Fortunately, between the new LFG system, changes to questing, and the newly available gear, I found I was able to get my priest ready to heal Icecrown Citadel in just 2 weeks!
Leveling through the new LFG system
I leveled with a Shadow spec (for soloing) and a Disc off spec to heal some dungeons, and my initial thoughts on the new LFG system were very positive. From 70-80 I ran each dungeon once, with VH 2-3 times. During this time I was only in 1 pug that didn't finish the instance and probably only had a total of about 4 wipes.I also found that the new quest/map system was really amazing in zones that I didn't know very well, such as Sholozar Basin. It replaced the need for extra mods like TourGuide or Carbonite.
Overall, leveling from 70 to 80 took about a week.
Gearing up a fresh 80
Once I hit 80, I decided to concentrate completely on Disc (I queued as both but, unsurprisingly, have never been selected for dps). After 3 days and about 40 heroics later, I had amassed full iLvl 200 gear with a few 245 pieces from triumphs: the Talisman of Resurgence and the Band of the Invoker.Hitting the new 3.3 content
Once I had at least 200s in every slot, I felt comfortable running the regular version of the Icecrown 5-mans.After running them all once, I'd picked up a few pieces of 219 gear. Since I still didn't feel completely ready to dive into the heroic versions, I just kept queuing for these 3 and continuing to pick up the free 219s, and noticed that after another day or two of this I was finding it hard to OOM. The only way I could do it was spamming Holy Nova even on packs of 1-2 mobs. When healing regularly, I never even had to drink between my Hymn of Hope and Shadowfiend cooldowns, so I decided it was finally time to start into the heroic versions. Besides 1 failed PoS run, I've found them to be pretty smooth.
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Congrats!
Meanwhile my lock has been level 75 for like a year... I need to take advantage of the new LFG system and quest interface some time too...
Hiyas,
I would have dropped this in your "contact me" spot but alas I could not find one.
I was wondering if you folks have any input on leveling a Shaman resto using the LFG tool.
Things like what talents make sense while levling that way, stats to look for, spells at various levels, stuff like that.
I found a lot on setting up a Shaman at 80 and raiding with one, but that leveling info is hard to find.
I have been leveling my lock slowly, mostly through instancing with a guildie who is leveling a shaman enh/resto.
I would say for the most part the instance healing leveling build would focus on the same things as an endgame build, but you'd probably focus more on stuff like mana efficiency.
What level are you? If you're past 70, I would fill out the resto tree to pick up Riptide as soon as possible, as that is a great tool in 5 man.
Points you could skip if you have to are things that scale only when you have really good stats (Nature's Blessing), or things that really only make a difference in a large raid setting (Ancestral Awakening).
And I should add a contact me button somewhere...
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