05-05-2005, 07:58 PM
Xanthix,May 4 2005, 06:05 PM Wrote:But on the other hand, I am in a similar situation as a holy-spec priest, and I think we can at least be decently effective in PvP (especially battlegrounds) if we stick together. Yeah, the defensive warrior can't be the whirling death machine that an arms/fury guy is. But they can still use Shield Bash, Disarm, and numerous stun effects to their advantage, and with healing backup they should have a much greater life expectancy than a fury warrior.
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In PvP, Warriors die from magic attacks, not melee attacks. All the Protection talents in the world won't make even a shred of difference when you're being magebombed or kited. A AF warrior will last every bit as long as an Protection warrior in almost all cases (the single exception being versus a group comprised solely of physical damage dealers, which will NEVER happen.)
AF warriors can Disarm, they can Shield Bash (with a weapon switch macro, though Pummel works just fine), and they can stun (with Intercept, and to a lesser extent, Charge.)
The Warrior's primary job in PvP is to be a shock trooper; rush in, fear-bomb, and do as much damage as possible before death. With sufficient healing, death won't happen. It's much easier to deal significant (and often-lethal) damage as AF, rather than Protection.
Then again, do what's fun for you; it's your $15 USD a month, after all.
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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