05-27-2007, 06:29 AM
Quote:Maybe I'm a bit biased, being in the same guild as Skan, but our Feral tank has tanked 2 hydross adds before, OTs Gruul (taking Hurtful Strikes), he MTs a Kara run weekly and fwiw I just watched him save a wipe by stepping up to MT Voidreaver after the MT went down.
I'd agree that there are encounters where warriors or pallies outshine Druids, and that most boss encounters lend themselves to warrior MTs but I don't think by any means that Feral tanks are non-viable. In fact he's usually the first person I try to get to tank heroics.
Also from my experiences playing my warrior once your gear gets to a certain point your mitigation is so high that you don't generate as much rage from being hit. This causes warriors threat generation to be reduced. I had some issues tanking a regular Arcatraz run because i didn't have enough rage to generate threat. A druid is not limited by this which is one reason they are so great on trash or adds or an OT position.
Sorry if this doesn't make full sense, I'm a bit tired atm, but I refuse to believe that druids are not a viable tank.
The Rage issue is easily alleviated by swapping out defensive pieces for offensive pieces. I usually start with my trinkets, rings, and neck. Increases your threat generation by increasing both damage output and (ironically, for a tank) lowering avoidance:)
ArrayPaladins were not meant to sit in the back of the raid staring at health bars all day, spamming heals and listening to eight different classes whine about buffs.[/quote]
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