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What happened to shaman tanking?
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chase123
Who says they cant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItqOkdtry4c
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MischievousLoki
Um when did shamans tank?
Wailing Caverns
Shamans have never been considered a full tank class. I know about that guy that tanks a couple fights and old, far outgeared content on a shaman, but that doesn't mean they're designed to tank. The only reason he can tank those is because his healers are way over geared for the fights he's doing (all you need is to be uncrittable and lots of health and you can tank anything most anything as long as you have lots more healing than a real tank would need).
Shamans aren't tanks. That's just the way of it.
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Post by
caboosefanatic
they only get to wear mail, not plate ... could be one reason
In that case feral druids can't tank....they wear leather.
our bear form IS plate armor :P
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Mesoforte
/sigh
I swear this comes up at least once a month.
Post by
justinc
In that case feral druids can't tank....they wear leather.
/facepalm
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aerion
they only get to wear mail, not plate ... could be one reason
In that case feral druids can't tank....they wear leather.
our bear form IS plate armor :P
Drood tank: I BLOCK/PARRY WITH MY FACE
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irishsnout
i did read a blue post a while back how originally blizz wanted the shaman to have a tanking tree but the idea was abandoned. I guess now with 4 tanking classes theres really no need.
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MischievousLoki
The thing is, in the past, blizzard was all stressed out about giving paladins and shamans mostly the same stuff. They decided it hurt the classes on the whole to push them into each others' peg holes. The revamps leading up to BC set them into a more comfortable role that actually fits the class.
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Orranis
Who says they cant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItqOkdtry4c
Better example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOCyKbOCmAg
. Hardest boss currently implemented. Though I would love to see a Shaman who doesn't require stupid amounts of stamina stacking and PvP gear, who have it incredibly hard holding aggro single target least of all with more than one, no taunts, and an outlandish spec. I want Enhancement to become the new feral of DPS/Tank.
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MischievousLoki
Who says they cant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItqOkdtry4c
Better example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOCyKbOCmAg
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Hardest boss currently implemented.
Lol, no. ToC10 Anub is not even close to the hardest boss to tank currently.
Not only does he not hit that hard (he's balance around stunning you, so lacking avoidance isn't an issue at all), but holding threat on a boss fight like that is easy as hell because DPS aren't hitting him 100% of the time. And those points are just aside from the fact that ToC10 is only the third hardest instance gear-wise right now. It's very easily puggable.
I'm not saying going though all the effort to be able to take the hits on a shaman isn't applaud-able (more so for the healers that keep him alive though), just that your statement is completely invalid.
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