WoW warriors are superhuman. They’re the fantasy version of this https://youtu.be/sFigpcJWhCY
To be fair, the scourge were never meant to defeat the Argent Dawn. Just pose a large enough threat so Tirion showed up. So Arthas could turn him into a Death Knight (this is something that the Death Knights were not aware of). In fact if it wasn’t for Darion breaking free from the Lich Kings control, thus throwing the Ashbringer to Tirion. Arthas would’ve won.
Highlord Tirion Fordring says: Your master knows what lies beneath the chapel. That is why he dares not show his face! He’s sent you and your death knights to meet their doom, Darion.
The Lich King says: You were right, Fordring. I did send them in to die. Their lives are meaningless, but yours… How simple it was to draw the great Tirion Fordring out of hiding. You’ve left yourself exposed, paladin. Nothing will save you.
https://wow.gamepedia.com/The_Light_of_Dawn_(quest)
So to paint it as some kind of victory for “paladins” and only “paladins” is incorrectly reading the scene.
in a word- anger
Less of a one-dimensional morality.
So warriors are basically Doomguy…they have no problem ripping someones spinal cord out and beating another person to death with it if they run out of weapons. And well, the whole rage/anger thing.
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Rip and tear, friends.
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In a world where the power of gods and magic are harnessed to wage war and heal wounds, a warrior is someone who wades into battle without all that, screams really loud and starts cutting things down left and right. These are your tacticians that make the impossible happen.
Falling from a great height? Sure, a mage can slow your descent to allow you to softly land after a short delay, but a warrior just jumps at the ground harder to crush the laws of physics in their favor. That paladin is stepping back from the fight to heal his wounds? The warrior next to him is sustaining himself on pure rage and the blood of his enemies. “Man too angry to die” perfectly describes these terrifying combatants. These are men and women who look at a 2-handed weapon requirement and decide that it’s a suggestion at best. Gnomish choppers doing nothing but air-dropping warriors into the enemy back lines somehow forces Fortunate Son to start playing.
Actually, as I’ve pointed out, their trraditions are more rooted in Charlemagne than Arthur.
The use of guns.
Violence, pure unadulterated violence. Doing everything in your power to stop or kill whatever is in front of you.
Yeah. And the implication from the end of wotlk is that the light didn’t even defeat him to begin with; he never wanted to kill Tirion at Light’s Hope. He wanted Tirion to lead everyone against him so he could harvest the strongest of motherfathers.
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Based on many warrior abilities, I’d say in headcanon that warriors actually have some superhuman traits that would allow them to do many things beyond that of an ordinary footman.
Besides, if you want to play a character based on lore power level, I believe believe you can do much better than paladin. After all, why play a magical warrior that is the paladin when you can be, say, a warlock, and summon a multitude of magic wielding monsters to fight for you, all while sitting back and throwing fel fire at someone.
Paladins are glorified battle priests. They rely a lot on the light magic to fight - wich is cool and useful, but the warrior is kind of an underdog. No special magic, just your sword and your wits. If a warrior reaches the elite status, you can bet that he’s more experienced than most elite paladins, since if he’s not an elite he’s probably dead. If you mess up in battle, the light won’t heal you, you just bleed to death.
Being an underdog also favors other specialities like tactical thinking and strategy, since in order to stay alive you need to constantly look for and exploit weak points, naturally making the warrior more inclined to battlefield tactics and leadership in big army fights. It’s less about individual power and more strategy, experience and brute strength.
Well, Turalyon, a recent trained paladin, defeated Orgrim Doomhammer, one of the greatest heroes of the horde…
To be fair, Doomhammer just had the fight of his life against Lothar, not sure he was at his best when taking on a new challenger. Turalyon was also having a life defining moment there when he finally accepted his role. Just saying if there was a rematch, outcome may have been different.
Edited:Grammar correction. Defining, not denying
Yeah, he could barely stand after.
A gasp escaped Turalyon as pieces of the legendary sword fell to the ground. And Doomhammer‘s blow, now unimpeded, continued its glittering downward arc, striking the top of Lothar‘s helm with a sickening crunch. The Lion of Azeroth swayed, bringing his ruined sword down reflexively, and laid open Doomhammer‘s chest with the jagged half-blade before collapsing himself. There was utter silence as both sides stopped fighting and stared at the Alliance commander splayed upon the ground, his body twitching as the life fled him. And then nothing moved save the pool of blood spreading rapidly from beneath his ruined head.
Doomhammer took an unsteady step, one hand rising to press against the gaping wound across his torso. Blood leaked out around his fingers, but still he stood straight and, with an effort, raised his hammer high above his head.
"I have conquered!‖ he proclaimed in a hoarse whisper, swaying and spitting blood but still victorious. ―And so shall all our foes die, until your world belongs to us!
Doomhammer destroyed Blackhand, the shadow council and had Guldan as his servant, even after a hard fight Turalyon was too young and unexperienced to even have a chance against him, warrior vs warrior he would have been another casualty just like Thrall vs Garrosh, the only way a light or magic user could lose is by fear, Grom Hellscream could possibly have better chances against such enemies
Who had in turn just defeated the greatest hero of the Alliance, so Lothar might have softened him up a bit.
I’m pretty sure Warriors are using at least some small amounts of magic. Your own magical weapons and armor aside, when was the last time someone could injure someone and slow them down by pretending to roar like a dragon? Thunder Clap and Storm Bolt also come to mind. And I wouldn’t be surprised if Bloodthirst and Victory Rush were a basic form of Blood Magic.