How to choose a career and stick with it...

... would be a really useful post, but not one I can write. Still, I'd like to spill the beans about the thoughts I've had on picking careers and specs.

Where I begin is actually a bit complicated. Ehh, ok - I just couldn't find the proper translation of two-sided (danish), so I'll stick with complicated for now. With my shaman it was partly the fact that I wanted a healer (career) and partly wanting a goblin (race). I've played a Hunter and a Druid in WoW, and I much prefered the druid in groupplay. Seeing WAR very much as a social game and finding healing to be a blast I had to choose a healer.

Actually I'm getting ahead of myself here. The VERY first choice I made was choose the Destruction side. This was very much based on what my real life friends were choosing - and the fact that Greenskins are only playable by this side. Which lead me to choosing the specific Shaman career.

I browsed the net to scoup up information on both the Disciple, the Zealot and the Shaman in order to make the most informed decision. The general consensus was that the Disciple would be a second rate healer with lousy dps - and we don't want none of that!
People were arguing heatedly about the Waaagh mechanic of the Shaman. Some arguing that you'd need to dps to heal and vice versa, and that would lead to a pisspoor results in both areas. Others (sensibly) mentioned that instead of basing you entire strategy on Waaagh, you could see it more as a cimpliment than a base for your abilities. That it added a bit to your dps if you healed, and a bit to your healing if you choose to dps. Overall verdict, runner up as best healer.
Last candidate was the Zealot. This career was toted to be the best healer money could buy and the one that would end up mainhealing everything and everyone. Sucky dps and topnotch healing meant first place with a good distance to number two.

So, why is this not a Zealot blog then? Because the charming nature of the Gobbo kicked me in the jibblies and ensured I couldn't roll anything but a greeny. Secondrate healing with a wierd mechanic fu**ing everything up and a lowdown, cheating and squeeling nature - what's not to love? Nuddin' yo can do 'bout it, Boss. Choose what you like and see for yourself if it play the way you want it to - give it a chance and you might be surprised.
Later on, of course, all the theoryhammering got a bit more nuanced. Disciples might actually be worth a penny, Zealots might not be the only healing class (though their dps really do suck ;) ) and the Waaagh mechanic work surprisingly well.

The lesson of all this? Roll a greenie if you want to - nevermind the screaming and cursing. Which is why I enjoy my Shaman, Squig Herder and Black Orc sooooo much.