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03-17-2009, 03:32 PM
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Where were we? Ah, yes, tanking. Last time (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/02/21/the-light-and-how-to-swing-it-the-tankadin-for-dummies/), we took a look at some basics of Paladin (http://www.wowinsider.com/category/paladin/) tanking, namely a few things about survivability. That's just the tip of the iceberg. When I said tanking was the most technical play style in the game, it's because tanks have to look at more factors and study more things than healers or DPS. Aside from working towards important gear requirements, a tank more than any other player must understand how a fight works. While many encounters are survivable with a few DPS not knowing too much about the fight ("get out of the void zones!"), a tank who doesn't know anything about a boss is likely to wipe the group or raid.
In many ways, a tank is the most important member of a team. The cornerstone, so to speak. Because even though healers are indispensable, there's never really a 'Main Healer' position the way there is a 'Main Tank'. That's why a tank's responsibility goes above and beyond what players in other roles have. We've already examined for a bit how to build up your survivability. Today we'll look at three things: generating threat and the tank spell rotation.Continue reading The Light and How to Swing It: The Tankadin for Dummies Again (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/03/17/the-light-and-how-to-swing-it-the-tankadin-for-dummies-again/)
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Where were we? Ah, yes, tanking. Last time (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/02/21/the-light-and-how-to-swing-it-the-tankadin-for-dummies/), we took a look at some basics of Paladin (http://www.wowinsider.com/category/paladin/) tanking, namely a few things about survivability. That's just the tip of the iceberg. When I said tanking was the most technical play style in the game, it's because tanks have to look at more factors and study more things than healers or DPS. Aside from working towards important gear requirements, a tank more than any other player must understand how a fight works. While many encounters are survivable with a few DPS not knowing too much about the fight ("get out of the void zones!"), a tank who doesn't know anything about a boss is likely to wipe the group or raid.
In many ways, a tank is the most important member of a team. The cornerstone, so to speak. Because even though healers are indispensable, there's never really a 'Main Healer' position the way there is a 'Main Tank'. That's why a tank's responsibility goes above and beyond what players in other roles have. We've already examined for a bit how to build up your survivability. Today we'll look at three things: generating threat and the tank spell rotation.Continue reading The Light and How to Swing It: The Tankadin for Dummies Again (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/03/17/the-light-and-how-to-swing-it-the-tankadin-for-dummies-again/)
http://www.wowinsider.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.wowinsider.com)The Light and How to Swing It: The Tankadin for Dummies Again (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/03/17/the-light-and-how-to-swing-it-the-tankadin-for-dummies-again/) originally appeared on WoW Insider (http://www.wowinsider.com) on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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