01-03-2005, 10:09 AM
Treesh,Jan 2 2005, 08:23 PM Wrote:And in a raid you will actually have healers keeping you alive. And if the people know what they're doing, the defensive warriors can keep aggro and protect the squishy people. It's really not as useless of a branch as you seem to think. It may not fit your playstyle, it may not be your chosen way to play, but it is not useless.
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Again, I have to disagree. In all of the raids I've been on, every Warrior has been cannon fodder. Maybe I'm just trying it wrong, but Warriors have a serious disadvantage against most opponents in solo PvP (especially Paladins with their cheapass Hammer of Judgement >_< ), and fare even worse in group PvP. The only truely useful talent the Protection tree offers in terms of PvP warfare is Concussion Blow, and you can do that only once ever 45 seconds, and it's Next Melee and not instant. And on top of that, you can't use Hamstring - the Warrior's only viable PvP snare - in Defensive Stance.
Compared to Shaman, Warriors take a backseat in damage-dealing, and that's the only conceivable reason you'd draw "player aggro" without some kind of seriously debilitating abilities, such as sheeping or debuffing.
Frankly, I think Warriors need a generic boost, while Shaman and Paladins need a generic nerf. But then again, my view is somewhat biased :)
ArrayPaladins were not meant to sit in the back of the raid staring at health bars all day, spamming heals and listening to eight different classes whine about buffs.[/quote]
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