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Well, we finally have some insight into how warrior talents and abilities are changing in Cataclysm. While it"s fair to say that we"re not getting a ton of new abilities, what we are getting are worth discussing, and some of the talents have changed pretty dramatically from their current implementation.

Just one example to start us: Shield Slam no longer uses block value in any way, shape or form, since block value is going away. Now, Shield Slam is purely dependent on attack power, which is of course derived from strength. The stronger your warrior is, the harder he or she hits things with a shield. In other words, if you want to hit hard with your Shield Slams? Stack strength. It really shouldn"t be all that hard to do. Frankly, removing the whole shield block value conversion to this ability is welcome from my perspective.

It should be noted that several abilities mentioned in the Cataclysm warrior previews are not here. Either they won"t be, or they"re not implemented yet, I have no idea which. Please don"t stone me. Masteries appear to be exactly as they have been related to us, but Gushing Wound, Inner Rage and Heroic Leap do not seem to be implemented yet.

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