I am dedicating the this post(maybe posts) to the task of answering questions dealing with new 80's who aren't exactly sure what the next step is for them. I am assuming that most new 80's got or are getting dual spec.

Bear or tree? Pvp or pve? cat or boomkin? All are valid questions with quite an abundance of answers, none of which right or wrong.

Bear or tree are the most important to do in raids. Healing is a bit easier to get into heroics and feel competent in a timely manner. Tanking has to do alot with the groups your in and a big deal with gear. Too much stamina when you get to level 80 and you cant hold aggro on anything. To little stam and you die so quickly a healer can't keep you up, especially if the healer isn't well geared. So tank druid, while not impossible Really whichever one you choose is very rewarding, tanks get more obvious praise when doing an instance correctly but healers are more important that tanks in most of my experiences. Even the most horrible tank with close to correct gear, can be healed through an instance.

Next will be the Cat or boomkin dps. Both are viable later on in the game, boomkin rotation is easier than feral dps'. I think gearing a boomkin is easier than cat if you are running with a well geared group, because you can roll on cloth and leather items, were as cat only leather attack power gear. Tis my belief there is a big gap between heroic gear and the conquest badge gear. It is for this reason I recommend not spending a lot of gold enchanting and gemming till after you buy items with conquest badges. So as you gain the conquest/raid gear, each piece will majorly increase your performance, in any spec.

Now there is much more to this post, but to be honest I am completely exhausted. So my friends.

To Be Continued....

(next up: Dual spec combination's)