Warrior tanks need to man up!!!!!!Follow

I've been playing the warrior class for a long time, and have tanked with my warrior 90% of the time. A few months ago I wanted to try something different and I leveled a priest to 80 and starting healing end game instead of tanking, and I'm ashamed at the behavior I see from some of the warrior tanks out there. My biggest complaint is the concept of "AoE Tank", don't give me that please a warrior tank can tank ANYTHING that a pally, DK, or druid tank can. Yes, believe me I know the warrior mechanics need to be worked on in a major way, but have some respect for your class and man up and do it. Does tanking the adds of the Emalon fight suck for a warrior, yes. It it possible yes, and actually it's not all that hard once you get used to it. I've actually had people say that warrior tanks simply can't do that fight. I laugh at them, get on my tank then do it flawlessly.

So all my warrior tank friends out there here is my quest for you, this week find a group to do 25 man VoA and TANK the adds. You may cause a wipe the first time, but once you get you'll see how powerful your class can be once you learn to play it well. And while I'm at it, never never never say you need an AoE tank to do something again.

I make the warrior in my guild tank adds all the time. He does fine. The magic of tab combined with competence is amazing.

Yes warriors have very limited aoe abilities, but the point of this post was to try and convince fellow warriors to stop using that as an excuse to not tank things like the adds in emalon, or the fire elementals in OS, or whatever else they say they can't do. A pally tank in my guild always tells me that pallies are the best tanks hands down, when I ask him why he talks about all the great pally aoe abilities and crap like that. Those do not make pallies a better tank, just an easier tank class to play. Good warrior tanks take a lot of skill, but I am convinced we can be as good or better than any tanking class out there, and not just at single target.

Actually, I have an easier job on OS adds than most other tanks I know. I know, I probably just don't know the right 'other' tanks. But between Warbringer (Charge/Intercept/Intervene), Heroic Throw, 8 yard taunt (always up if you can Vigilance the MT on Sarth) ... it's very easy to collect the fire elementals as a warrior. Thunderclap / Damage Shield / Shockwave and tab-targetting really makes it pretty easy to hold them once you collect them. So while we're not overpowered in the AoE department, we can definitely make a nice strong showing. :)

The warrior sucked. I've seen the same thing with Paladins and DKs (they sucked too). Get a competent warrior - your raid will barely get touched.

Stop talking out of your ***. Seriously.

He's allowed to call you on it when you're spouting idiocy on a public forum. Saying a Warrior can't tank (or has trouble tanking) Sarth adds is like saying a Holy Paladin has trouble tank healing. It's stupid.

Some people come to these boards for information. Expect to be corrected when you're wrong.

After reading this post i did go tank Adds on 25 man Emalon last night lol and it was actually really fun =)

Brah, gratz to you for trying to increase warrior pride instead of QQ.

You get a fuc*in cookie.

Liar. Trolls can't be paladins.

I'm addressing this to all the warrior player's on this post... I am a pure Dps Player, I have 3 level 80 toons and all are dps..Mage, Rogue, And Pally ( Ret all the way ). My mage is most geared character ( as well as my first ) and I just realized something all dps are replaceable. So I thought to myself ( After downing Lord Jarruxx 25 man ToC ) all 3 of our tanks are warriors. All of the guild I am in are warriors. Warriors = Tank, Pally tanks are great there paladins, Druid tanks have a lot of health geez ( But have to be a bear ..I mean they'll never look cool with armor ) DK tanks dont get me started. But Im going to make a tank and I would never think to choose any other class the a Warrior, the pinnacle of strength, endurance, health and resilience. They can be protected by the finest armor and most unbelievable shields, Wield the largest and most impressive swords, Withstand relentless assaults from all forms of harm whether magic or melee. They command, lead and inspire like no other class. A warrior should be the best TANKING class of em all, no matter the size or strength of their enemy. Though it sounds the opposite from what i've read. All "us" warriors ( Giving up dps and taking over a leadership role as an Undead Warrior lead to protect ) need to come together talk about how sweet warrior tanks are, how no class can touch them in this field and how warrior tanks are the only tanks.

Thanks EMP