Originally posted by jusomdude

If it's anything like WoW shaman, which it does kinda sound similar, they can gtfo right now.

 

A little bit. From the info here, we know some things:

1)It doesn't have totems. So right there, its not like the WoW shaman.

2)It's less about heals. Rift Shaman seems to have a focus more in flash heals when needed, not a dedicated healing soul.

3)While we know there is a usage of the ice elemental attacks, we don't know if there are others. Possibly lightning. 

A character wearing chain mail, with a hammer, who has small heals, lightning attacks and spells to boost meele. Too close to a WoW shaman for me to play, they could of 're-invented the wheel' a bit more with this class it seems to offer nothing new.

Originally posted by thorppes

A character wearing chain mail, with a hammer, who has small heals, lightning attacks and spells to boost meele. Too close to a WoW shaman for me to play, they could of 're-invented the wheel' a bit more with this class it seems to offer nothing new.

 

 What is new is that if you choose to go with this souls you can combine its abilities with two of 8 others souls in any combination.  That's what is special about it.  I really get tired of people seeing this game and saying...WoW has that, when in fact WoW really does not have that at all.

The classes are really great for Rift. Plus the ability to mix and match is just sending the game over the top.

Awesome

sounds another interesting class :)

Can't wait for beta, just hope I'm in

It will be awesome to see how they nail the Shaman class.  Sounds promising thus far.

glad to see this soul in the game, should be very interesting

I'm really starting to hate this game. How do they expect me to actually pick something to do when everything sounds awesome?!

Originally posted by Xandrya

Originally posted by thorppes

A character wearing chain mail, with a hammer, who has small heals, lightning attacks and spells to boost meele. Too close to a WoW shaman for me to play, they could of 're-invented the wheel' a bit more with this class it seems to offer nothing new.

 

 What is new is that if you choose to go with this souls you can combine its abilities with two of 8 others souls in any combination.  That's what is special about it.  I really get tired of people seeing this game and saying...WoW has that, when in fact WoW really does not have that at all.

This, it shows people are only reading surface deep when they say this single soul looks to familiar.  

Originally posted by skeaser

I'm really starting to hate this game. How do they expect me to actually pick something to do when everything sounds awesome?!

Hahaha...  /agree  

Its going to be so hard to choose.

yea im pretty sure they will add their own twist to the classes we are already firmiliar with "name wise"