i ran fury from release all the way until BC came out...after playin in outland, i got tired of stoppin every few kills to heal, so i went to prot, and have never even thought about goin back. the changes they made help prot deal ALOT more dmg than it used to. so id say fury is a good way to go til at least 60, i havent played in outland with the new fury spread, so i can only recommend prot there.