Originally Posted by
Nairobi
I hate to be the harbinger of reality here, but...
Given that he directly referenced Spartans/300 as the "idea" behind sword-n-board DPS as a thing in WOW, would it not make FAR more sense to be the new direction for Arms? Given that, Arms is considered/labeled as the martial warrior, master of tactical combat that's basically a Spartan. Look at something like Pantheon in LOL...leaping around, cleaving, blocking/stunning with a shield. No magic. No heals. No righteous/holy/justice. Just pure badass who kills you if you make him bleed his own blood.
I'd love that playstyle as much as anyone, since I enjoy tanking, but am melee at heart (so, for this expansion anyway, ProtPal DPS and toolkit is fuckin awesome to me). But I can much easier see the Pantheon style as a 2h/shield (think Bo-Ris and Bulwark of Azzinoth) on a Warrior leaping around the field.
Paladins....we'll get something like Taric instead; flashy animations and a support role...basically our niche for as long as I can remember.