Thawwing Light,Apr 12 2005, 11:14 AM Wrote:You CAN play a warrior any way you want. I've heard that 30 Fury/21 Arms (Sweeping Strike/Flurry) makes for a good duel wield warrior. It's not the absolute best solo/duel warrior build, which is the infamous 31 Arms/20 Fury clone (it's a clone for a good reason), but it's apparrently an effective varient.
I wouldn't *really* know, as I stubbornly am leveling as a defensively minded Sword/Shield warrior (not recommended unless you're in PvE and have a permanent group, sadly. I love this build, it's a small deity in instances, but you'll be largely worthless in PvP and you solo somewhat slowly. I say somewhat, because while each kill takes a bit of time, you can kill an even or 1+ monster solo.
If you plan to play grouped in high end instances, however, neither of these options is the 'best'. For that, you want to use a defensively oriented spec and a 1handed weapon with a shield. Only in those situations is this setup ideal, but in those situations, people want a warrior as a main tank, not as some sort of wannabe rogue melee damage dealer.
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I have a primarily mace/shield warrior, specced for instance/group runs as a main tank, piercing howl, etc, etc. However, just before I could do Cyclonian, my guildmaster (lovely girl she is) found and offered me Khoo's Point. It's better DPS than the Whirlwind weaps, so it's now my solo/DPS weapon, but I find that anytime I deal with 2-3 mobs solo, I go back to the shield, as I can kill 2-3 mobs easily with the shield on, as they just can't hurt me as badly. I just outlast them till execute lights up.
Now, if I end up as off-tank in a group, out comes the polearm, but that's rare. I'm a better tank than warriors 3 levels above me who aren't specced for it, and I've ended more runs in the main tank role than I've started that way. :P And, I've learned all the good aggro tricks, and groups absolutely love my piercing howl, so it's not all specs. I'll also switch to it on the last big boss after I'm #1 on his hate list to stay, for the finish.
--Mav