We get it. Fury Warrior needed some love. When I look at how other melee specs are treated, as a Warrior player, all I can feel is discrimination and a lack of fairness toward our class.
First of all, as Warriors, we don’t bring much utility to a group. We don’t have multiple AOE control abilities, we don’t have lust, and we definitely don’t have brez. So what do we have? A clunky Storm Bolt and Shockwave, that’s it? If we’re lacking in utility, then at the very least, we should be contributing high DPS. But the truth is, we don’t even have that right now. The 5-target cap on cleave limits everything. Even when we’re fighting exactly five targets, we often still lose out to other melee specs. Some might argue that Fury Warriors have strong single-target DPS in Mythic+, but the truth is—it’s not dominantly ahead. Even in single-target scenarios, we’re not crushing the competition by any meaningful margin.
Also, it’s clear that the developers haven’t taken Warrior players’ feelings and feedback. Just look at the DPS rankings on MythicStats, Fury Warrior is one of the bottom three DPS specs overall. And what’s even more ridiculous? In actual combat, we often perform worse than Shadow Priests.
Lastly, let me share a humorous little story.
Picture this: the first big pull in Cinderbrew Meadery, lust is up, packs are grouped, and the Fury Warrior—full of hope—starts cleaving… only to be betrayed by the infamous 5-target cap. Instead of doing real AoE, they’re lightly tickling the mobs like they’re giving them a massage. The tank eventually goes down under pressure, and guess who gets blamed? Yep, the Warrior.
But of course, that’s all just a fantasy. In reality, we’re not even invited to the group in the first place. We’re just sitting in Dornogal, staring at the fountain, reflecting on class imbalance… and wondering what it feels like to be wanted.