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Paladin or Warrior?
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Druids and DKs can also tank
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I would level a Paladin if I were you. Warriors are actually kind of hard to level as they have no way to heal them selves in battle aside from potions and bandages.Yep. But level speed doesn't matter, whats the point of having an 80 if you don't enjoy playing him?
I agree that you should not worry about level speed and should enjoy the game. Although you said you want to tank you also said you like the idea of using two hefty two-handers which would be DPS (dealing damage, DPS stands for Damage Per Second in case you didn't know) and gearing for DPS is A LOT easier than gearing for tank simply because if you have bad armor as a DPS your still ok for groups whereas if you are a tank in bad armor, you wont be able to hold aggro as well and could die a lot faster.
I'm not trying to steer you away from being a tank but remember this; as a tank your role is to keep your group alive, keep aggro, and stop any adds reaching your group. You will not be expected to be high on the damage charts but will be expected to keep those who do reach the high numbers alive. Also do o forget a very important person. The healer. Without them you are just canned meat with a small punch which will die fast in a dungeon (in solo play you can kill stuff by yourself without feeling bad), with a healer you are like an unstoppable barrier for your group, so long as the healer knows what they are doing.
So back to the question Warrior or Paladin? I have grouped with both before and they are equally good tanks but in different ways. A Paladins main source of damage is through holy damage, so they have spells which increase the Threat generated by their holy spells and abilities, whereas warriors have attacks and shouts which draw enemies towards you.
That was a very brief rundown but whatever you do remember to have fun, you may find you prefer healing to tanking...only time can tell.
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