My friend got his shitty ass arena teammate to let me play his account so I can help them get higher arena ratings.
After playing all day to learn the ins and outs of the class, I have come to the conclusion that warriors can't stick on anybody except for priests for more than a second at a time.
Charge > rooted/snared/CC'd > intercept > rooted/snared/CC'd > charge > rooted/snared/CC'd
I've been doing a lot of skirmishes and just about every class in the game hits me with some form of CC and just bounces out. I had a 2v1 match with a holy paladin spamming cleanse and freedom on me and it took us about five minutes to kill the frost mage we were fighting. Hit the frost mage? Snared. Get close the frost mage? Rooted. The frost mage hits me? Rooted and/or snared. The frost mage has his mirror images out? Spam snared. The frost mage his his elemental out? Rooted. Break through his ice barrier? Rooted. Roots and snares are on DR? Poly with a CS on the healer. And throw in a deep freeze every now and then for fun.
The class that I have come to hate so much is only really effective against priests. Warriors are completely gimped against every other class in the game.
If it's not some douchebag spam CC'ing me, it's a fucking plate prot class or rogue with 10000% avoidance. Or a druid or shaman that can run away from me at 140% speed.
You know how I'll die in a bladestorm even with pain suppression up? Yeah, well bladestorm on leather wearers won't take them below 80%. Don't even bother trying to kill anyone wearing mail or plate, just leave the fucking arena.
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