In Naxx, each of the encounters was designed for up to eight tanks! When it came to rehash the dungeon, each of them was redesigned, successfully, to take account of the reduction in numbers, we still had encounters that scaled well between 10 and 25-man. Sure, there were a couple of encounters that needed fewer than three in 25, but they were the exception rather than the rule. Obsidian Sanctum in three-drake mode needed three or four (we took four) tanks.

This is what’s missing in the more recent encounters. It’s scaling by-the-numbers, just multiplying boss health and damage by a factor, and it’s lazy. There’s proof that so many encounters could be so much better if they’d been scaled up with a bit more imagination. At the moment we take three of our four tanks and of those three, one spends most of the night in DPS spec / gear. That’s not pleasing anyone.

Blood Queen is the worst so far in Icecrown – the OT only needs to stand there (at least you might have to move with the Marrowgar MT). Any fight where the OT can disconnect without affecting the outcome is just poor design.

I think its the culture. To be a tank/healer you have to know what ur doing, check stat weights, etc. Most DPS just push buttons. Thats why those of us who have DPS alts do much better…because we hold ourselves to higher standards. Groups would never let a tank/healer get dragged thru because it would severely cripple the group. I refuse to carry DPS for the same reason regardless of whether we have others that can make up the difference.

Note to self: when all the dps suck and they vote to kick you, hope that your random dungeon debuff has worn off.