Halfway There

Stayed up a bit late last night, but I got my new Tauren warrior Squood to level 40. I purchased a dual-spec for him, so he can switch over to DPS when the time of a million-zillion death knights comes at level 58, got his epic mount, and bought the rest of his bank slots. He is now a character I wouldn't consider deleting. The level 31 pally I spaced to make room for him had only some basic things, but a thousand gold for an alternate spec means they're permanent. My level 66 Night Elf warrior Tempus doesn't even have that yet (not enough gold on the Alliance side).

The last run I did last night was already in progress when I joined. I started pulling some guys when I noticed one of the other members was in bear form, and a quick glance showed I was strangely not the tank. I switched my stance and was second on the DPS meter, even though I was protection specced. Now that he's 40, I have a second weapon in my bag, and I can switch to fury and dual-wield hammers, and my threat won't be so high.

I'm in plate now, and got a few new tools for aggro, so the 40's are feeling good. At the end of Scarlet Monastery last night, I had one guy say, "You're the best warrior tank I've seen at these levels." Another pipes up, "Yeah, kudos." That really made my day. I took a screen shot.  It will comfort me later when I'm being told how badly I suck at holding aggro.

At level 50 and 51 I get two more very important talents, and that should get me back in the comfort zone that Tempus is in. It was very good to start over and work with the tools as I got them and really learn the class all over again, because it's nothing like it was in vanilla. I've got Maraudon, Zul'Farrak and Sunken Temple coming up this week, so he's really making some progress. The Classic Dungeonmaster achievement is my goal, and then Outland. I don't have that on anyone yet, but with Squood, I can say I did it all at level, rather than going back at 80 and destroying the place just for 10 achievement points.