TinyTim wrote:
And as others have said, if you like tanking and plan on continuing with it, go prot now and learn the tricks of the trade. You will have a much steaper (sp?) learning curve ahead if you wait with going prot till outlands instances.
The Honorable CapJack wrote:
I made that post thinking this guy probably knows what he's doing
Actually I totally don't know what I'm doing =P
Naw I'm tryin stuff out -- I learn pretty quick and LOVE the Paladin class -- I play it or some strange variation of it in every game that allows =)
I actually just switched to Prot -- sorta just outa curiousity. At first It was pretty bland, and about the same difficulty holding agro. I was using Dev aura since I thought I just wanted highest Armor I could get -- but Ret aura definatly helps!
Been doing Arm runs in groups of 3-5s and can keep agro on all -- I actually start to get pissed when people don't AE cuz I'm taking all the extra dmg for nothing! I dont think I'm ready for Cath quite yet, still some orange monsters in there and tanking as Ret was fine but it was cuz I'd only tank 1 or 2 at a time.
I'm gonna go back to Ret and play some 39 Bracket BGs soon, I want the 40 boots as well as a few other pieces from AB, but after that I think I'll have a really tough decision on my hands -- it's quite likely I'll be hopping back and forth alot on my climb up.
Ret is definatly more exhilirating, especially seeing crits for 390 + 440 in 1 swing, but something about tanking 5-6 elites at once and keeping agro on all of them is very satisfying. I'm sure Prot will be fun my next few levels as well.
I do have a few problems though.
After about 2 groups of 5-6 monsters I'm damn near close to OOM -- especially when battling Blizzards and Rain of Fires, I dont have a Threat calc since the new patch, I guess I could look, but it makes me nervous becuase if someone pulls em they're gonna pull em all -- so I freak out and Spam Conc. Should I be doing this? What other techniques can I use to conserve Mana.
Another huge problem with AEing like this is runners. I see them run off and it's seriously frusterating. Locks dont want to Reckless because they wanna use CoA at this level, and no rooters want to play Runner duty. In cramped situations I actually end up having to Justice. Should I be doing this anyways, or using a better Seal?
Lastly I understand BoWis for total trash, BoSanct for AEing a bit harder, and BoKings for Bosses -- but it gets frusterating changing em. What would ya'll suggest? Without Wis I definatly go outa mana in 2-3 AE rounds, but Sanct helps cut down my damage intake (usually not a problem as a good healer doesnt dip below 80%mp), and Kings is just a flat-out amazing buff. What to do?!
Thanks for readin and any help =)