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Should dks really be tanking?
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Deepthought
So this thread is about dks tanking pros and cons. imo i think that dks are not very affective at tanking due to the fact that they are more (or at least i have seen) dps based.
Uhhh, I don't get what you're saying. You say because we do good DPS we can't tank? Pardon?
i think a major promblem about dks tanking is the fact that they are unable to use shields. now i know that blizzard made them able to tank without using shields, but still shields are a major element in tanking. not only do they give you good armor but they are enchantable.
I take it that you don't think Druids should be able to tank either?
and i also know that 2 had weps and 1 hand weps are also enchantable but those do not give you extra armor and most of the enchants for 1 hand and 2 hand weps (and most of the runeforging) are dps based with a few minor exceptions.
*Ahem*.
plus i think that warriors do a much better job tanking.
Good for you?
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Deepthought
druids are another story.
How so? DKs have compareble armor, slightly worse dodge, can parry, and have more CDs.
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Nystali
Looks like someone either doesn't deal with end game much, or hasn't read/watched how top guilds handle certain content with the use of DK tanks.
Fail.
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Deepthought
im just saying that imo dks should not be a main tank. off tank maybe but not main. and with the druid thing the guilds ive been in all druids have been off tanks not main.
My guild, in two years, has never used a Warrior to MT.
I guess Wars can't be main tanks now, if we're using anecdotal evidence!
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Eleazer
In terms of pure one on one tanking. Warriors are the king of mitigation plus threat generation. In terms of mob tanking Pali and Dk's rule. It takes a lot more skill to be a warrior tank than to be any of the others.
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saytar
You forget some very important parts of DK tanking, 1 Anti Magic Zone, works great for those caster type bosses, 2 yes the DK is primarily a DPS type, but DK's are DPS tanks, we may not use shields but we can get some serious numbers out there for dodge and parry. We do it the mitigation style. I can say I have seen it all good warrior tanks and good DK tanks, and I have seen the terrible I bought my tank off Ebay tanks in both DK and warrior formats. Don't knock the DK tank until you either get to 80 and try it yourself or run a raid with one.
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In terms of pure one on one tanking. Warriors are the king of mitigation plus threat generation.
Hello, Mr.2007! How is it back there?
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