Game-Changing New Powers

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You gave him 10 seconds of lead time?! Dude! You're going to be spoiling our tanks! Be aggro monkey extraordinaire! Trust me, they'll love it. :shuriken:Go full bore from the first half second of combat. C'mon. You know you want to. ;)

:wub:our tanks. :)

I second this! I still remember the first Ramparts run I ran with Fragit (Frag's rogue), and he asked me if I wanted him to be a good rogue and not rip aggro. I told him to "go nuts", and I don't think he has stopped, and I love it. I've been pushed and challenged, and I enjoy tanking for aggro monkeys. Yes, there are times where I simply can't hold something, but as a result of Fragit's pushing, I'm comfortable knowing that it wasn't a lack of skill on my part. I have found another gear or two in my tanking as a direct result. We also did several first runs at -3 boss levels for me, equal level for Fragit, and the only CC we had was sap, so I was pushing to keep aggro vs. Fragit while trying to protect the healer(s). It sometimes resulted in a rogue offtank (not a really bad thing), but I have a much clearer idea of what is possible for the warrior class, and for myself as a player.

Hunter pets are another matter. They simply aren't fair, and play by a different set of rules. Two revenges and a shield slam in defensive stance is a LOT less threat than a single boar charge. That's why we never fight the hunter pets for aggro, it's simply not worth the massive rage investment to stand a chance, and it's often a battle we lose. All that rage dumped on one mob means you're behind on the other mobs. No thanks, the pet can have it if he wants it. Plus, threat generation on a warrior is much greater when they have aggro, and pets generate threat at the same ungodly speed whether or not they are taking damage. I'm not sure if this is by design, and if gearing will change matters in the future, but right now beast mastery pets make me feel inadequate. This is llike when we were at Maraudon gear levels and the BM pets rivaled me in armor, life, DPS, and threat generation.