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From the official site again, we know that even class skills have budgets. It is said:
We like the way the death knight's talent trees are shaping up. Specifically, you can tank using good builds from any of the three trees. One may be slightly higher than another at any given moment in time, but overall the goal is that they are very similar and they are certainly more similar than the other three tanking classes.
We can totally imagine a world in which Arms, Fury and Protection all can tank using different styles. The Prot tree would just be more about sword and board style than tanking per se. Perhaps an Arms warrior would tank with a two-hander more like a DK does. I'm not saying we will 100% for sure go down that road, but it is interesting idea to think about.
It's harder with druids and paladins because some of the other trees can heal or are ranged. (You could probably come up with a Ret tanking system). Being able to tank and heal effectively with.
We have budgets for the power of individual spells and talents. We do not budget based on the total number of abilities available -- some classes just have more than others.
I would also call the budgets a guideline. You have to know when to change the numbers on something even if the budget suggests that will be overpowered or underpowered.
To be metaphysical for a minute, you can't define the universe with one gigantic equation. There are just too many variables. You can use simpler equations to attempt to describe small parts of things as long as you understand their limitations. A great deal of your success in WoW, perhaps even more in PvP than PvE, is your skill in using your abilities and that is a hard thing to model.
Hope it is not too much. And here is another good news for WoW fans, World of Warcraft Action Figures 3 on Blizzard store now. The DC Unlimited World of Warcraft collectible action figures Series 3 are now available at the Blizzard Store. The Tauren Hunter Brave Highmountain is part of this collection; and if you weren't at previous events where it was showcased you missed how huge and detailed this action figure is. It has higher dimensions than any of the other action figures of the series. Keep an eye on WorldofWar.net News on February 6-8 for photos and video of Series 3. We will have coverage of the New York Comic Con where DC Unlimited, Pocket Star Books and Tokyopop are exhibitors.
