Jatok 
Guild Alumni
Total Posts: 1141
Location: Bristol, Va
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| 08/30/2006 11:35 AM |
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Ok this will be my Spec on release day
Arms (0 points)
None
Fury (5 points)
5/5 Cruelty
Protection (46 points)
5/5 Tactical Mastery
5/5 Anticipation
2/2 Improved Bloodrage
5/5 Shield Specialization
1/1 Last Stand
3/3 Improved Shield Block
5/5 Defiance
1/3 Improved Sunder Armor
1/1 Concussion Blow
3/3 Shield Mastery
5/5 One-Handed Weapon Specialization
1/1 Shield Slam
3/3 Focused Rage
5/5 Vitality
1/1 Devastate
This will be my spec at 70
Arms (5 points)
5/5 Deflection
Fury (5 points)
5/5 Cruelty
Protection (51 points)
5/5 Tactical Mastery
5/5 Anticipation
2/2 Improved Bloodrage
5/5 Shield Specialization
1/1 Last Stand
3/3 Improved Shield Block
5/5 Defiance
3/3 Improved Sunder Armor
1/1 Concussion Blow
3/3 Shield Mastery
5/5 One-Handed Weapon Specialization
3/3 Improved Defensive Stance
1/1 Shield Slam
3/3 Focused Rage
5/5 Vitality
1/1 Devastate
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Jatok(60 Rogue), Gimlen(60 Warrior)
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Vadik
Guild Member
Total Posts: 203
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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| 08/30/2006 12:20 PM |
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Wow, someone likes the protection tree 
I've heard people saying that a full spec in the protection tree doesn't give much benefit over just going a little into it.
I have no lvl 60 experience as a tank so I wouldn't know, so does it help being full prot specd? |
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seeker
Swords are fun!
Council Member
Total Posts: 3236
Location: Indy, no NV, no Indy, no NV....
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| 08/30/2006 1:37 PM |
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Vadik.
In 5- and 10-mans, protection was great!
Then came raiding (40 mans) where nothing was stunnable and all you really needed (increased armor or defense, more blocks) could be had within tier 1/2/3 of protection.
In the 20-mans (ZG/AQ20), stuff's stunnable again. Higher levels of protection starts to make sense again, although if you're overarmored for the instance (*cough* sabre in ZG *cough cough*) it doesn't really matter.
Guess what TBC is? 5- and 10-mans! And have you LOOKED at what the high-end of prot has now? +5% to your total health (sabre can get real close to 8K. That should go up with the increase in lvls, and even right now that's +400 health. The 41-pointer? 5-sunder the critter, then watch your DPS go way up (instant-cast attack which costs the same as sunder, keeps the sunder debuff up, yet actually does damage! woot!)
Reading between the lines, the top-end instances are going to be HARD. Look at what they're giving people. "Raiding" is 10-25 people, and the difficulty is going to be BWL/Naxx and harder? I predict the re-emergence of protection as a much-needed tree. |
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Vadik
Guild Member
Total Posts: 203
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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| 08/30/2006 2:04 PM |
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So it seems they are making Warriors full tanks, Pally's are the mid ground now, and rogues and Mages are still the DPSers?
I haven't spent much time looking at the warrior talents, I'll have to spend more time messing with the tree I guess.
Did not know that info about the raiding, it makes more sense now. |
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seeker
Swords are fun!
Council Member
Total Posts: 3236
Location: Indy, no NV, no Indy, no NV....
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| 08/30/2006 2:44 PM |
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Warriors can spec for DPS (fury), tanking (prot), or a hybrid-esque build (arms -- yeah, it leans towards DPS but when you're looking at being geared out, Fury is much more DPS than arms -- and fury's highend is pushes hard towards zerker stance).
warriors will still be able to make a choice -- but a pally who's specced for tanking's probably going to be a better tank than a fury warrior.
differentiation may actually start mattering now *looks shocked* |
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Sabre (70 warrior)
Sceptre (70 warlock)
Thornkiss (70 priest)
Chibi (62 rogue)
and a slew of others, 9 - 53 |
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seeker
Swords are fun!
Council Member
Total Posts: 3236
Location: Indy, no NV, no Indy, no NV....
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| 09/01/2006 4:36 PM |
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with the newest mods to the warrior talent trees, I currently like this as a prot/arms build
One comment: the 4 points in anticipation can go anywhere in the first 5 tiers. I wouldn't actually put them in anticipation, but since i'm not precisely sure where they'd go it's a handy place to keep them all in a bunch.
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Sabre (70 warrior)
Sceptre (70 warlock)
Thornkiss (70 priest)
Chibi (62 rogue)
and a slew of others, 9 - 53 |
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seeker
Swords are fun!
Council Member
Total Posts: 3236
Location: Indy, no NV, no Indy, no NV....
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jeidynzon
Ninja Star Zealot
Guild Officer
Total Posts: 986
Location: Southern California
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| 09/03/2006 2:36 AM |
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| All I have to say is... |
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 Jeidynzon-70 Prot Warrior- Leatherworker- Armorsmith
Jeidyn-70 Hunter- alchamist/herbalist/fishing/cooking
Jeidynteeny-67 Rogue- Miner/ Skinner
Jeidynlafae-42 Warlock-Tailor/ Enchanter
NerseJeidyn-70 Shadow Priest-miner/ jewel crafter
Icejeidyn-31 Mage Engineer/miner
Jeidynstorms-69 Shaman Draenei-Skinner/Enchantress |
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jeidynzon
Ninja Star Zealot
Guild Officer
Total Posts: 986
Location: Southern California
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| 09/03/2006 2:36 AM |
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| figures it didnt take the brackets......so......sigh |
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Jeidynzon-70 Prot Warrior- Leatherworker- Armorsmith
Jeidyn-70 Hunter- alchamist/herbalist/fishing/cooking
Jeidynteeny-67 Rogue- Miner/ Skinner
Jeidynlafae-42 Warlock-Tailor/ Enchanter
NerseJeidyn-70 Shadow Priest-miner/ jewel crafter
Icejeidyn-31 Mage Engineer/miner
Jeidynstorms-69 Shaman Draenei-Skinner/Enchantress |
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