Bad Tactical Memes

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I guess I wasn't clear. I was using Bloodrage to generate the rage necessary to buff Battle Shout between fights so that I didn't have to worry about it during battle. The downside is that Bloodrage isn't always available to boost my rage pre-fight. On the other hand there were probably plenty of fights when Bloodrage was available and I simply forgot to use it.

I figure I've got 35 levels to work out the finer points of tanking anyway- by then I expect I'll have refined my approach a bit.

Chris
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The game changes a lot over 35 levels, and I feel like I'm still refining my approach every week. Part of why I'm enjoying this thread so much is to hear from other tanks.

I'd recommend using Bloodrage in combat, Battle Shout. I usually use Bloodrage as part of my opening sequence. As I have Tactical Mastery (feel forced into it, actually) I charge, switch stance (can be done mid charge, before impact, no universal cooldown applied), demo shout, bloodrage, then start with the sunder/revenge/bash business. But, even without tactical mastery, you can charge, then demo shout or sunder to burn rage, then switch stances, it's just less forgiving. In longer fights, such as if a patrol or something else adds to the fight, is usually a good time to have bloodrage ready, and I find it typically is even if I opened with it.