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Post by
AnrDaemon
You can do it yourself. Read the first page of this forum.
If you want my advice - roll what you want to play, not what other suggest you to.
Else it will end in frustration and abandonement of a character.
Post by
Overhaul
Warriors and paladins are on par, neither is really better than the other.
Paladins are better with AoE damage on mobs, warriors are better with single target threat. That is the only real difference.
The only big things i like about paladins is that we look cool, we have lore around our character, and our argent defender prots automaticly. Warriors have to manually click on last stand.
Paladins have some nice CDs, but LoH is being nerfed on us in patch 3.3. With the LoH change, we will probably not be able to finish a boss off after our healer had died when the boss was at 1/2 HP (some healers like standing in the bad stuff).
This go with the class you like most. I feel that warriors will be getting a buff soon since they are doing a lot of QQing currently. Blizzard cradles the classes that QQ a lot.
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365561
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Post by
Synectics
For some reason I cant see tanking without a shield (wierd yes, but just a
preference
)
Then stick to your DK. :|
As a Warrior, you couldn't Shield Slam, Devastate, Shield Block, or Shield Wall. As a Paladin, you couldn't use Shield of the Righteousness or Avenger's Shield.
It's like a Rogue with only one weapon. There comes a time where being a "unique snowflake" isn't so great.
As far as preference -- I have an 80 Paladin and a Warrior heading into Outlands. I have MUCH more fun tanking on my Warrior, to be honest. They just "feel" much more visceral and violent while tanking. None of this, "Oh, look, consecrated ground. Hot toes! Oh noes!" It's more like, "Hey, that little Dwarf just stomped on the ground so hard that it caused a shockwave. He just cleaved through our buddies, and even when disarmed, he bashed his shield into that guy's face. ...maybe we should take him out first. Just sayin'."
They feel this way because they have a very deep toolbox. You are constantly adapting to the situation at hand. As a Paladin, you can only reach outside of 96969 a little bit, or else you lose out on threat. With my Warrior, some pulls I cleave-spam; others, I Heroic Strike and Thunderclap for great justice.
TL;DR -- it's mostly preference, but both Warriors and Paladins need a shield, end of discussion.
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Post by
pezz
Since both classes are perfectly capable of everything you described:
http://www.wowhead.com/?forums&topic=131546
Point nine, it's more or less relevant here.
Post by
Synectics
I misread "without" as "with."
/humble'd
I shouldn't be posting before my morning teatime.
Post by
Lightrain
I misread "without" as "with."
/humble'd
I shouldn't be posting before my morning teatime.
LOL! Be a man. Drink coffee like us sane people.
If you said "teetime" I might have forgiven you.
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Post by
Arcage
I have both now, and wont be tanking on my warrior any more,
I find
the pala does the job much easier.
Then a warrior: They shout, then they do a heroic throw at one target, charge at another, stomp to grab the adds, then back up and shockwave the whole group; then the shield slams start. Charge is a huge ability! Warriors feel more dynamic, violent, and even a bit risky. When everything is going right, they're shooting through an instance and setting a great pace for the group.
this is very true though :)
Post by
hemek
Ive decided that I would like to tank. For some reason I cant see tanking without a shield (wierd yes, but just a preference), so Ive been leaning towards Warrior, but after looking at the talents and a couple of videos, Ive been thinking of going Pally instead. My question is can anyone compare the two in: pulling, survivablity, tps, ability to find groups (Ive learned from using a dk that not all are welcome), aoe tanking, boss tanking, the oh sh**t moves (like last stand), and anything else. Feel free to just post grades or descriptions, whatever conveys the point best. Thanks in advance.
As someone who has all 4 tanking classes (warrior/pally/DK/druid) I say the best one is infact a pally.
Lots of reasons for this.
You have heaps of useful buffs.
You Help the healers by putting a debuff on your target (judgement) that will heal you every time you hit them.
AoE Tanking is a breeze.
Your abilities can make or break a raid at times.
Lay of Hands (before upcoming nerf) is way better then anything a warrior has.
Single target threat is easy as long as you know what you are doing and you know what gives more threat where.
Concecration is a gift from god!
Holy damage is better then physical as it cannot be resisted
It is near impossible to ACTUALLY kill a pally tank as they can self heal....
They have talents that boost their stamina way more then a warrior does.
Nuff said
Now on warriors.
They suck at PVP
They suck at holding AoE threat.
Most of their abilities are &*!@ compared to a paladin's abilities.
Blizzard hate Warriors so they haven't been buffed since Pre BC
They can't self heal - Frenzied Regen is %^&*
Rage is the worst mechanic ever
WAY too gear reliant.
Stupid abilities like Intervene.....I mean serious why the %^&* would you want to use when a pally can just bubble and not run away from the boss potentially wiping the raid...Stupid ability
HOWEVER
Charge is probably the cooliest ability in the whole game (only reason why I actually roll'd my Warrior)
Basically I do not recommend Warrior BUT they are very good boss tanks.
In the end everyone will tell you their opinion you need to decide what Class you really like the look of.
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