The wait for Warhammer Online continues, the release is due now in Q4 2008, approximately Early October. I personally cannot wait for the game to come out, it is going to be amazing, and I am glad they decided to delay the game, it will give the developers time to really make the game shine and add all kinds of features in, as well it will be less buggy than a rushed release. I am also glad the game release was delayed as it gives me more time to get a new gaming PC, I wont be able to get one until summer time when I start working full time again, so it works out. I am especially excited that the guy I am rooming with also picked up the Collectors Edition, so we will both be completely ready to go into WAR on the day of release, both probably with fresh new gaming PC’s. So now with all of the hustle and bustle with news of WAR coming in daily, you have to think about what class you want to play, its really hard to say. At first I was looking towards the Black Orc, but now I’m starting to lean towards the Goblin Shaman, I really enjoyed playing a Shadow Priest in WoW and a Shaman would be quite similar in a sense, DPS’ing and Healing.
Shaman Specialty
Greenskins live for battle, and fighting provides the strange and twisted power that fuels their magic. By participating in battle – calling down the wrath of Gork and Mork, or just being up in the fight with the lads – the Shaman taps into the collective frenzy to gain Waaagh! power. This gathered Waaagh! energy drives the strength of his supporting magic to new heights. With Waaagh! power blazing in his eyes, his spells can heal more wounds or empower his allies to achieve feats of unbelievable destruction.
Playing as a Shaman
As a Shaman, you’ll have to walk a careful line in balancing your offensive and support abilities. You can achieve the greatest rate of healing by focusing on that skill exclusively. You can maximize your rate of damage by focusing purely on those abilities. However, focusing on a single talent will lessen your overall impact on the battle. The strength your support skills gain from an ongoing Waaagh! is significant. Using your offensive magic to contribute directly to the fight will increase the power of your support magic, allowing you to better help your group.
Fighting the Shaman
With the Shaman’s power to support and enhance his allies, he is at his strongest when he fights with a team. With this in mind, you’d be advised to take the earliest opportunity to eliminate him – an opportunity his group mates will do their best to deny you. In each fight you must carefully weigh the opposition, and determine the best time to strike at the Shaman. Attack too early and you risk facing deadly reprisals from the Shaman’s uninjured allies. Attack too late and you may lack the power to overcome the group’s Waaagh! enhanced defenses.
All of this seems quite great, so I can’t wait to really test it out in open Beta! Also, if you would like to see the Shaman in action, here is a neat video of a Shaman in Beta PvP RvR. Shaman Video
Posted by Joshua 
