Conquernfool

Paladins have their AOE, blessings and seals/judgements that accompany their AOE. Throw in some spell damage and you have a tank that can hold a large number of mobs while they are Seeded by Locks and AOE’d by other casters.

So, where does that leave Feral Druids? According to most of whom I have asked this question, this is what they tell me…

Well, we can off-tank. We can effectively hold 3-mobs, more provided they are not being DPSed. We can change over to a DPS role when needed. We can spot-heal if desperately needed. But we will never be an MT and we will never be a group tank (if the group is more than 3.)

Well, as much as I agree with the role of Prot. Warriors and Paladins, I am here to tell you that I am very much MT-capable and have fulfilled that role on many occasions. Here are some of the bosses I have tanked…

1. Every boss in Karazhan
2. High-King Mulgar (Gruul’s Lair)
3. Gruul the Dragonkiller (Gruul’s Lair)
4. Void Reaver (TK – The Eye)
5. A’lar (TK – The Eye)
6. Lurker (SSC)
7. Moragrim Tidewalker (SSC)
8. Leothoras the Blind (SSC)
9. Lord Karathress (SSC)
10. Nalorakk (Zul’Aman)
11. Jan’Alai (Zul’Aman)
12. Halazzi (Zul’Aman)
13. Hex Lord Malacrass (Zul’Aman)

In addition, I have MT’d every 5-man Heroic, including Shattered Halls, which is really where a Pally tank can showcase his abilities.

Btw, I am now rocking 2-Tier 4 pieces (Gloves and Helm) and 2-Tier 5 pieces (Shoulders & Leggings) in my tank set. I broke the 30K unbuffed armor mark, I have 38% dodge unbuffed, but my defense is down to 398. I guess I am going to have to play with my sockets a bit. Plus, when I get rid of my last Heavy Clefthoof set piece (boots), I will lose even more defense, so it’s getting tricky. If anyone has any suggestions, I’d be glad to entertain them. :-)

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OFF-TOPIC DISCUSSION: My guild was supposed to raid last night and did not have enough signed up. Because of that, we had 2 people leave the guild. Have you had this problem yet, BBB?

I mean, we are well organized. We use Group Calendar for event management and we use Suicide Kings Geo (SKG Geo) for loot distribution (Better than DKP IMHO), plus we have a well-designed website, and with all of that we still get people saying “Oh, there is a raid tonight?” or “I forgot” or “I signed up last week but forgot to remove my named after I realized I wouldn’t be good.” – WTF?

Its to the point now where we are recruiting to over-fill spots and now to replace casualties.

l2listen, imo

okay, Bear, I stayed up past my bedtime to listen to this. And I have no complaints. Keep doing it. Yay!

As for addons… the sooner the patch comes… the sooner our addons break… and the sooner they are forced to be fixed! :D (I was really hoping for a long Easter weekend on Sunwell Isle. Oh well!)

MY

GOD

He deserves every last ribbing you gave him. >:D

And it was good times. :)