05-07-2006, 01:14 AM
Warlock,May 6 2006, 10:05 PM Wrote:I assume you're talking about Tactical Mastery remaining a talent.
Getting TM for free would free up 5-10 talent points. Well equipped Warriors are already a very strong class (unarguably the best tanks in the game, extremely high PVE dps, great in PVP); would you be willing to give up anything to get free TM?
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You are missing the point. Mages got natural instant Arcane Explosion (and Evocation) because people pretty much HAD to spec that far down Arcane tree so that they could actually AOE well, and have means of replenishing mana during long fights.
Similarly, warriors feel that they must get Tactical Mastery so that they can perform most of the usual tasks well - tanking, PvPing, PvEing, etc.
Suggestions were floating around that warriors could be made to naturally retain 10 rage, and the new TM will increase that number to 25 with 3-5 talent points. The builds that previously took TM probably still would take it... The only thing that does is make Fury/Protection build viable, much like Elementalist build is now quite viable for mages. And I think you would agree that putting points into Protection doesn't exactly boost your DPS. It's just an alternative build for people who want to tank better, without completely gimping their damage.