Okay, I am a DPS warrior. This is the down low. A DPS warrior's specialty is PvE, as it revolves around massive damage and crits with the use of a 2h weapon, preferably an axe or polearm. Arms is primarily a solo questing class, and no matter what anyone says, that's what an Arms warrior is best at. A well made DPS warrior can kill an elite mob of the same level with little trouble, especially if they raise their crit rate properly. An ideal 70 DPS warrior sports an average crit rate of 40% or more (using epic armor/weapons) and uses a combination of Slam and Flurry to deal damage at an insane rate. DPS warriors can take roughly as much damage as a tank, give or take, but don't put out nearly as much threat, meaning they ARE NOT a tanking class, nor will they ever be, as much as some DPS warriors wish it were true.
In PvP, a DPS warrior is second to none, as I normally critted for anywhere between 1200-2000 damage, and fairly often, 1/3 or 4 hits. Using a combination of Overpower, Victory Charge, and Thunderclap, I was able to kill rogues, hunters and warriors with little difficulty. My main failing was facing locks and mages, as DPS warriors don't take magic well, and generally had crappy magical resistances. Against other warriors, I did better against Protection than Fury, and Arms was about 50/50. Ultimately, it fell down to who was more skilled in the end when it comes to PvP.
Failings of DPS warriors are that they don't have a stun ability, and that they usually sport 10% less damage resistance than their tanking counterpart. They also tend to concentrate more on strength and agility than stamina, favoring damage output over life expectancy. They also can't take magic all that well, and they have trouble with Stealth enemies as much as any other class unless their careful. Then worse comes to worse, DPS warriors fall when outnumbered, and die quickly when facing higher level elites.
Like any class, they have their ups and downs. It all depends on what the situation calls for and what they personally prefer. Some people see them as godsends and others see them as the plague, and either way, they're always going to pop up here and there regardless of what you believe. It's best to just accept them as they are and live with it.
In PvP, a DPS warrior is second to none, as I normally critted for anywhere between 1200-2000 damage, and fairly often, 1/3 or 4 hits. Using a combination of Overpower, Victory Charge, and Thunderclap, I was able to kill rogues, hunters and warriors with little difficulty. My main failing was facing locks and mages, as DPS warriors don't take magic well, and generally had crappy magical resistances. Against other warriors, I did better against Protection than Fury, and Arms was about 50/50. Ultimately, it fell down to who was more skilled in the end when it comes to PvP.
Failings of DPS warriors are that they don't have a stun ability, and that they usually sport 10% less damage resistance than their tanking counterpart. They also tend to concentrate more on strength and agility than stamina, favoring damage output over life expectancy. They also can't take magic all that well, and they have trouble with Stealth enemies as much as any other class unless their careful. Then worse comes to worse, DPS warriors fall when outnumbered, and die quickly when facing higher level elites.
Like any class, they have their ups and downs. It all depends on what the situation calls for and what they personally prefer. Some people see them as godsends and others see them as the plague, and either way, they're always going to pop up here and there regardless of what you believe. It's best to just accept them as they are and live with it.