@ vocenoctum

The Dark Days of Prot were pre-BC. Back when you didn't have Devastate and your abilities hit like wet noodles but it was okay because they all had hefty threat modifiers, but you couldn't solo something 10 levels lower than you without a healer and 90% of your talents were either threat bonuses or damage mitigation. Oh, and the constant tells asking you to tank some dungeon because Warriors were the ONLY tank class. THOSE were the dark days. BC era Warrior tanks had it easy in comparison, and Wrath era Warrior tanks can actually solo anything that isn't a current Dungeon or Raid.

Also, saying you don't like to hit buttons as they light up in order is just silly, especially as Prot. You have both Sword & Board and Revenge that light up like clockwork, you have multiple CDs you can hit as they come up, and TC every 6 seconds. It's EXACTLY like Arms' play style, only you have more CDs to pop and you're less likely to die (because healers actually heal you) and you never run out of rage, ever.