Why not at 60 or 70?

Earning something is fine.
Earning it before level 80 is better.

At level 60 you had a lot of your class defined and just got your 51pt talent. Going Fury prior to TG is not as good and the tree is built around it. Other specs are similarly blessed with nice 51pt talents.

At level 70 you get some of the most potent skills of the class. You have gone through TBC and you are now looking at Northrend and you darn well should be able to use the feature to your advantage.

Imagine trying to level now if you aren't doing it with a partner.
Most people are past the low stuff. So if you can get the gear and abilities to change to a tank in a pinch, you are very much able to get through the horrible 70-77 levels. (Not allowing fliers slowed us down and did not make me appreciate the view any more than I would have anyway. It just made me get annoyed at needing to use flight points again.)

And what if you want to do some PVP prior to 80? Go in with a cruddy spec and deal with it? I did strand of the ancients and WG as a tankadin. My KB tally in one day as ret tripled what I had before. I am sure getting an effective PVP build will help a lot of people that enjoy PVP but don't live for it.

The attitude that everything before 80 doesn't count is flawed.


I will remind you, if this is for max level only, then if they make another expansion, you will lose it. Think you'll enjoy losing something like this after having it? And if it is okay at 80+, why not 60+ or 70+?