Has warrior always been this fun?Follow

Old world content is significantly easier than it used to be, and classes are way better geared and far more powerful at those levels than they used to be (especially since talents are balanced for level 80).

So, no, they couldn't always take on 5 mobs at once, even in RFC. You'd use CC and try and take smaller groups, so your healer could A. keep you up and B. not go OOM. Especially since Spell Healing/Power wasn't available initially.

Original Warrior Trees

New Warrior trees

They might not be THAT changed, but there are still sizable buffs there (specifically in the Prot tree). Imp Thunder Clap and Shield Spec kick the old Protection's ***. Fury is essentially the same, because +% crit is naturally going to be your first points.

Arms is stronger overall, though I guess not by THAT much. Still better though (way better if your best weapon is a mace).

Look through those old trees. It makes the new ones feel SO powerful.

Thunderclap change was a major change too. No longer limited to 4 mobs, you didn't have to worry about how big the pulls were as long as the healer could heal the incoming damage, spam thunderclap.

But like idiggory said, buff to gear and debuff to mobs has made lower level instances a lot easier than they once were.

What puts warriors above bears in terms of fun is utility. Bash having a one minute cooldown means you don't even need to think about interrupting spells most of the time. You can't Intervene if a mob gets away and starts pounding on a teammate, and while you might get lucky and have Feral Charge off cooldown, there just isnt a Mocking Blow to immediately get that mob's attention, and no Concussion Blow you could have used on the one you tanked while taking care of matters in the back.

Faerie Fire as fairly equal to Heroic Throw in terms of threat, but it lacks the silencing component, and while stacking Lacerates is about the same activity as stacking Sunders, the damage (and threat) coming from a single application just isn't anywhere near that what you get from a Devastate.

Rage isn't much of a problem for my bear unless I'm off-tanking. This is where things can really spiral out of control. No threat - not getting beat on - less rage - less abilities - less threat... This isn't so much of a problem in current raids since those bosses more or less depend on taking turns on taunts anyway, but I was greatly surprised - and disappointed - when I did Patchwerk for the weekly recently and had to work my furry **** off to come and stay anywhere near the much worse geared warrior. (That said it was probably better for ME to eat the Hateful Strikes anyway, but still..)

Out of the 3 tanking classes I have played up to and at 80 so far, warrior wins. DK comes fairly close. Still considering my druid the overall better class though, for the raw(r) power and all the other things besides tanking you can do with it.

A pally (56) is in the works, and I can't wait to see how he will fit into all this. At this early stage, it has been the most boring class to level and play - and to tank with. I expect this to change once I get to learn Hammer of the Righteous at 60 and finally have an attack button to press while tanking, but currently its rather painful to be forced into passiveness between Judgements. A warrior feels more active and involved from early on.

Warriors are excellent with PvP/PvE expertise in their own ways. Wearing plate and eithe demolishing their foes with two giant blades or protecting the group from death, warriors are excellent in their positions. The new spells are just very fun, with whirlwind and enraging and such. I love warriors. :)