Defensive Stance

[mjdoom]

I think from Darian's reply and your reply to Darian's reply (ugh, that sounds weird) some questions have actually been answered. Darian basically said that if you don't find you are getting utility from stance switching it's probably not worth it. It seems from your reply that you are perfectly comfortable not stance-switching and thus those points in tactical mastery may not be worth it to you. Especially if you can drop it into defiance or improved sunder it may be very much worth it for you to do so. The fact that you duo with a priest I think makes it a bit easier for you to work in one stance but the reality is that stance-switching (as Darian said) is generally limited in high end instances. If you are already comfortable in defensive stance drop those points in something you will use more.

My personal build involves Arms to Anger Management, Fury is identical, and Protection is similar, I just can't get all the way to weapon spec and shield discipline (due to getting Anger Management). I am putting the points into improved sunder as well. I personally like to have stance switches available (in soloing I stance-switch a lot, not as much in instances but I still use it) so I might not change that unless someone can convince me that shield discipline is that much better. I've still also never been sold on Last Stand so I never put points into Imp. Bloodrage or LS. I think this is a slight difference in playstyle though so you are probably better served putting the points into protection. You can certainly still switch stances if it is necessary and if you are aware you can probably minimize your rage loss when doing so.

Just my $0.02.

- mjdoom

Edit: Just cleaning stuff up.