This site makes extensive use of JavaScript.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser.
Live
PTR
10.2.7
PTR
10.2.6
Beta
DK or warrior as main? help me pick
Post Reply
Return to board index
Post by
skumbananer
I have a warrior and a dk at level 80, i enjoy playing both, but i spend to little time to focus on both, when new patch hits, icecrown and new 5mans comes out and its crazy gearing time all over again.
My warrior: Loads of achievements, pets, mounts, bank full of crap. Full t9 (..ish) dps gear, t9/t8 (..ish) tank gear, full pvp gear. Dpsing as arms is lots of fun, tanking i find facerollable easy and boring, charge, thunderclap, tab devastates, glyph of cleaving-mobs stick like glue with little to no effort, the only part of tanking i enjoy is trying to do the most damage as possible while tanking. (ive tanked on warr since vanilla)
Pvp as prot is also fun, i have nice survivability, do high damage if the target dont have ressilience, and have loads of fun stuns, silences and mobility.
My DK: Some haphazard gear of pvp and badge stuff, expertise enchants and gems (to reach soft cap) so drops and upgrades actually mean something instead of "is this really an upgrade?" Fun frost rotation, looking really cool swinging two wooden mugs around.
Tanking (as frost) is hard, and requires me paying alot of attention, but is really satisfying when i do good, manage to hold all mobs, and manage my defensive cds (not just pop them reactively when im dipping like i do on my warr, i have to think on my dk)
extremely weak in pvp, if i want to pvp seriously i have to respecc, cant be done in a pve specc (like my warr, i have a pve dps specc and a tank/pvp specc)
No achievements, like 2 pets and mounts, exalted with 3 factions instead of 28.
help me pick main:) warrior who i am comfortable and safe with, or dk which i find harder but more rewarding? If you where me what would you pick?
Post by
maverikku
Even = DK, Odd = Warrior
/roll 500
Post by
491212
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
375923
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
HoleofArt
The only reason the DK seems so appealing is because it's new and you've been playing your warrior for so long.
And because of that reason, stick with your warrior. To build your DK to that point of "l33t" would take you months, possibly years. Not worth it imo.
Post by
Zanny
I will also vote warrior, not only is the class more useful but it can put a more significant impact on anything it does compared to a dk (IE, tank better, pvp better, dps better)
Post by
375923
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
Murrdurr
I will also vote warrior, not only is the class more useful but it can put a more significant impact on anything it does compared to a dk (IE, tank better, pvp better, dps better)
Umm, why do assume every warrior > DK? I have ran into crappy warriors with awesome gear who cant play to save there lives and have also grouped with amazing skilled DKs with not that great gear. Of course I have had the opposite aswell, but to say that in general just makes you look dumb and uninformed about the DK class. DKs were made to beable to tank, if youre skilled, have a good talent build, and your armor is atleast good and DEF capped would you still say every warrior is better than DKs?
Post by
Monday
I will also vote warrior, not only is the class more useful but it can put a more significant impact on anything it does compared to a dk (IE, tank better, pvp better, dps better)
Umm, why do assume every warrior > DK? I have ran into crappy warriors with awesome gear who cant play to save there lives and have also grouped with amazing skilled DKs with not that great gear. Of course I have had the opposite aswell, but to say that in general just makes you look dumb and uninformed about the DK class. DKs were made to beable to tank, if youre skilled, have a good talent build, and your armor is atleast good and DEF capped would you still say every warrior is better than DKs?
this ^^
I was reg ToC farming a couple of days ago. There was a naxx/ulduar geared warrior who was doing 1300 dps, and he was charging bosses and mobs before the tank could even attack and was dying all over the place. At the same time we had a DK in green quest gear and some blue dungeons gear (none of it was epic and only two pieces were from heroics), and he was doing 2k dps.
All in all, I say the warrior though, since he is better geared, and people like warrior tanks more than dk tanks (from experience)
Post by
Haxzor
I will also vote warrior, not only is the class more useful but it can put a more significant impact on anything it does compared to a dk (IE, tank better, pvp better, dps better)
I'm yet to see a Warrior out dps a good DK
I'm yet to see a good DK.
ZING
Post by
Murrdurr
I will also vote warrior, not only is the class more useful but it can put a more significant impact on anything it does compared to a dk (IE, tank better, pvp better, dps better)
I'm yet to see a Warrior out dps a good DK
I'm yet to see a good DK.
ZING
Come on over to winterhoof! I just got done tanking reg toc at lvl78 with a lvl79 shaman healer.
Post by
Ghouls
If you want to have fun playing I would choose DK
But if you want to do well Warrior is the way to go but it can be hard sometimes.
Post by
omenofd
Too many DKs out there. You would have to compensate for their numbers with better skill to prove you are not stupid.
Warriors are still great main tanks and blizzard would ruin the whole class if any tank outclassed them on every front. However, pallies and DK make better OTs. This is because it is harder for warriors to grab more than four targets and hold them against high threat DPS.
They can do it, but LOLCONC or LAWLD&D makes their jobs easier.
Post by
304214
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
mccloud
I will also vote warrior, not only is the class more useful but it can put a more significant impact on anything it does compared to a dk (IE, tank better, pvp better, dps better)
Umm, why do assume every warrior > DK?
probably because he goes by the classic stereotype of dks
but if every warrior>dk was true then i wouldnt pull more threat off a warrior tank compared to a dk tank
if the warrior was better then the dk.wouldnt he know how to generate enough threat so where i wouldnt be pulling threat off him
If you were any good DPS, wouldn't you watch your aggro and stop dps-ing if you see you are close to pull it off the tank? DPS-ing is not just mashing buttons and staying away from fire, you know...
On topic,
As a warrior, you will get invited to more pugs/VOA/etc, Arms (sunder armor) or Prot (tank) or Fury alike. If you are a hardcore player, you can try playing the DK and see what you can do WITHOUT getting invited anywhere :)
Post by
kemppy
i would have to say warrior, if it is geared, it will go futher than the hundreds and thousands of good DK's out there
Post by
Badguy
i would have to say warrior, if it is geared, it will go futher than the hundreds and thousands of good DK's out there
The what?
Post by
kemppy
ok i am confussed, though i think the drinkin' did that too me. i have seen thousands of DK's that have an ok gear score yet cant get in raids cos they are a DK
Post by
Rubendesmet619
I will also vote warrior, not only is the class more useful but it can put a more significant impact on anything it does compared to a dk (IE, tank better, pvp better, dps better)
I'm yet to see a Warrior out dps a good DK
Stop playing with terrible warriors then.
My guild personaly uses 2 and somtimes even 3 in ToGC25. 3th-5th spot mostly. We ofcourse also have a blood DK who's doing a hell of a job but in general he's a bit behind us.
On Anub he specs unholy though wich means nobody can keep up with him :p, freaking aoe.
Post by
243884
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post Reply
You are not logged in. Please
log in
to post a reply or
register
if you don't already have an account.