07-23-2007, 07:56 PM
Concillian I think you downplay the extent to which paladin warrior (and other X warrior combos) counters all/most common rogue teams. I get beat by less skilled warrior teams all the time, it takes a truly incompetent warrior to produce any sort of winning streak in my favor.
I think your main reasons for warriors being OP are poorly summarized. The valid reasons for warriors being OP are:
1) superior DPS scaling with gear (because a warrior in blues is not scary, but a warrior in good purples IS)
2) Healers amplify warrior power better than any other class
*3) a healing debuff second to none in the game.
*4) superior mobility than any of the melee dps classes
*5) Superior base survivability from plate armor, cooldowns, and a turtling stance purely for survival.
*6) etc...
I'm not a fan of lists, but warriors have quite a lot in this game that you fail to mention. Rogue priest vs warrior X is a losing battle. Sometimes the tide can be turned but it's not likely and more often than not requires a mistake on the other team or worse gear. This is a major frustration and although it's easy to say to Bolty that they'd do better at high ratings, it would only be true if they could effectively dodge warrior teams at those ratings. Otherwise they'd be right back where they are now.
I think your main reasons for warriors being OP are poorly summarized. The valid reasons for warriors being OP are:
1) superior DPS scaling with gear (because a warrior in blues is not scary, but a warrior in good purples IS)
2) Healers amplify warrior power better than any other class
*3) a healing debuff second to none in the game.
*4) superior mobility than any of the melee dps classes
*5) Superior base survivability from plate armor, cooldowns, and a turtling stance purely for survival.
*6) etc...
I'm not a fan of lists, but warriors have quite a lot in this game that you fail to mention. Rogue priest vs warrior X is a losing battle. Sometimes the tide can be turned but it's not likely and more often than not requires a mistake on the other team or worse gear. This is a major frustration and although it's easy to say to Bolty that they'd do better at high ratings, it would only be true if they could effectively dodge warrior teams at those ratings. Otherwise they'd be right back where they are now.
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