Take away Mortal Strike and Shield Block, what do you really have? A class that is based off a broken notion. The idea that heavy armor and martial prowess makes you dangerous or hard to kill.
Blizzard has done a marvelous job of making this classic Fantasy role into every other classes chew toy and less desirable to play.
Shield Block doesn’t even seem to mitigate Rogue damage - which is melee…which is the only thing Shield Block can actually block! (Could be wrong, just seems that way in PvP)
There was a 15 month window at the very beginning where Warrior was a fun class and since then Blizz has done as much as possible to nerf and bland the entire class while creating other tanking classes that are more desirable in PvE and PvP.
In addition to creating talents for other classes that completely neuter what was once considered an archetype combat class. What’s the point of mages wearing cloth if they have a frozen shield that’s better than armor?? Why then can’t mages pick up a sword and learn to fight and be some kind of War Wizard?
Why do Paladins have the ability to passively generate aggro from multiple mobs while warriors have to actively do so. Multiple taunts? Not with warriors. Didn’t we use to have a shout that taunted multiple targets? Seems that was too OP for basic content.
Why can hunters divert my toons focus to their … 3 different pets now?? But, my taunt on players is just over the top to implement… (Don’t get me wrong, certainly appreciate you fixing the whole “Hunters rolled on my f**king 2h weapon” thing)
We all know Blizz can balance things if they want. But, just like Facebook they are incentivized to create an ever shifting sands of OP classes and nerfstick merry-go-round in which to draw you in to waste more time.
Otherwise, why not just stick with what you got and focus on story, game play, new content, social dynamics, real-world integrations and additional classes?
I actually focused on upping my weapon skill. A lot of good that did. While other classes lost their inhibiting reagent requirements for things like slow fall. Didn’t that used to require a feather? We used to say “TY” to mages for food cause it actually cost them something.
Were Warriors ever good? Seems they were once just fun to play - and that seems a long time ago. (When all this was nothing but orange groves, far as the eye could see.)