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Shield Specialization definitely still affects actual block value in beta.
I did some very sketchy testing of Hammer of Righteousness (10 minutes casting on level 74 wolves, me being level 75) and didn't see a single block/dodge/parry or judgment/seal proc in that time. I did see several partial resists.
All the known tanking gear in WotLK (not that there's much of it yet, if the drop pattern is similar to TBC it'll be a few bits and pieces until the end game gearing instances) is strength/stamina/defense rating/dodge rating. It'll be interesting to see whether there are token drops like T4/5/6 which allow epics to be tailored to the particular tanking classes (e.g. for paladins, even with no additional threat multiplier, Shield of Righteousness makes block value scale extremely well for single target TPS while adding mitigation, especially given its price in the itemization formula) or they stay as one-size-fits-all drops. If the latter, it's going to make all the gear very similar since there aren't many additional stats they can add that are efficient for all the plate tanking classes.
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