I know I may be in a pretty small minority here but I went into SoD really stoked on the prospect of tanking with a warrior in a way I never had before, actually using a sword and shield. I mained all of classic fury prot so I know what the classes threat potential is but there is something about the sword and board archetype I just really enjoy.
SoD prot runes just feel so uninspired and uncreative. As I hear my friends talk about the runes they are getting and the excitement as they get them I look at the protoypical prot runes this phase and they are just comically boring. I understand the reservation of giving warrior too much but I am getting no inspiration to play the archetype.
How hard would it have been to give protection a rune that procs off blocking? Any easy win would have been something like “% chance on block to WW at % amount of dmg” I am just pulling that out of the hat but that is infinitely more interesting than reduce rage, intervene, rallying cry.
TL:DR Prot runes boring, me sad.