ZA bear mount timed runs

[Taelas]

You seriously lose so little when you shift stances. Besides the threat gen, it is so so so very little. Most of your mitigation comes from your parry, dodge, and armor. Not the measly 10% from defensive stance. Also things like shield block and shield wall remain effective after you leave defensive stance, you just need to BE in defensive stance to cast them. If healing is good and healers are good on mana, but you have lost dps or need to squeeze a precious little extra out you might be surprised how often this wins it for you.

You might be surprised at how often it adds nothing.:)You can get maybe two Executes off before you have to switch back to Defensive and get Shield Block up, considering that you have only maximum 10 rage when you shift stances (unless for some reason you have points in TM).

It's about making good decisions as a tank. This is not something for every fight but a good way to pull a win from a situation that looks to be losing.

And it's not something I'd do except perhaps under extreme circumstances. I can't Shield Wall in Battle Stance, I can't Shield Block -- and I do not have enough confirmation that it actually adds enough that it's worth the risk. On bosses where the risk is less, for instance bosses that do not crush, I might change my mind and do it more often, but not when I risk a parry-gibbed double-crush.