Glass cannon mages has like 1500-1600 health
But cmon man, sure flame shock does a ton of damage but healers don't outdamage mages and hunters
I outdamage mages and hunters all day on rsham.
There’s damage
potential and then there’s actual damage
output.
A mage or a hunter can theoretically pump out more damage than rsham, sure. But in practice, they die more frequently so spend more time at the graveyard, and they’re squishier and not self-sufficient so spend more time re-positioning and playing close to their healers.
An rsham, on the other hand, can keep a few flame shocks up all match and consistently pump out tick damage. They’re tanky and don’t die nearly as much. They can be more aggressive and dive deeper into an enemy backline without getting blown up, and they’re self-sufficient so can go and defend/cap a base solo (if the team comp supports it and they aren’t needed elsewhere).
I.E. they’re basically always in the action (maximum damage uptime).
Just keeping Flame Shocks up on CD and maybe throwing out a few Saltwater Lava Bursts when we’re pushing through a clash or when capping/defending a flag, I’ll consistently top scoreboard over mages/hunters (not that that’s most important, or that being on the top of the scoreboard actually matters, but for the sake of this argument is worth noting) because they can’t actually realize their full damage potential because they’re stuck running back and forth from the graveyard or pussy-footing around at a safe distance in a team fight, trying not to get one-shot by overextending.
[doublepost=1596485698,1596484848][/doublepost]A great example of this is our good friend Resil, lol. He has a well-geared MM Hunter who crits for crazy numbers in glass cannon gear, but whenever I queue as RSham with him we’ll be neck-and-neck for top damage. Why? Because he’ll die 4-5 times per BG while I’ll die 0-2, and spends most of the match parachute-cloaking back from the graveyard to where the action is, and when he gets there, dies in like 2 seconds if there isn’t a healer keeping him topped off lmao. Not because he’s bad, but because he has no way to heal himself and if he gets aggressive and over-extends, he’s toast. Shaman and Druid is much more forgiving, and as such you have much more uptime on your damaging abilities.
