Warriors already block damage at 45%. A critical block would double this making it 90%. But anything above 85% is ignored as that is the cap. So does this talent actually do anything at all for critical block?
I hate the fact you are right.
As is, it is basically only a minor boost for lower geared tanks working their way up to a good shield. And as a damage amp.
Made sure to jump on beta and check if the talent did modify the values, it did not. Perhaps, the intention is to push us above the 85%. Giving us those 9%, and up us to 94% crit block damage reduction.
If so it doesn’t work atm.
A fix could be to make it critblock chance, instead.
I would call that “defensive” part of the talent greytext or flavour
wasn t block dmg reduction 30% and crit block 60%?
Not been flat in a long, long time.
It works like as seen here:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/342766218358423564/1254165043398971403/image.png?ex=66787fb7&is=66772e37&hm=52cbe1cc75c85785d8e53f66c9f0807916045818212b3b4ca5c03eb649d1b111&
Critblock (Warriors mastery) simply doubles this value when it procs. As seen here:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/342766218358423564/1254165789062336602/image.png?ex=66788069&is=66772ee9&hm=04136f4e974aff23f1caf95f5a2fbdb55870d2257a05093641a3cf38f82965b7&
Warrior got block% value modified by shieldblock value vs target level, that gives a indicated % damage reduction. This is why getting the highest ilvl shield as you can, is so very important for warrior.
You want as high blockvalue as possible, then critblock value doesn’t really matter after 42.5% block value, as double of that is 85% - and 85% is the damage reduction cap for block.
Just a rant:
Also the reason why warrior is so silly strong compared to other tanks early in an expansion. As once warrior got a decent shield, they basically as tanky as they will get. Then you get all the “omg, warrior is tanking naked” (ignoring armor normalisation and shieldblock value) buzz. Combine with doing dungeons that got mainly blockable mechanics, and yeah… el sigh
People overeact, and dont wait for the other tanks to gear up - as they require more stats and pieces to get ready - not just a shield. And forum turns on warriors and gets them nerfed to the ground in a giant uproar.
Then warrior is forever behind, as every week that goes by, others catch more and more up, till they pass and go beyond poor old warrior.
At the end of the expansion, being dirt-tier, all the way - we are finally back to where we started off at.
Can’t risk warrior being a more than decent tank. Community wont stand for it.
That talent should allowed Warriors to use 2h weapon with a shield + something like 5-10% auto attack damage increace
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