A couple months ago there were more shamans than there are now. I usually only see 9-11% of online characters as shamans, compared to like 12-13% when the server was brand new.
It's my opinion that quite a few folks started shams thinking about how powerful they are at 60 with torpor and gear, and gave up on those shams when they realized how mediocre they are 1-33 or how they still can't faceroll stuff even at 50.
I played mostly solo to level up, but when I did want to group there was never a problem getting into one because they already had a sham. That a lot of shams DO solo helps the relatively high number of shams not be too many for the groups that are out there, I think. Shams do tend to be a bit of a red-headed step child in raids. Their buffs are great, malo is nice, slow is important, but you don't need 5 of them in a raid of 40. But, spot heals are still useful, so while a raid may prefer a cleric or a rogue or whatever instead of a 4th or 5th sham, you probably aren't going to be turned away from raids.
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