05-13-2006, 09:30 PM
Monkey,May 13 2006, 02:55 PM Wrote:To answer Artega's question about 10% Stamina vs 10 Defense; It seems most 31 Protection builds will involve both. However, if only choosing one, then 'Vitality' is the better choice for a raiding MT. It continues to scale with gear while Anticipation does not. For an Arms or Fury build trying to pick up some tank abilities, Anticipation is an easy 10 Defense to pick up on your way to Defiance.
The challenge for raiding tanks is to present the 'whole package' of high HP, good defense, and decent damage (for aggro retention). Blizzard is likely wary of buffing warriors because tanks often make or break raiding content. The gear-dependence (and consequent benefit) of the class makes this even more difficult.
I can't imagine someone actually taking 5/5 Anticipation instead of 5/5 Shield Block, especially if they were just dipping into the tree. Anticipation's only worthwhile use is letting tanks cap out defense early - for pure mitigation it is a stunningly awful way to spend 5 talent points.
This new Vitality talent would be most useful in raiding where tanks have loads of hitpoints and the danger of being two-shotted or whatever is very real. It will increase your survivability and the mana efficiency of healers. It's a great talent, and given the dearth of choices in Protection, is a pretty cool option for Protection warriors.