June 26th, 2008 by Dinak

As of right now, these are the patch notes on the PTR relevant to Shaman

Source: Patch Notes

General

  • Dispel effects will no longer attempt to remove effects that have 100% dispel resistance.
  • Parry Rating, Defense Rating, and Block Rating: Low-level players will now convert these ratings into their corresponding defensive stats at the same rate as level 34 players.
  • Equipping an item will now cancel any spell cast currently in progress.
  • Placing an item in your bank will now cancel any spell cast currently in progress if the spell was cast by that item.
  • When a stun wears off, the creature that was stunned will prefer the last target with the highest threat, versus the current target.

Shaman

  • Earth Elemental: This pet will now leash back to its totem when pulled beyond 50 yards away.
  • Lightning Overload: This talent will no longer do excessive damage when used with Lightning Bolt Ranks 2-10.

Professions

  • Alchemy
    • Philosopher’s Stone now requires 200 Alchemy.
  • Cooking
    • Juicy Bear Burgers now correctly increase healing as well as spell damage.
  • Jewelcrafting
    • Activated beneficial effects from jewelcrafting trinkets can no longer be dispelled.

Items

  • Brutal Gladiator’s Pummeler has had its Stamina value increased to the appropriate value.
  • Vengeful Gladiator’s Baton of Light: This item now appears in the correct position on the vendor list.

User Interface

  • Target buff/debuff timers that appear when you cast a spell are now more visible.
  • Added the following macro commands: /targetenemyplayer, /targetfriendplayer.
  • Added key bindings for tab targeting players.
  • Ctrl-Tab and other target nearest friend functions will no longer target you.
  • Targeting using /target will prefer live targets over dead ones.
  • You can no longer click the minimap to cast ground targeted spells.

Bug Fixes

  • The mage spell, Counterspell now shows in the combat log.
  • Talented abilities that cost a percentage of base mana will no longer display an incorrect mana cost when inspected by a player of a different class or level.
  • Greater Elementals summoned by a shaman will now properly have a combat log entry.

I am back and looking to continue updating you all on Shaman news in the World of Warcraft. I still have some things going on personally, nothing bad mind you - buying a house, but that is defintely taking up a good amount of my time right now.

So anyhow, let’s see if I can’t get the ball rolling with this thing again!  :)

February 25th, 2008 by Dinak

Hello and welcome to Unrelenting Storm!

I hope to make this website your first destination for news and updates to the Shaman class in World of Warcraft. Eventually I hope to have lots of info up here for new or oldschool shaman to reference. Please excuse the mess while I continue moving in and get everything set up. Please, enjoy your stay!