01-11-2006, 08:04 PM
I just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents about dueling warriors (as my only PvP character is a warrior).
1. Beat Fear
2. Snare (via Piercing Howl and Hamstring)
3. Avoid damage (by trying to run out of your LoS right as your attacks are about to get off
4. Deal damage to you
And when the priest gets low on life, I'd add the following goal to the duel in order to finish things off:
1b. Interrupt Heals
1. If a warrior really focuses on beating your fears, that should allow the warrior to have an easy time with numbers 2 and 4 (and a very good shot at winning) since the warrior will be able to close the distance and stay within melee range.
2. Snaring is a very easy thing to do, but I'm surprised how few warriors really seem to make liberal use of hamstring. The main thing that snaring does is it prevents any real way for a class like a priest to escape melee range of the warrior. Warriors are the masters of melee combat and so any way to keep someone in that range is definitely worth it, in my opinion.
3. Avoiding damage is kind of a no-brainer for endurance fights like what priests tend to do. If a warrior can jump around a player and prevent the player from hitting it, then the advantage goes to the warrior. In particular, I like to jump around priests whenever I see a mind blast queued up since it makes it less likely to hit my warrior. And, of course, while I'm jumping around I'm strafing in order to try and keep my damage going as much as possible. Note that snaring the player makes it unlikely that the player will be able to somehow escape when you do this, so it becomes something of a win-tie situation in favor of the warrior.
Finally, I'll just throw out there that I don't really see how a similarly geared Fury warrior can have that much trouble with a healer Priest. In addition to Berserker Rage, Fury warriors also have Death Wish to break out of fears. Also, Death Wish lasts a full 30 seconds so I can even use Death Wish as a preventative measure if I see the priest getting low on life since, beyond the immunity to fear, Death Wish also adds 20% to damage, giving the warrior a bit more burst in order to finish off the priest. Death Wish can also be used defensively from any stance in case you are already feared and need to break it. And, of course, Fury warriors will have Piercing Howl to help close the distance on Priests who sit in the Dead Zone and Charge/Intercept for those outside the Dead Zone. :)
Bolty,Jan 11 2006, 11:51 AM Wrote:3) WarriorsThis is a very, very good summation of the way the fights usually go. Whenever I have dueled healer-type priests (you, in particular :) ) I primarily focus on the following, in this order:
You can't heal yourselves. Automatically that gives me quite an edge, but what really makes or breaks the fight is how you handle my fears. You know I can only use one on you every 30 seconds, and if I get you with it I get a free few seconds to heal myself, re-cast Shield, and prepare for your next assault. Too many warriors make the mistake of thinking "if I can just do enough damage quickly enough..." No.
1. Beat Fear
2. Snare (via Piercing Howl and Hamstring)
3. Avoid damage (by trying to run out of your LoS right as your attacks are about to get off
4. Deal damage to you
And when the priest gets low on life, I'd add the following goal to the duel in order to finish things off:
1b. Interrupt Heals
1. If a warrior really focuses on beating your fears, that should allow the warrior to have an easy time with numbers 2 and 4 (and a very good shot at winning) since the warrior will be able to close the distance and stay within melee range.
2. Snaring is a very easy thing to do, but I'm surprised how few warriors really seem to make liberal use of hamstring. The main thing that snaring does is it prevents any real way for a class like a priest to escape melee range of the warrior. Warriors are the masters of melee combat and so any way to keep someone in that range is definitely worth it, in my opinion.
3. Avoiding damage is kind of a no-brainer for endurance fights like what priests tend to do. If a warrior can jump around a player and prevent the player from hitting it, then the advantage goes to the warrior. In particular, I like to jump around priests whenever I see a mind blast queued up since it makes it less likely to hit my warrior. And, of course, while I'm jumping around I'm strafing in order to try and keep my damage going as much as possible. Note that snaring the player makes it unlikely that the player will be able to somehow escape when you do this, so it becomes something of a win-tie situation in favor of the warrior.
Finally, I'll just throw out there that I don't really see how a similarly geared Fury warrior can have that much trouble with a healer Priest. In addition to Berserker Rage, Fury warriors also have Death Wish to break out of fears. Also, Death Wish lasts a full 30 seconds so I can even use Death Wish as a preventative measure if I see the priest getting low on life since, beyond the immunity to fear, Death Wish also adds 20% to damage, giving the warrior a bit more burst in order to finish off the priest. Death Wish can also be used defensively from any stance in case you are already feared and need to break it. And, of course, Fury warriors will have Piercing Howl to help close the distance on Priests who sit in the Dead Zone and Charge/Intercept for those outside the Dead Zone. :)
-TheDragoon