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  Report  Quote Reply y dont shammy have a cc yet wtf
Score 4.6     Vote: [-] [+] by omg wtf, 3.2 months ago
y dont shammys have a cc yet wtf
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Score 4.7     Vote: [-] [+] by Dubber_Rucky, 3.2 months ago
We have a very very horrible CC skill, its called Stoneclaw Totem....
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Score 5.0     Vote: [-] [+] by razamaer, 3.1 months ago
i say they creat Wind shock!! it would stun the target for like some time +lil but dps, time stuned would incread with dif. ranks
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Score 5.4     Vote: [-] [+] by tmar23, 3.1 months ago
Shaman  and druids will never get a real PVE CC.  If they did that you could have an some what effective group make up of just one class.  For PVP shamans have an interrupt and druids have a short duration high DM CC.
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Score 5.7     Vote: [-] [+] by wtf omg, 3.1 months ago
ok drudes have a cc they can sleep bests and root so wut u saying
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Score 16     Vote: [-] [+] by Estria, 1.9 months ago
The reasoning behind this, I think, is that shaman are a support class.  Read: they can heal and buff.  The classic CC classes, mages, rogues, and hunters, don't have nearly the amount of "group support" as shaman do.  Mages have one buff, hunters and rogues have a few abilities which can benefit everyone's damage.  But shaman get four very powerful totems, and at least the ele ones can heal decently in emergencies.  A "balanced" group for most instances is two dps-cc and one support class dps, such as a druid or shaman.  Overall, the buffs will be worth more than a third cc spell, which won't be used often.

As for soloing: there is stoneclaw totem, as mentioned (I know it's weak) and the two elemental totems.  Earth is especially powerful as a mini-tank for you.  Yes, these abilities are all very limited, but I've found that shaman are a very powerful class, and any survivability lost to a lack of cc is made up for in relatively heavy armor (compared to cloth, at least) and the ability to heal.

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