Yay, Blizzard listened to reason

[MongoJerry]

Taunt: nerfed in latest patch -> panic & outrage -> more aggro options in next patch.

Taking one snipet quote and blowing it all out of context...

You know, it's wierd to me how so many people talk about the change to taunt as a "nerf." I guess it's easier to call something a "nerf" rather than a "change" or a "shift." Frankly, I like this change very much and in many ways, Taunt has become far more powerful. Consider this, you could have a raid level mob with 40 people firing away at it for 15 minutes. Suddenly, your main tank dies and the mob charges at your rank of healers and squishy spellcasters. Old Taunt: Dead party. There would be absolutely no way any substitute warrior or anyone else could possibly generate enough aggro in time to save anyone. New Taunt: Warrior steps up, casts Taunt once and instantly has (barely) more aggro than any one else in the party. That's a massive amount of aggro generated by one cast of the spell. Of course, the raid has to be told to stop nuking and let the secondary tank build up aggro, but there's nothing wrong with requiring a party to use tactics, skill, and coordination to achieve a goal. Bottom line: I like the new Taunt very much.

The trouble with what people have been experiencing is not a "nerf" of Taunt, it's just that the other skills the warrior has generate too little aggro compared to the aggro generated by dps characters and healers. (I finally plunked down the talent points to lower the aggro on my healing spells by 20%). This is particularly true for warriors who went defensive spec. Sure, defensive spec warriors can take a pounding, but that doesn't do a party very much good if the mob won't attack the warrior. So, I'm guessing from the comments from the developer that it will mean that defensive stance and/or talents will get a boost in their aggro generation that will allow a warrior to hold aggro on a mob without requiring warriors to just be "Taunt machines." If so, this would be a good change.