Poor play? Am I playing poorly when I get into a +10 with a healer who can barely break 400k hps and have to SPAM THE HELL outta WoG on myself just to stay alive – with defensives – running out of mana by the 2nd pull? Clearly that’s a sign of poor play. You’re missing the point buddy, mana issues on prot pally are real. I’m not the only one complaining about them either. No other tank has resource issues like prot pally currently does.
As for the nerfs, yes, they were significant. Nearly 10% on aoe dmg + the proc rate on holy bulwark being reduced is considered significant by any measure. To put this in perspective, holy bulwark used to do 120mill + in healing overall by the end of a +10. Now it barely even reaches 90mill, and that’s if I’m lucky with what few procs I get. Imagine this had been done to any other tank – they’d be furious as well. You’re living in a sheltered world if you think otherwise.