My guild leader and the council are having an arguement about which classes are the best tank healers and which are the best group healers.
One says that resto shamans are the best tank healers because of healing way and Earth Shield.
One says paladins because of the heal buff and the mega quick heals.
The other says priests because of the lesser heal spam.
The other says druids are the best hands down at both because of HoT.
The First says resto shamalamas are the best group healers because of CH
The second and third says priests are the best because of the little thing that goes around the group and the quick heal spam.
Different classes of healers have different strengths and weaknesses. Bring them all. Paladins are probably the best single target healer. Shamans are also good for the tank because their chain heal will heal the dps around the tank as well. Hot's are also awesome because they deal with silences and add a cushion for very large hits. All the classes bring something.
It depends on the person behind the keyboard and the gear.
I rarely see any shaman healers, so I can't comment about them, but my personal favorite is the Paladin.
If anything, they are nice in case of a wipe, as they can DI and save the raid/group
Would be nice to hear your opinions.