Protection Warrior PvP!

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So any Warriors here that have specced to protection? I always hated tanking and the protection talents because it was slow for leveling and not very PvP friendly. Today i stumbled upon a site http://zereissen.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/post-302-prot-warrior-pvp/ and http://zereissen.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/302-prot-warrior-pvp-in-practice/

This morning I specced to protection (mostly) and went outside of Org for some dueling. I always sucked at PvP but this morning I fought against a Arms Warrior, Frost Mage and some Shaman, I won them all. (If you fear the Mage and Shammy's "pet's" and keep them stunned). I lost against a Paladin (for obvious reasons) :P

It is quite fun with the new protection spec. And also I tried tanking just now, and its super easy! And FUN! lol
It could maybe have been fun because i had a good group or that the instances have been made somewhat easier. But still.. tanking is fun now AND you can PvP or solo PvE because you get quite good DPS.

What do you guys think about the protection spec?
 
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I saw of couple of Prot warriors tearing up the Bg's a few nights ago, seems they moderately viable now! I hope they are.
 
I must say if played well a protection warrior can be a real tough guy especially in a 1 on 1 situation. In fact its the only spec I can even get near to a mage with in the form of Warbringer and Gag Order (Shield Bash silence ftw), and If I'm lucky even take down a Ret Paladin or 2. Ok maybe not 2, thats pushing it >_>

At the moment I'm using full Season 2 with The Unbreakable Will as my main hand and Shock Wave is criting for as much as 3k, its pure epic watching a crowd of people infront of you braught to thier knees for a few seconds by its stun.

Overall I think its viable for BG's or loling around infront of Orgrimmar dueling, however Arms still reigns supreme for 2 reasons only. The Mortal Strike debuff which is key if you want to even think about killing a healer, and you cant Hamstring in Defensive Stance. This forces you to stay in Battle most of the time which makes you miss out on Revenge (3 second stun with talent points) and Shield Block which gives you more mitigation and lets you put out more Shield Bash damage.
 
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Yea well I love the new prot spec. I'm fairly new to PvP too so I dont have a lot of ressilience (spelling is terrible lol) but i like the new spec. Haven't tried Arms yet but everywhere i read i see it is supperior, like th3s1ck mentioned :) I would love to PvP some more. And im struggling stance dancing :S and running around like the other warrior and rogues do. They keep running in circles around me, and i can't hit them. I'd love some advice on how to do this :)
 
The biggest advice I can give you is use some key bindings, even if you just start out small and only bind ur stances. Make it something easy to reach and comfortable for you. The number 1 thing to overcome when pvp'ing is turning with ur keyboard, you should only be using your mouse for that. You'll become a lot more mobile once you do this.
 
th3s1ck said:
The biggest advice I can give you is use some key bindings, even if you just start out small and only bind ur stances. Make it something easy to reach and comfortable for you. The number 1 thing to overcome when pvp'ing is turning with ur keyboard, you should only be using your mouse for that. You'll become a lot more mobile once you do this.
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kk thank you. I have some bindings allready but struggling :P hehe The turning thing i'm trying to get used too. :D
 
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