How to tank, Part One – Positioning
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in Class Discussion, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »In the course of running my many, many heroics on my druid, I've noticed something. Many of the people who sign up to tank the run can hold aggro fine. But beyond that, there's a whole bunch of finesse missing ...
The Red-Headed Stepchild of Tanking Stats
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in Class Discussion | 1 Comment »Block. Can't live with it, can't live without it.... Ah, no, hang on. Nobody gears for block these days, it's a wasted stat. Back in Naxxramas it was godlike, a successful block taking a healthy chunk of the incoming hit. ...
Further Divination
Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in Class Discussion | No Comments »As I expected, the Glyph changes on the PTR I mentioned in my last post have been nerfed back. When glyphed and talented, each of Last Stand and Shield Wall now have 2-minute cooldowns. I can live with that. It's ...
Has Tanking Changed?
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in Class Discussion | 7 Comments »Kadomi thinks that tanking has undergone an evolution since WoW 1.0 came out. Me, I'm not so sure. Yes, the abilities have changed. The buttons we press to engage the enemy are not the same buttons we pressed back when I ...
Burning Crusade all over again
Monday, December 15th, 2008 Posted in Class Discussion, General, Wrath of the Lich King | 1 Comment »One of the biggest problems I had early on in The Burning Crusade was getting hold of a decent tanking weapon. The Sun Eater never dropped for me, despite countless runs into the Mechanar. King's Defender took almost as long ...
Easy to get, hard to keep.
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Posted in Class Discussion, Wrath of the Lich King | 2 Comments »Apparently a problem that was apparent in The Burning Crusade was that tanking gear was too easy to get hold of - people were able to hit the then-magic number of 490 defense without having nearly enough stats to run ...
Protection Warrior DPS?
Sunday, November 9th, 2008 Posted in Class Discussion | 9 Comments »Things have been a little quiet around here. I haven't had much time for blogging because I'm taking part in NaNoWriMo, as I do every year. However a post on Kadomi's site has me wondering. She says: In my last raids, ...
My.. uh.. Shield is like a Shield of Steel!
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Class Discussion, Theorycrafting, Wrath of the Lich King | 1 Comment »Finally, the Reliquary of the Lost (yes, that's its name. No idea who came up with "Reliquary of Souls" but whoever they are, they were wrong. OK, pedantry out of the way). It's an encounter which places unique demands on ...
Attitudinal Adjustment: How to Be a good Raid Leader
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Class Discussion, General | 3 Comments »If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too... - If, by Rudyard Kipling I've been a raidleader in ...
The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted in Class Discussion, Theorycrafting, Wrath of the Lich King | 1 Comment »The NDA has been lifted on Wrath of the Lich King. While it was active, I've refrained from speaking about what's coming, because speculation and rumour are just that. Rochelle made that mistake, and denounced the leaked talents as fake, ...
