Warriors gain super buffed Titan's Grip and passive Mortal Strike
by Adam Holisky 
Aug 21st 2008 at 10:50PM
Have you ever wondered what the collective sound of every warrior's jaw dropping to the floor is like? Tonight you can experience it first hand by logging into vent and listening to them as they read about the latest changes in the beta.The highlights:
- Heroic leap has moved from Tier 11 to Tier 9. You now can get it at level 50.
- Titan's Grip is now a Tier 11, instead of Tier 10.
- Titan's Grip is now only 1 rank, and does not have any speed penalty.
- Furious Attack – New Tier 8 fury talent. Normal melee attacks have a 50%/100% to reduce healing done to a target by 25% for 8 seconds. Stack up to 2 times.
- Shield Mastery in the protection tree increases block value by up to 30%.
More analysis on all this later. Stay tuned. Lots of great changes coming out tonight!
Filed under: Warrior, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
arrogance Aug 21st 2008 10:57PM
OH MY GOD!!!!!!! YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barth Aug 22nd 2008 10:02AM
Remember, this is beta. There's no way it's going to remain this powerful. Enjoy it while you can. I am glad to see it buffed since it was worthless before, but honestly it was a ridiculous idea to begin with to allow warriors to dual wield 2Hs.
Disturbed Aug 22nd 2008 10:28AM
that furious attack has got to be removed. it is so OP you wonder who is the dev who ok'd it? it kills arms tree and is way too easy to apply and will stay at 50% indefinately. its a joke.
Ikarus Aug 22nd 2008 3:42PM
The Titans Grip change is obviously a major buff to PvE for fury wars, but it will be an absolute nightmare for all clothies in PvP. As i play z few different Cloth classes, Im gonna go ahead and say, this is a bit much on the PvP side of things. But therein lies the problem. WoW, for better or worse, is really 2 games in one with different considerations (PvE & PvP). How can you buff/nerf one aspect without having a considerable effect on the other. Honestly, im not sure you can. The only option then is a constant movement back and forth between classes. They must all have their moments in the sun and the shade.
Jack Spicer Aug 21st 2008 10:59PM
Fury is the new Arms for PvP?
One small request - instead of saying "Tier x" could you use "x point talent"? I find its a lot easier to understand "Titan's Grip is now the 51 point Fury Talent" than "is now Tier 11".
Boowat Aug 21st 2008 10:59PM
sigh... ill continue to stay in stealth when i see a warrior then
Taytayflan Aug 22nd 2008 1:03AM
/agree
When I first saw this, I yelled F*ck out loud.
Jaffarn Aug 21st 2008 11:03PM
:|
ooo shit
1 shots all round
xzor Aug 21st 2008 11:04PM
clearly, warriors needed a buff. clearly....
Matthew Rossi Aug 21st 2008 11:45PM
You want mace stun back now?
Can-O-War Aug 21st 2008 11:47PM
yes we did, in the beta we did more damage with out TG than we did with it and had no real improvement from tbc.
Heilig Aug 22nd 2008 1:40AM
Damage isn't the issue here. Arms was the PvP tree for one reason, and it wasn't damage. Now Fury warriors are getting it basically for free, along with sick crazy damage dual wielding. The Arms tree is officially dead now, and warriors just became the undisputed kings of PvP. Druids will be squishy when these guys show up, and the other classes will be grease stains.
Marc Aug 22nd 2008 6:43AM
Heilig, warriors already are the kings of PvP. Melee classes > spellcasters according to Blizz, remember?
Badger Aug 22nd 2008 9:56AM
"You want mace stun back now?"
Thank God you're here, Matt! When I saw this post was written by someone other than you I nearly e-mailed you!
Gillean Aug 21st 2008 11:07PM
as if warriors weren't OP enough with 2Hers. Now their double 2Hers do more damage?! My mage cries tears of squishy agony.....but she does that everyday.
Michael Aug 22nd 2008 12:50AM
Because mages have such a hard time with warriors now... Oh, wait.
elfla Aug 21st 2008 11:09PM
yup i agree with boowat im goin to stay stealth when i see a warrior
Zeldaguard Aug 21st 2008 11:10PM
I LOVE TITAN'S GRIP!!!!!
Tisen Aug 21st 2008 11:09PM
omfg.
Mathio Aug 21st 2008 11:11PM
This sounds so sweet, who's the one saying it over vent?