Hey guys...
I made a thread a few days ago in the general forums regarding solo/pvp play. I was (still am) considering rolling a toon specifically for pvp play and I've been itching to roll warrior since '05. I've had several endgame toons pre bc and a warlock in tbc who dinged 70 before I took a break from the game last month.
The more I look into warriors though, the more I get that itch to be a true endgame tank, rather than just pvp. I really like the class, and the only reason I haven't rolled one yet is b/c i was always a melee in the past in mmo's. With wow, I wanted to try some new things.
If you guys could answer (or try your best to answer) a few quick questions, I think it would really help me narrow down exactly what my longterm goals would be with this new roll:
1) I've always been a "power gamer" in the sense that I pick my race/class/profession combos based on what is "the best". It is my understanding that for BOTH pvp and pve, the majority of people would consider a Tauren to be hands down the best race choice for a warrior. However, I've been dying to roll an Undead War. My question is- how viable would an undead warrior be for endgame pve? I'm obviously aware of what foresaken brings to the warrior table in the pvp aspect of play, but I'm curious as to how beneficial this race choice would really be when it would come time to spec prot and get into some serious 10+ man content later on. Further, what are your thoughts on UD vs. Orc. vs. Tauren in general? Just trying to get some fresh opinions on this subject ...since my wow experience really does not help me out on this front.
2) Ok- so let's say I get 40-50 levels into my warrior and decide "ya know what, I'm really enjoying tanking and I've found a good solid group of people to play with longterm. I'd like to tank endgame as opposed to just pvp'ing @ 70". With Wrath of the Lich King coming out in the next few months, how would this work out for someone reaching endgame shortly before the launch of the expansion? I see myself getting "caught in the switches" of beginning tbc endgame and then boom- expansion drops and now it's time to level again and move on. I don't however see any real conflict here though...but I'm more curious as to how irrelevant ALL of these tbc 70 instances/raids are going to become when Wrath hits shelves. Obviously when TBC came out, virtually ALL Azeroth endgame became utterly irrelevant. Are we anticipating a similar situation this time around as well? There are just so many factions for rep and so many instances now- hard to believe they'll all just be skipped over at that time like scholo/strat/ubrs etc are today.
3) Regarding professions- I have a 68 and 70 toon that I'll be realm transferring over to whichever realm I roll this warrior on. Money is no issue at all- I have 300+ professions on these toons and have quite a bit of gold. I would assume that mining/blacksmithing would be the ideal choice for a PVE focused warrior...however, my REAL profession interest has always been in mining/engineering. Engineering would bring many benefits to my warlock in pvp...this I know. However, I'm curious as to how Engineering would benefit a plate wearer like a Warrior in pvp. Further, I'd like some clarification that mining/bs'ing would in fact be the ideal choices for a PVE focused tank.
These questions are the ones really in my way right now. I've been around this community a very short time but already, I couldn't imagine asking these questions anywhere else. I value the opinions and expertise here. Any input is appreciated and will be enjoyable for me to read. Any additional input/advice regarding this roll would be welcomed as well.
Thanks guys