4.0.1 links for prot warriors
I have been remiss in my coverage of 4.0.1, simply because I wasn’t ready for the patch myself. But with the LK dead now, and patch day actually upon us, I will at least offer you links of people who are prepared and who have shared their wisdom. It’s not much, but it’s something for those who don’t know where to start looking for information.
Big thanks to Goreblades, Naithin and Windsoar for their work!
- Prot Warrioring at 80 in 4.0 – this is Naithin’s detailed guide to all things we need to know. Build suggestions, glyphs, stat changes, playstyle. Including a video to show prot warriors live in action.
- 4.0.1 Warrior | Protection Tree Overview – Goreblades’ guide describes all talents of the new protection tree in detail, including the likeliest talents you are going to pick up from the fury and arms trees once you have spent sufficient points in protection. Attention, please note, it’s not 100% accurate in the description of some talents, as multiple readers have pointed out! Go with Naithin’s guide first and foremost!
- Cataclysm warrior glyphs – Zellviren takes a look at all warrior glyphs, for a comprehensive overview
- 4.0.1 Survival (Class) Guides – Windsoar has done all the work and collected guides like the two above for all classes. If you do not know where to go, don’t flail, check out her guide.
- Inscription in 4.0.1 – the new patch means comprehensive glyph changes, and El’s Inscription is detailing all the changes. I found this invaluable. European readers, stock up on glyphs today, post-patch they will require 3-times the mats.
- Reforge This – TenTonHammer posted a nice and comprehensive guide to reforging, which is another new mechanic we will encounter post-patch.
Those links are all just scratching the surface as our game gets shaken up real good. I will add more interesting links as I find them.
If you have any additional links, please share. Most importantly, remember to breathe! Nothing much changes for us prot warriors playstyle-wise, so the world is not ending. We are moving on to the next exciting stage of this game of ours. Let’s try to enjoy the ride.
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Thanks for the link! I was really happy to see all the great guides out there–the next couple of weeks will definitely prove interesting as the larger playerbase gets to tackle all the changes.
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I stopped reading Goreblades on his very first recommendation, as he doesn’t seem to have a good understanding of how Heroic Strike is changing.
When making decisions about choosing the new talents, be sure to read the tooltips for the abilities they affect, as there is a good chance they no longer function in the manner you are used to!
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Aldea Reply:
October 13th, 2010 at 10:23 am
Goreblades edited that bit, remarking that “old habits die hard”.
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Thanks you for putting this together.
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Last week I’m listed on WoW Insider, this week on Kadomi’s blog.
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I may have to start using my blog as if people do actually read it.
Bummer.
Nice guide though, Kad, I’m making my own video for the guild tonight and hope you’ll take a squint when it’s done.
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Kadomi Reply:
October 13th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Looking forward to the video! I think a link on WoW Insider is a bit more important than a link here, so big grats!
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Naithin Reply:
October 15th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Don’t underrate yourself, Kadomi! I actually even have some stats to back this up as well, so, one moment!
Ok, here are some stats from the past 7 days, in which I also was linked from WoW Insider. By which I mean, not just I put up a comment going, ‘plz 2 b visiting’ (although I have done so earlier in one of the Daily Quest columns), no, this is an actual link, albeit at the end of a post. Can see post here: http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/12/totem-talk-restoration-stats-and-spells-at-level-85/ )
So with the scene set, lets take a look..
Referrer Views
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wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/12/totem-talk… 6
That’s right. Just 6! Six. That’s not a clipped copy. It’s perfectly fine, when I offered to help I had no expectation of a link at all, I was just equally curious what the answer to the problem might be, but, there we have it. You are ‘Kinda a big Deal’, Kad!
So much <3 for the Linky.
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Zellviren Reply:
October 16th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Couldn’t have put it better myself.
And apologies for the wait on my video – I’ve been extremely unwell recently and can barely speak at all, never mind clearly.
Considering my nationality, it’s best not to push it.
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Thanks for the link tips. We’re finally getting the patch over in EU today, which means sorting out my warrior and warlock – this will help me some ways to get the warrior sorted methinks
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Goreblades guide is shaky at best. As already stated he missed the HS changes, but also he missed that Bastion of defence is not just nice in reducing chance to be crt. but MANDATORY as the only way to get crit immune. On top of this, under the Hold the Line talent he claims a critical block is a chance to block a critical… not a block of twice the usual 30% (60%)…
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Kadomi Reply:
October 14th, 2010 at 10:34 am
I have amended the link to include that some of the information is not accurate. Thanks for pointing it out.
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Very usefull reforging guide, you’re the first person I’ve seen other than myself that is optimistic about these changes everyone is all “oh no blizz is killing wow again” and such you know how WoW players are haha.
You should check out your paladin sometime also kadomi, prot has gotten a major overhaul for us pallys which I welcome the class is much more entertaining now.
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You saved me yet again. Thank you! <3
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I don’t think “4.0.1 Warrior | Protection Tree Overview ” is a particularly useful guide and have read quite a few guides which have advice contrary to what is in this one.
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