Subscribe to the BlogAlright well a couple things really.
If you leveled 1-70 as feral then you probably have at least a halfway decent feral set of gear. If you want to go balance, then unless you have a completely separate set of gear waiting for you, I would pvp as feral until you can bank enough honor/marks to get the balance pvp gear. You can also pick up the balance honored gear from the rep vendors if you have the rep with each faction.
Then you can switch to your good ol' boomkin.
The biggest thing you really have to understand is that no one can tell you how to play. No boomkins don't get OMGWTFPWNED in battlegrounds by every single class. They are just like most classes, they have some they do well against and others that they don't.
You also have to realize that at the 70 level cap there are people who are fresh 70's like yourself and there are people who have been 70 for almost 2 years and have all the best for their class. So don't get discouraged.
The last thing I can tell you is just have fun. You can always buy a set of starter boomkin gear off the AH and pick up the rep pieces and just have at it right away if you want.
It's really a decision you have to make yourself.
Each spec is what you make of it.-Galenmoon - 80 Feral Drood
Gavinitis - 80 Shammy
"OH SHlT SON ArexOkay, I am a fairly new druid (just leveled him to 70 cause i got sick of my priest >.<) and I wanted to get a little input from fellow, more experienced druids.
I leveled feral all the way, but did not have a set build. I more or less threw my points into whatever looked good at that particular level. Now that I'm 70 I want to pick out a real build, something that is good for pvp. I will raid slightly, but I don't usually dedicate my time infront of the computer for very long amounts of time. I want to be a boomkin, but I've been warned by multiple people that I will run out of mana and get totally slaughtered in pvp. The only benefit i see from being a balance druid is, that I can be a healer when not in boomkin. I also feel like feral would be good, and versatile in pvp. I'm just lost as to which one would fit me the best. I am casual and love pvp above all things, but I don't wan to be a healer cause thats why i broke away from my priest. I love my druid very much.
Thank you in advanced for any help, I'm looking for all I can get. Sorry if my post is sketchy, this is my first one haha.