Comments on: Tanking Meme

By: Nimayne

Nimayne — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:16:06 +0000

yeah!
loving DK-tanks to heal!

and I love you dks for death an decay!

not-so-angry-shaman

By: Vorla

Vorla — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:57:02 +0000

Remember to run it using numbers you’ll have up during a bossfight. No point finding out that your ratio is 1.75:1 unbuffed if it goes up to 1.99:1 in a fight situation.

By: Chastity

Chastity — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:04:13 +0000

Yeah, I’ve kept meaning to stick an eternal belt buckle on my belt I just haven’t had the mats to actually make one (I’ve been very lax about farming). Similarly I’ve been meaning to upgrade to epic gems but I’m chronically short on cash. I’ve mostly been playing low-level alts recently so Chas’ gear has just kind of languished.

Thanks for the dodge/parry advice, I’ve never quite understood when you were supposed to go for one over the other.

By: Kurnak

Kurnak — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:52:15 +0000

Thanks again for letting me know of this meme, I’ve already posted my answers in my blog.
Chas, about your gear it looks good. Some hints:
- get a better cloak
- put an Eternal Belt Buckle on your belt
- upgrade all gems to epic gems (revise your stats before, maybe you can put a different gem if you don’t need more def or dodge)
- again depending on your stats, get other trinkets. If you don’t need def it’s ok unless you’re stacking too much dodge. this script will help you decide if you still need dodge or go for parry:
/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(“If ratio above 1.88 start getting Parry. Currently at: “..string.format(“%.2f”, (GetDodgeChance()-10)/(GetParryChance()-10)))

By: Chastity

Chastity — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:59:58 +0000

Ah, I hadn’t considered that possibility, that makes sense.

I just got so used to seeing Blood DKs using it as an opener. Frequently in single target fights.

By: dw-redux

dw-redux — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:36:50 +0000

Well, if you time it right D&D can work well in dps (for example if you have to run away from the boss and wait a bit) -but as a rotation device its teh suck.

As a tonking dk im very envious of consencrate

By: Vorla

Vorla — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:11:35 +0000

Vindication is for your (healers’) sake more than for the raid, it lessens incoming damage. Quite considerable, too.

I need to do the tanking meme soon too, even though I already slapped a post on paladin tanking together.

By: Chastity

Chastity — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:02:56 +0000

Death and Decay.

Problem is it’s on a cooldown that’s longer than its duration, so it doesn’t have quite the same “ah, Consecrate’ll get it” vibe. Plus it’s really Rune-Hungry (I seriously don’t get people who use it for DPS).

By: Fish

Fish — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:56:31 +0000

Crap, I don’t think it’s called seal of blood now that I think of it, I am a pally at heart, why is everything a seal?

ring of blood? it looks like a red consecrate, they get it at 60. . .

By: Fish

Fish — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:55:40 +0000

I intend to steal this for my own blog, “big yellow pool of holy aggro juice on the floor” ftw!

FYI, seal of blood is very similar to consecrate, but I just can’t get behind DK tanking.

Druid tanking is tough with no AoE but they’re SO FUCKING TOUGH, and you do have mangle spam.

Warriors are kinda the midground and do get thunderclap. . .