02-27-2007, 03:36 PM
Quote:Protection specc'd warriors should be above that because of their sacrifices.This has been one of the things that I have the biggest problems with. Everyone always says that because it was true pre-2.0 but I don't think it is as valid anymore. Prot warriors can do pretty darn good DPS if they throw on some DPS gear with the addition of Focused Rage, Vitality and Devestate. They will not be quite as great as the other warrior DPS specs, but they are certainly no longer gimped as they were pre-2.0.
If protection spec'd warriors are the plain better tanks than the other choices, they WILL be the only option in the end-game unless the end-game is a complete joke. That is NOT the way this game should go and that is why I am of the opinion that any Paladin, Druid or Warrior who uses a tanking talent spec with the appropriate gear should be able to tank comparably. The Warrior will always have the extra little tricks that can help out (shield wall, extra magic damage reduction, silencing shield bash, last stand, etc.) with tanking but the base tanking statistics (mitigation and threat generation, primarily) should be similar for each of the tanking spec'd classes. I disagree that a warrior using a 41/20/0 spec should be just as good at tanking as a protection pally or a bear druid though I think that a hybrid build (such as 41/5/15) should be able to come close. :)
-TheDragoon