Comments on: Countdown continued: 9 days to go http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/2008/10/05/countdown-continued-9-days-to-go a (mostly) protection warrior blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:15:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Khrushchev http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/2008/10/05/countdown-continued-9-days-to-go/comment-page-1#comment-516 Khrushchev Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:22:30 +0000 http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=300#comment-516 Yes, prot leveling is totally viable now. In fact, prot is probably easier to level right now in Beta than Fury or Arms is. After the DPS reviews though, that should change, but for the most part prot won't be getting changed again. (They need to change sound effects. The new devastate sound is barely audible and Damage Shield makes the same sound as Shield Slam every time it goes off). And Kadomi is right about stance dancing. I can't think of a good reason to leave Def stance at this point with Warbringer and also Mocking Blow and Berserker Rage being usable in Def. Yes, prot leveling is totally viable now. In fact, prot is probably easier to level right now in Beta than Fury or Arms is. After the DPS reviews though, that should change, but for the most part prot won’t be getting changed again. (They need to change sound effects. The new devastate sound is barely audible and Damage Shield makes the same sound as Shield Slam every time it goes off).

And Kadomi is right about stance dancing. I can’t think of a good reason to leave Def stance at this point with Warbringer and also Mocking Blow and Berserker Rage being usable in Def.

]]> By: admin http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/2008/10/05/countdown-continued-9-days-to-go/comment-page-1#comment-514 admin Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:09:58 +0000 http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=300#comment-514 It won't change that much. Stance-dancing will not really be necessary anymore. There's not going to be any more set rotation to build threat, because of Sword and Board (which I will cover in one of my next posts). It's still the same prot warrior basics, just with a whole lot more damage and more abilities to use. It won’t change that much. Stance-dancing will not really be necessary anymore. There’s not going to be any more set rotation to build threat, because of Sword and Board (which I will cover in one of my next posts). It’s still the same prot warrior basics, just with a whole lot more damage and more abilities to use.

]]> By: Ladina http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/2008/10/05/countdown-continued-9-days-to-go/comment-page-1#comment-513 Ladina Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:01:51 +0000 http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=300#comment-513 Well this sounds like it will make staying Prot worth the effor in WotLK. Now the question becomes how much does this change what I am learning to do now? I have been tanking for perhaps 2 weeks with only a hand full of runs. It seems I have to relearn the game after spending all my time as a Rogue and Shaman. Run with the mouse, stance dance, all that stuff.... Well this sounds like it will make staying Prot worth the effor in WotLK. Now the question becomes how much does this change what I am learning to do now? I have been tanking for perhaps 2 weeks with only a hand full of runs. It seems I have to relearn the game after spending all my time as a Rogue and Shaman. Run with the mouse, stance dance, all that stuff….

]]> By: admin http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/2008/10/05/countdown-continued-9-days-to-go/comment-page-1#comment-512 admin Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=300#comment-512 I will update the block value bit, thanks! The part about your questing sounds amazing. I never thought it'd be made totally viable to level as prot warrior, but they sure did it. I will update the block value bit, thanks! The part about your questing sounds amazing. I never thought it’d be made totally viable to level as prot warrior, but they sure did it.

]]> By: Khrushchev http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/2008/10/05/countdown-continued-9-days-to-go/comment-page-1#comment-511 Khrushchev Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:41:59 +0000 http://www.tanklikeagirl.com/?p=300#comment-511 20 STR per 1 BV is what it currently is. WoW 3 is changing that to 2 STR per 1 BV, unless they have reverted it back. In which case, they need to take all that STR back off our gear. I was doing some early questing in Borean Tundra last night and it was amazing. Revenge has been hugely buffed (I imagine it will come down some). My Revenge was critting for well over 2000 and it was indeed usable quite often. I did have 2 points in Improved Revenge (the stun is actually nice), but I had only around 1000 AP. Between Concussion Blow, Shockwave, and Revenge stun I had a couple mobs nearly stun-locked while I took them down! The real interesting part of prot soloing is that now you actually stay in Def stance the entire time as well, thanks to Warbringer and the Enrage effect from Improved Def Stance. 20 STR per 1 BV is what it currently is. WoW 3 is changing that to 2 STR per 1 BV, unless they have reverted it back. In which case, they need to take all that STR back off our gear.

I was doing some early questing in Borean Tundra last night and it was amazing. Revenge has been hugely buffed (I imagine it will come down some). My Revenge was critting for well over 2000 and it was indeed usable quite often. I did have 2 points in Improved Revenge (the stun is actually nice), but I had only around 1000 AP. Between Concussion Blow, Shockwave, and Revenge stun I had a couple mobs nearly stun-locked while I took them down!

The real interesting part of prot soloing is that now you actually stay in Def stance the entire time as well, thanks to Warbringer and the Enrage effect from Improved Def Stance.

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