Will Wrath of the Lich King's new Death Knight class be relegated strictly to 5-man raids and gimmick raids? A player over at the World of Warcraft forums thinks this might be the case, but Bornakk has his own opinion in mind. You can catch up on the details over in the full article.

In Blizzard's World of Warcraft, or any other MMO game for that matter, it is common for players to complain about what's wrong about their class. Sometimes, it's good to take a step back and focus first on what each class has to offer.

Online site WoW Insider recently had an interview with Onnix, a level 70 Shaman who seems to know his stuff. In the interview, he further reinforced the fact that Shamans are a very versatile class.

A good example of this is the comparison between Druids and Shamans, "The versatility of our [Shamans] class allows us to be instantly flexible in a variety of situations as opposed to the druid class, who have to shift forms to access limited skill sets."

This simple fact leads to less delay in the use of skills, thus prolonging the life of the party. Speaking of prolonging life, we all know that if a character keeps dying, we usually have the urge to delete it and roll up a new one. Onnix spoke about this and how the Shaman is a very tough character to put down, which makes it especially effective in soloing PvE.

Resto shamans can take a lot of abuse, and can solo fairly tough elites. Elemental and enhance shamans are great DPSers that can heal. They are just a very versatile class to play.

So, if you're sold on the Shaman, why not roll one and try it out? However, there are a couple of things to keep in mind if you do. Unlike other classes which really must specialize, it is more difficult to do so with Shamans. So here's what to do if you really want to get the most out of the class according to Onnix,

Shamans are fun. Just don't expect to do crazy DPS and don't expect to be the best healer. It takes more effort to excel in any given area than it does for other classes. You'll have a lot of fun leveling up, but don't expect to do anything but heal in the end game.

There you have it, a veteran gamer gives the nitty gritty on what becoming a Shaman is all about. If you want to read more on this, feel free to click on our Read link. Be sure to keep checking back here at QJ.NET for more updates on World of Warcraft.

 

Can playing WoW help improve your management skills? Nope, that wasn't a trick question. Business management and the World of Warcraft are two separate universes altogether - at least for some players. Until financial and business observer Mark Goode cited WoW as a training ground for potential managers.

Managers are leaders and leaders are hard to find. Leadership is a natural trait for some, while others earn or learn it through experience. So not everyone possesses the charisma to get people to follow them to the ends of the earth or Azeroth, but respect can be gained and a good reputation lasts. Goode points out,

A certain class of games, 'World of Warcraft' for example, has a structure to it that not only could identify current leaders, but help train hopeful managers... To excel at 'Warcraft' requires interaction with dozens, if not hundreds, of other players. Reputations are made quickly and tend to be persistent, at the least following the character if not the player.

Doesn't it give you a warm fuzzy feeling that playing WoW actually does something to your life and people skills? And does this mean that the next applicants for manager or department head would have to pass a WoW leadership test?