Are Warriors a Dieing Class?

I had a free Zhelm since 110 and I'm a white knight. I'm generally expecting to get a Pendant at some point after I max stance (153~160) and maybe have some points in Achilles as well. I don't think waiting until 110 for a ZHelm is unreasonable, it's nice earlier but not necessary.

I suppose it is not necessary at early levels, but the point is it should not be necessary at all. There should not be just one item that all warriors need to even be close to the accuracy needed.

I guess I am just used to games with thousands upon thousands of items (aka World of Warcraft). I just don't like how you absolutely need to get a certain item in order to be successful in the game.