03-09-2009, 09:29 AM
As long as you are confident and your group trusts you, there's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't be able to tank as a different spec than Protection on a warrior. Know your limits -- you can't tank in the same manner a Protection warrior can. You lack certain tools, which cause you to lack threat. You will take more damage, by a large margin.
You will need crowd control. You will need focus from everyone, killing the mobs quickly and efficiently without pulling off of you.
Do that, and you shouldn't have any problems. I still wouldn't want to go with a random group that had a non-Protection warrior as their tank, but if you know the group and they know you...
You will need crowd control. You will need focus from everyone, killing the mobs quickly and efficiently without pulling off of you.
Do that, and you shouldn't have any problems. I still wouldn't want to go with a random group that had a non-Protection warrior as their tank, but if you know the group and they know you...
Earthen Ring-EU:
Taelas -- 60 Human Protection Warrior; Shaleen -- 52 Human Retribution Paladin; Raethal -- 51 Worgen Guardian Druid; Szar -- 50 Human Fire Mage; Caethan -- 60 Human Blood Death Knight; Danee -- 41 Human Outlaw Rogue; Ainsleigh -- 52 Dark Iron Dwarf Fury Warrior; Mihena -- 44 Void Elf Affliction Warlock; Chiyan -- 41 Pandaren Brewmaster Monk; Threkk -- 40 Orc Fury Warrior; Alliera -- 41 Night Elf Havoc Demon Hunter;
Darkmoon Faire-EU:
Sieon -- 45 Blood Elf Retribution Paladin; Kuaryo -- 51 Pandaren Brewmaster Monk
Taelas -- 60 Human Protection Warrior; Shaleen -- 52 Human Retribution Paladin; Raethal -- 51 Worgen Guardian Druid; Szar -- 50 Human Fire Mage; Caethan -- 60 Human Blood Death Knight; Danee -- 41 Human Outlaw Rogue; Ainsleigh -- 52 Dark Iron Dwarf Fury Warrior; Mihena -- 44 Void Elf Affliction Warlock; Chiyan -- 41 Pandaren Brewmaster Monk; Threkk -- 40 Orc Fury Warrior; Alliera -- 41 Night Elf Havoc Demon Hunter;
Darkmoon Faire-EU:
Sieon -- 45 Blood Elf Retribution Paladin; Kuaryo -- 51 Pandaren Brewmaster Monk