06-01-2007, 10:35 PM
Quote:I'm reticent to use the words "main tank" because I don't really see what's all that "main" about being the boss-target, except for (occasionally) taking more damage. Sure, if you don't tank the boss he'll run around owning the raid, but if you don't tank the adds or off-tank the boss, you'll also die, just in a different way. A failure in either area means you lose.The main tank is the one who gets all the glory (so to speak). Tanking adds does not require the same quality of gear either, so if you have someone who's constantly off-tanking but doing other jobs as well, he probably won't upgrade his gear anywhere near as much as the main tanks (which will effectively ensure he'll never do anything but off-tank).
And there are encounters without off-tanking where this doesn't even apply.
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