Will prot paladin ever be made playable in pvp in the War Within?

I expect that everyone knows about protection paladin being absolutely unplayable in wpvp/rbg/arena/unranked pvp. I was wondering why let them even list up for pvp since it not only ruins the interest for pvp of the new player unknowingly getting destroyed and being weaker than a BM hunter’s pet while also forcing a loss on a team of 1-2-7-9 other players who play with that individual. It seems like protection paladin has been ignored in pvp for too long with no removal of access to pvp making it dangerous for everyone as it’s efficiency in pvp is reduced by 80%. With an 80% healing nerf in pvp, a ~40% dmg nerf in pvp, a 67% dmg taken increase in pvp and a nerf to overall pvp talents and alot of bugs between interaction and spec mechanics towards pvp perspective, prot paladin sits as an all time lowest player spec in pvp to ever exist and having not place in pvp at all whilst not officially banned from such activity.

In addition, alot of people can do wintrading with prot paladin that way since you cannot ban a player for simply playing what they want even though it’s potential is weaker than a battle pet. This makes for effectively the best legal way to feed another player without risking a ban.

Will this change in the War Within ?

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Short answer: No, sadly.

honestly all tanks need to be banned from pvp or they need to make it all evenish somehow, prot pallies get bullied yet a blood dk can just laugh as 5-10 melee beat on him with no death in site and guardians just brush their fur at the dmg.

yea you can kill blood dk’s with range but still the distance between the different tanks is huge and silly

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Yeah I mean guardian also can do nearly dps damage in arena…I don’t get it.

I think if they really want no tanks just ban them out right. Otherwise properly balance them.

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Stop trying to make tanks in pvp a thing Gretchen!

I hope so, but for different reasons. Prot had allot of untapped utility potential in legion with their pvp takents catered to support roles. I hope they restore prot paladins in pvp, not as a tank, but as a utility/assist role.

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God, I hope not…