02-03-2005, 03:29 PM
That still doesn't answer why you'd choose a Paladin over a Warrior if you want to tank to the best of your ability. It just seems like it'd be much more efficient to be a Warrior for tanking, especially if you aren't going to be healing.
Also, Deflection doesn't quite equal a five percent damage reduction. You can only Parry against mobs and players that attack from the front, not the back; if you're tanking, you're going to be taking a number of attacks from the back. You can't Parry spells, either :P Regardless, it's a significant boost to an extremely useful passive ability.
As a Fury/Arms Warrior, I very rarely need to use Taunt or Challenging Shout to get and keep aggro, but they're certainly very nice to have for when the #$%& hits the fan :)
Also, Deflection doesn't quite equal a five percent damage reduction. You can only Parry against mobs and players that attack from the front, not the back; if you're tanking, you're going to be taking a number of attacks from the back. You can't Parry spells, either :P Regardless, it's a significant boost to an extremely useful passive ability.
As a Fury/Arms Warrior, I very rarely need to use Taunt or Challenging Shout to get and keep aggro, but they're certainly very nice to have for when the #$%& hits the fan :)
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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