If you’ve been following the Beta news, you’ve probably heard that a lot of changes are coming to the Paladin class in Patch 4.0.3 – probably more than any other WoW class – relative to what is on Live currently (4.0.1).
Here are links to posts about the recent Beta Builds (chronological order):
Even with the changes in the above builds, the main Achilles heel for Ret PVP has not been addressed – namely that Ret’s burst damage relies on buffs (Avenging Wrath, Zealotry) that are dispellable. There is an excellent thread that describes the issue on the WoW Pally forum.
As far as Prot PVP is concerned, I have added a new section, Upcoming Patch Changes, to my Prot Pally 4.0 PVP Guide in which I discuss the specific changes and how they impact the spec. What I plan to do is track changes in that section, and once the next Patch goes live, I’ll update the rest of the guide with the actual changes to mechanics / talents / abilities on Live. Then the cycle will start over again.
I made the decision just over a month ago to level my stale level 40 Paladin alt to 80. This is my first alt ever to reach max level, as I dislike the leveling process.
On top of that, in terms of real life:
- work’s been quite hectic
- we were on a vacation in Maui to celebrate our anniversary
The reason for leveling a Paladin to 80 is simple: I want to play a durable melee in PVP. Initially I thought Retribution might be fun to play, but I’ve been doing some research and watching videos, and I am very intrigued by the “Protribution” spec, which is a Protection / Retribution hybrid. The spec has good CC, good burst, and is very durable. It will suck for healing but you can’t have everything.
So I am splitting my time between gearing up my Paladin (3.5k GearScore, only 4 pieces of epic PVP gear at the moment) and still BG’ing with my Moonkin. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to capture any Moonkin PVP footage that I fight illustrative and compelling. But I’m trying 
Once I get my Paladin decently geared (i200+ epics in all slots), I’ll try to capture Paladin PVP footage as well.
Stay tuned!
