Thursday, April 21, 2011

World of Warcraft Cataclysm - Some Changes For The Warrior

By Glenn P Griffin


For those who play as the warrior class in Wrath of the Lich King, it may have been a frustrating experience. Even though the Warrior were given some some powerful abilities, Blizzard felt that these abilities were made too strong and therefore gave this class an unfair advantage over other classes in PvP battle. Blizzard made the decision to nerf these abilities, much to the dismay of players using the warriors. "Nerf" is the practice of removing a talent or skill that Blizzrd deems is too strong.

There is some good news though, with the release of the latest installment Cataclysm. Warriors in Cataclysm are given back much of the skills that were originally removed. In addition, the warrior class now also have some new abilities that can be gained through their talent tree.

Arms will continue to dominate as the best spec for the Warrior. This enables the Warrior to use maneuvers like Mortal Strike, which according to consensus, is pound for pound the most powerful wound strike across every class. Extra damage can be implemented with the addition of gushing wound, which stacks when the affected victim moves.

For Cataclysm, the Warriors will have some juicy new skills. One is the Colossus Smash which can penetrate the armor of enemies for six seconds. This will make the warrior dangerous at close range for any class. Warriors will also have the new Heroic Leap ability which enables them to jump into the fray from long distance, and also comes with a cool down of its own.

Warriors are such a popular choice among players because they just get in the enemy's face and deal massive damage with every attack. Blizzard have tweaked things up a bit so that arms will be the only spec to be build for PvP. Warriors have some additional talents as well that are worth exploring. One of these is the Lambs of Slaughter, which enters the equation after Mortal Strike and dishes out extra damage. How much additional damage will depend on your points for that talent.

If you currently use the Warrior, cross your fingers that Blizzard doesn't repeat what they done in Lich King and nerf these new abilities. If Blizzard keeps its nose out of the Warrior's business, you can expect a formidable class that all others need to pay attention to, especially in PvP mode.




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