Archive for September 7th, 2008:
Current gear re-itemized
My biggest fear when looking at patch 3.0 is that it would make protection warriors unable to tank successfully until we get our greedy hands on shiny new gear that follows the new itemization for protection warriors: lots of strength, lots of stamina. As example, in my tanking gear I currently have a whopping 600 AP.
My worries are alleviated now, as I caught a hint of a thread over at Tankspot. I hopped over to the WotLK version of Wowhead and started looking at the gear that I am currently sporting and lo and behold, most pieces had some heavy re-itemization going on. The stats as they were remain unchanged, but just about every piece of armor had strength added to it. All in all, I will see a total gain of 166 strength in my current gear, without losing any stamina. Warbringer Greathelm is losing its agility completely, but has more strength than currently to show for it. As far as shields go, Dawnforged Defender remains unchanged, but Shield of Impenetrable Darkness gains 22 strength.
This is fantastic news for me. Not just for me, for all of us prot warriors! It means that we will be able to rock the tanking, with all the buffs that we are receiving, with our old epics. Hey, bring on patch 3.0, I should be able to tank dragonhawks more easily then. 
As I mentioned in the past, I am still guarded when it comes to beta information. I am keeping my eye on the frequent changes, am worried about patch 3.0, but have to say that thanks to Ciderhelm over at Tankspot, I might be getting a widdle bit excited.
Lo and behold, a level 71 protection warrior in a mix of quest gear and current TBC tanking gear, taking a stroll on the Ata’mal Terrace in SMV.
Update: The Vimeo video is gone, unfortunately, no more HD version available. I found a copy at YouTube, which strangely enough cannot be embedded. Try the link instead.
Holy crap. That is exciting stuff. I love multi-tanking mobs, so this is making me a bit giddy.
I have to say thanks to Ciderhelm, whose enthusiasm and excitement for all protection warrior changes currently seen in the beta is contagious. Anyone who is curious about the changes should go over to Tankspot and follow Ciderhelm’s postings.
