Rogue 1.12 Preview

[Artega]

Many of Protection's problems have been fixed already, though there are a few things I do believe it needs:

• A Hitpoint-increasing talent: Vitality was in-game during at PTR patch, but was removed due to some kind of bug. Once they get it fixed and implemented, I think it'll be an adequate addition.
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• Magical Defense: Personally I'd like to see a two-point talent that allows a Warrior to use 50%/100% of his Block value towards blocking direct-damage spells (Mind Blast, Shadowbolt, Frostbolt, etc) and the direct-damage portion of DD-DoT spells (Immolate, Flame Shock, Fireball, etc.) Personally, I think it's a better solution than a flat +Resistance talent, which could rapidly become unbalanced in terms of PvP (try fighting Fire mages while wearing Dark Iron, or Priests and Warlocks while wearing Darkrune and you'll see what I mean.)
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• There are some useless talents: Improved Disarm's benefits do not even come close to making up for three talent points, especially since most bosses and any Warrior, Rogue, Paladin, and even Shaman with a brain will be using a Weapon Chain or something that grants immunity to Disarm. Iron Will in its current form isn't really worth five talent points; unless they add some more attractive features to it (such as Fear and Polymorph resistance in addition to the existing Stun resistance), I can't see myself taking it over Toughness, even if it would give me a slight edge over Rogues and Paladins (who are typically non-threats to begin with.)<>
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  The recent Shield Slam changes (which allow the damage to scale with gear level, and the reduced Rage cost makes it more feasible for use in PvP, where your Rage generation won't be as great as in PvE) and changes to Improved Bloodrage (which now increases the instant Rage generated by 2/5) are steps in the right direction.