This site makes extensive use of JavaScript.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser.
Classic Theme
Thottbot Theme
Dk tanking
Post Reply
Return to board index
Post by
389423
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
Bobblybook
This sounds a bit QQ to me.. there's nothing seriously wrong with DK tanking since I just had one quite successfully main tank an ICC25. I don't know what sort of content you're running if it's harder than ICC. Small changes and balances will always be occurring but I don't think it's as bad as you're making it sound - a good tank will be able to tank any content with a bit of effort (do you remember a bear tanking Illidan?), especially since blizz has stated that they don't want to have any class-specific tanking encounters (don't have source, if anyone has a link I'll add it here).
Edit: I hope that's not your tanking gear that you linked?
Post by
389423
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
292580
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
Zxian
especially since blizz has stated that they don't want to have any class-specific tanking encounters (don't have source, if anyone has a link I'll add it here).
While it may be true that they don't want any class specific tanking requirements, they have implemented more than one fight where a specific type of tank is better than others. Can you imagine a DK or druid tanking adds in ToGC? Block tanks simply work better - especially if you've farmed up the various BV items to make yourself hit-immune.
In the same respect, having a DK for encounters such as Vezax was quite ideal, since IBF and VB were available for Surge of Darkness (most other tanks only had one "good" cooldown for that encounter). It was do-able by other tanks - it was just better with a Death Knight.
Post by
365115
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
Bobblybook
Block tanks simply work better - especially if you've farmed up the various BV items to make yourself hit-immune.
True.. although I think they said they were getting rid of BV etc. to prevent mass block against soft hitters, but until that happens (I think cata) you're right. I haven't actually played a DK tank so by all means you're probably right. Given blizz's stance on equality though, I'm sure things will get changed around in the future - who knows, DKs may become the new "wtf too much armor" bears, only time will tell I guess.
Post Reply
You are not logged in. Please
log in
to post a reply or
register
if you don't already have an account.