I personally have a Tauren shaman. Having said that it's mostly because the rest of my toons are horde so i went that way to be with my friends. I chose tauren for their increased durability as i intend to go Enhancement.
Having a lvl 70 Horde paladin i will tell you that the shaman has been far more accepted by the alliance than the paladin has by the horde. I'm protection specced and most players that have spent much time as horde dont' believe paladin can tank as well as Warrior while Alliance progression raids use paladin as main tank all the time. I see SO many Draenei shaman and truthfully don't think there's anything wrong with them. If you dont' bank on the HoT as an actual "heal" more as a damage cushion (ie. cast Gift and go into battle healing while your'e taking damage) it's very handy. It is crap for a heal but why bother shaman have way better heals that cast faster anyway. Tauren are wicked with the war stomp and the extra hp/durability plus who doesn't like being the biggest kid in the playground lol. Orc will definately do the most damage however as thier racials work for both melee and spelldamage so no matter what spec you pick they will rock it out. Trolls are nice beings they can regenerate hp even during combat and later on with the right talents it's even improved on. Combine that with an on-demand increase to cast/attack speed that scales with damage taken makes for a mean player of any class. So, it's all up to the player.
P.S. I, for one, think the draeneii females are FAWXY!
Having a lvl 70 Horde paladin i will tell you that the shaman has been far more accepted by the alliance than the paladin has by the horde. I'm protection specced and most players that have spent much time as horde dont' believe paladin can tank as well as Warrior while Alliance progression raids use paladin as main tank all the time. I see SO many Draenei shaman and truthfully don't think there's anything wrong with them. If you dont' bank on the HoT as an actual "heal" more as a damage cushion (ie. cast Gift and go into battle healing while your'e taking damage) it's very handy. It is crap for a heal but why bother shaman have way better heals that cast faster anyway. Tauren are wicked with the war stomp and the extra hp/durability plus who doesn't like being the biggest kid in the playground lol. Orc will definately do the most damage however as thier racials work for both melee and spelldamage so no matter what spec you pick they will rock it out. Trolls are nice beings they can regenerate hp even during combat and later on with the right talents it's even improved on. Combine that with an on-demand increase to cast/attack speed that scales with damage taken makes for a mean player of any class. So, it's all up to the player.
P.S. I, for one, think the draeneii females are FAWXY!