I have noticed that CMs tend to answer direct questions more often than other things. so without further adieu...

1) What role does blizzard see the shaman in in burning crusade from both PVE and PVP perspectives?

2) Are there any plans for the replacement/improvement of the 41 point elemental talent?

3) Are there any plans for the replacement/ improvement of the elemental totems?

4) Are there any plans for giving us some more active abilities as opposed to the mostly passive repertoire
we seem to be receiving?

5) In general, what's in the works for the shaman???

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1. Never a cut and dry response for roles, classes and particularly hybrids, but I'll just say 'melee/dps', which would probably not come as a surprise to many. Shaman have always had something more of a leaning towards PvP than PvE, which should also not come as a surprise.

2. Nothing I know of in the way of 'total revamp wow new improved' stuff. Perhaps some tuning of things, but for the most part this will be the base from which further adjustments or additions could be made, post-BC release.

3. Don't know at this time. I can inquire further.

4. Think this is kind of a restating of the number 2 question. reply number 2 still applies.

5. Well, at the start, it appeared that players saw Elemental as the strongest spec. Improvements to Resto and Enhancement have brought more attention and favor to those trees. Elemental saw comparitavely less buffing, but doesn't that sound like something approaching balance between the trees?