Comments on: Flavors of Tanking – A Healer’s Guide http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/ You know you were thinking it; we're saying it. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:57:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Moment of Sloth « Tanking for Dummies http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-1206 Moment of Sloth « Tanking for Dummies Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:03:57 +0000 http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/?p=927#comment-1206 [...] time to put together a decent post.  So in the spirit of laziness I would like to direct you to a guest post I wrote for World of Snarkcraft a little while back on identifying tanking styles.  Though the post is mostly aimed at healers, I still use the information I gathered for this post [...] [...] time to put together a decent post.  So in the spirit of laziness I would like to direct you to a guest post I wrote for World of Snarkcraft a little while back on identifying tanking styles.  Though the post is mostly aimed at healers, I still use the information I gathered for this post [...]

]]> By: | The Night Council http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-811 | The Night Council Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:21:37 +0000 http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/?p=927#comment-811 [...] Flavors of Tanking ? A Healer?s Guide from World of Snarkcraft A guest post from Joveta?s significant other and detailing the different ?flavors? tanks come in: threat and mitigation. Personally, I prefer Karamel Sutra. [...] [...] Flavors of Tanking ? A Healer?s Guide from World of Snarkcraft A guest post from Joveta?s significant other and detailing the different ?flavors? tanks come in: threat and mitigation. Personally, I prefer Karamel Sutra. [...]

]]> By: Icashizzle http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-810 Icashizzle Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:04:18 +0000 http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/?p=927#comment-810 I'm sure most people know what you mean by now, but in case they don't: There's a typo stating defense for being uncrittable is 450. Obviously this should be 540 for this expansion. Or to be the most accurate....reduced chance to be crit by 5.6%... I think this also comes out to be 689 defense rating. Just didn't want some new healer to come along thinking a tank with say... 500 defense was more than adequate for lvl 80 raids... ;-). I’m sure most people know what you mean by now, but in case they don’t: There’s a typo stating defense for being uncrittable is 450. Obviously this should be 540 for this expansion. Or to be the most accurate….reduced chance to be crit by 5.6%… I think this also comes out to be 689 defense rating.

Just didn’t want some new healer to come along thinking a tank with say… 500 defense was more than adequate for lvl 80 raids… ;-) .

]]> By: Avoidance vs Threat: Gearing for your group « Tanking for Dummies http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-805 Avoidance vs Threat: Gearing for your group « Tanking for Dummies Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:22:41 +0000 http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/?p=927#comment-805 [...] when it comes to purchaises with emblems, gemming and enchanting, and the like.  I, myself, did a guest post at World of Snarkcraft that summarizes some of the choices you will make going down one of these paths, albeit aimed at [...] [...] when it comes to purchaises with emblems, gemming and enchanting, and the like.  I, myself, did a guest post at World of Snarkcraft that summarizes some of the choices you will make going down one of these paths, albeit aimed at [...]

]]> By: JohnL http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-803 JohnL Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:49:57 +0000 http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/?p=927#comment-803 I would modify your "threat" tank and call it a dps tank instead. Threat is rarely an issue in the game at the moment - I haven't worried about it since 3.0 hit pre-wrath, when threat was buffed enormously, and salv was removed. Remember that? So it makes no sense to talk about maximising threat so that dps can go all out. That way of thinking is so.... I dunno... SSC in 2007??? No, the new tanking game in town is dps. When I wear hit & attack power gear, its because I want to do more damage. I dont want my healers to think its because I want to do more threat. It's irrelevant whether I out-threat my highest dps by 130%, or 180%. But it's much more relevant how much damage I do if we're going for achievements like "make quick werk of him". I would modify your “threat” tank and call it a dps tank instead. Threat is rarely an issue in the game at the moment – I haven’t worried about it since 3.0 hit pre-wrath, when threat was buffed enormously, and salv was removed. Remember that?

So it makes no sense to talk about maximising threat so that dps can go all out. That way of thinking is so…. I dunno… SSC in 2007???

No, the new tanking game in town is dps. When I wear hit & attack power gear, its because I want to do more damage. I dont want my healers to think its because I want to do more threat. It’s irrelevant whether I out-threat my highest dps by 130%, or 180%.

But it’s much more relevant how much damage I do if we’re going for achievements like “make quick werk of him”.

]]> By: Resto4Life» Blog Archive » Community Spotlight http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-798 Resto4Life» Blog Archive » Community Spotlight Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:58:08 +0000 http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/?p=927#comment-798 [...] Flavors of Tanking – A Healer’s Guide from World of Snarkcraft A guest post from Joveta’s significant other and detailing the different “flavors” tanks come in: threat and mitigation. Personally, I prefer Karamel Sutra. [...] [...] Flavors of Tanking – A Healer’s Guide from World of Snarkcraft A guest post from Joveta’s significant other and detailing the different “flavors” tanks come in: threat and mitigation. Personally, I prefer Karamel Sutra. [...]

]]> By: azurae http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-748 azurae Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:54:18 +0000 http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/?p=927#comment-748 Oh my!! I loved this explanation! I'm printing this and adding it to my reference file. :) I've been a shadowpriest for a while and haven't kept up on the healing stuff. This guide is simple and to the point and perfect for the rare occasions I feel like slipping to the light side. I tend to think, "That's the tank, heal it." It also explains with the addition of mindsear to my repertoire why I suddenly love DK's more than bears or tincans... Ahhh how fickle is my love. Thanks so much! Oh my!! I loved this explanation! I’m printing this and adding it to my reference file. :)

I’ve been a shadowpriest for a while and haven’t kept up on the healing stuff. This guide is simple and to the point and perfect for the rare occasions I feel like slipping to the light side. I tend to think, “That’s the tank, heal it.”

It also explains with the addition of mindsear to my repertoire why I suddenly love DK’s more than bears or tincans… Ahhh how fickle is my love.

Thanks so much!

]]> By: Tarsus http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-747 Tarsus Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:01:39 +0000 http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/?p=927#comment-747 I should be more careful when I am logging in working on my yet to be opened blog. stupidtank is me. I should be more careful when I am logging in working on my yet to be opened blog.

stupidtank is me.

]]> By: stupidtank http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-746 stupidtank Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:56:54 +0000 http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/?p=927#comment-746 @Yuki - Cider's also added some great vids of heroic fights like the Skadi the Ruthless gauntlet. Check them out if you haven't already. @Celinne - For all that they have changed tanking to try to be similar, Death Knight and Druid tanking inevitably feel different because of the lack of block. It's hard to understate how much difference that shield makes. @Yuki – Cider’s also added some great vids of heroic fights like the Skadi the Ruthless gauntlet. Check them out if you haven’t already.

@Celinne – For all that they have changed tanking to try to be similar, Death Knight and Druid tanking inevitably feel different because of the lack of block. It’s hard to understate how much difference that shield makes.

]]> By: Celinne http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/flavors-of-tanking-%e2%80%93-a-healer%e2%80%99s-guide/#comment-745 Celinne Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:36:17 +0000 http://snarkcraft.wordpress.com/?p=927#comment-745 Definitely a nice post for us healers because there's just always this connection between the tanks and us (specially when is someone you know and have healed before). I remember one of the first things i noticed when hitting 80 on my priest is that healing my pally tank friend was completely different that healing my feral druid friend, and this was a rather deep explanation of why even tho i already got used to each of their needs in terms of healing :) Definitely a nice post for us healers because there’s just always this connection between the tanks and us (specially when is someone you know and have healed before). I remember one of the first things i noticed when hitting 80 on my priest is that healing my pally tank friend was completely different that healing my feral druid friend, and this was a rather deep explanation of why even tho i already got used to each of their needs in terms of healing :)

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