lead item designer is now playing a Shaman to work on their itemization (previously played a Hunter).

Enhancement
-Shamanistic Rage now also reduces all damage taken by the Shaman by 30%
-Mental Quickness now also adds 10/20/30% of your Attack Power in Spell Damage/Healing
-Spirit Weapons is now 20% instead of 15% threat reduction
-Two-handed Maces and Axes trainable for ALL Shamans
-New Talent: Shamanistic Focus. Melee crits give a 60% mana cost reduction on the next Shock spell. Talent replaces Two-handed Maces and Axes in the Enhancement tree

Elemental
-Elemental Focus: Now will reduce mana cost of the next TWO offensive spells by 40% when an offensive spell critically strikes.
-Zul'Aman will have an Elemental Shaman set.


Source: Blizzcon Class panel day 1&2:
http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-the-blizzcon-wow-class-panel/ http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/08/04/blizzcon-day-2-class-panel-notes-and-qanda/

Blizzcon Item and Profession Q&A:
http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/08/04/professions-and-items-liveblog/

Blizzcon PvP Q&A
http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/08/04/liveblog-world-of-warcraft-pvp-panel-at-blizzcon/

Worldofraids.com

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LOL

So enhancement will out DPS and out party buff elemental. I'm a sad elemental shaman, though resto getting free +damage... tempting to spec that, sounds imba :)

Those changes aren't 100% going to be implemented or they might be nerfed/buffed/changed
But atleast it really shows that they are working on the tree :P

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-Healing gear will also add spell damage, to allow Restro and Holy specced classes to solo grind better. A raid geared healing specialized character should have the dps of a blue geared rogue. (Expansion)

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Sounds fantastic, does this mean that holy/resto specced classes will own in PvP..? Hmm... I mean if you can DPS like a rogue and still heal like a resto specced shaman....

Two handers trainable..?

YESSS.

/dance

Still no + dmg or dmg-debuffs for elemental... yay


I got enough mana and mp5 while raiding..

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Sounds fantastic, does this mean that holy/resto specced classes will own in PvP..? Hmm... I mean if you can DPS like a rogue and still heal like a resto specced shaman....

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There is one major flaw in your statement: you can't heal and dps at the same time
(unless you are a warlock or shadow priest)

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There is one major flaw in your statement: you can't heal and dps at the same time
(unless you are a warlock or shadow priest)

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Didnt it say that +dam would be added to healinggear?

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-Mental Quickness now also adds 10/20/30% of your Attack Power in Spell Damage/Healing
-New Talent: Shamanistic Focus. Melee crits give a 60% mana cost reduction on the next Shock spell. Talent replaces Two-handed Maces and Axes in the Enhancement tree

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Yummy, now lets prey to god this patch will not take 3 more months to come through my enhancement freinds.

Zul'Aman will have an Elemental Shaman set.

woot, cant wait.

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So enhancement will out DPS and out party buff elemental.

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Hmm? Well we are getting a slight buff for our shocks which consisted about 10% of our damage output. At tops it'll rise to 18-20%, so I wouldn't make hasty assumptions yet.

Dunno about party buffs though. Few more str/agi and 10% AP vs. 3% crit and hit. I think it is pretty even.

from average ench shamys gonna be op now.. great...........