Abigor
08-02-2008, 11:36 AM
There are 4 tanking classes in the game. All 4 should be able to tank any encounter in the game, up to and including the cutting-edge 25 player content. They will need really good gear of course, and it will require players who really know their class and work together. You won’t be able to completely ignore talents either. Not every death knight will be a great tank, but not every great death knight tank will be 51+ points in Frost either.
Raiding is changing in Lich King, just as it changed in Burning Crusade. Threat will be easier to manage (not irrelevant, just easier to manage). Crushing blows are gone. Shield Block no longer offers the near constant protection it used to. All tanks can generate better dps. There are more raid-wide buffs, but fewer stackable buffs. Druids actually have to help rez after a wipe
You can also approach it another way: 30 specs, 25 raid slots. You just can’t take everyone. The worst case situation is some classes or specs bring so little to the group that they just get ignored. We’re trying hard to prevent that. You have viable alternatives to say stacking shammies or shadow priests now. The best case situation is that groups have some flexibility with who they bring.
And to be honest, not every Sunwell guild brings the same 25 specs even today.
Raiding is changing in Lich King, just as it changed in Burning Crusade. Threat will be easier to manage (not irrelevant, just easier to manage). Crushing blows are gone. Shield Block no longer offers the near constant protection it used to. All tanks can generate better dps. There are more raid-wide buffs, but fewer stackable buffs. Druids actually have to help rez after a wipe
You can also approach it another way: 30 specs, 25 raid slots. You just can’t take everyone. The worst case situation is some classes or specs bring so little to the group that they just get ignored. We’re trying hard to prevent that. You have viable alternatives to say stacking shammies or shadow priests now. The best case situation is that groups have some flexibility with who they bring.
And to be honest, not every Sunwell guild brings the same 25 specs even today.