Short version:
How important is tanking gear (+defense, dodge, etc.) for beginning tanking Ramparts?
Long version:
I have a level 62 druid that is on the way to being my third 70. I'm specc'd heavy feral, with 44 pts Feral and nine Resto right now. At this point, I don't really have any tanking gear, per se. But, for level 62 I think I'm fairly well geared since I can buy and craft gear. I can link Armory, but I'm in kitty right now. In kitty, my defense is 305 and my dodge is 29.73% if that helps at all.
My main is a hunter and my other 70 is a holy pally, so I have absolutely zero tanking experience. But, I am familiar with the instances and tactics. I have tanked a few group quests and have practiced tanking a little while solo. My main goal has been leveling, however, so I spent no time trying to get groups for low level instances (I'd rather spend time leveling, rather than waiting for PuGs) and so have run no instances up to this point. I'm rather nervous about tanking for the first time (much like the first time healing) because so much rides on being at least decent at tanking an instance. I don't want to be a total idiot when four other people are depending on me. A partial idiot, I can expect, at least to start. I don't want to enter an instance as a tank if my gear will be a hindrance.
So, is tanking Ramparts (and Blood Furnace) do-able in gear that is essentially kitty gear? As I go, I will definitely be accumulating tank-specific gear for level 70, but up 'til now I really haven't seen much that is specifically tank gear.
Thanks for any input.
edit: Added Armory link.
Edited, Jul 21st 2008 12:09pm by azwing