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Number of tanks required, a game design issue

Yesterdays post asking ‘whether DKs are being benched’ appears to have two root causes:

tank class mechanics which make a given tank the preference on certain categories of encounter
encounter design which [ more...]

Why can't bosses have expertise?

On PTR tank forums, that question was asked. Players scale up, why not bosses too? Ghostcrawler’s response:

It’s something we actually talk about quite a bit. We won’t do it for [ more...]

Epic cogs

Sometimes the quest storyline really makes me smile. Just completed the Hemet series in the Basin, and he’s out bragging to the guy by the campfire. Have a read.

Design quality and humour

One of my favourite things about World of Warcraft. One of the reasons I came back to WoW for it, after a brief hiatus in Eve (wrote a guide, needs [ more...]

Forums at pwnwear (1 comments)
- Rhidach: I was originally going to comment that forums might be a bad idea, but then you...

Frost tank spec in 3.3 (60 comments)
- Instructions: I missed that part! I’m sorry! I think we can totally conclude the following:...
- Vanyana: Thanks for the reply, I don’t really have a problem with threat so I guess I...
- Instructions: You might also want to make sure you’re pressing the RIGHT attack at the...

3.3 Death Knight dual-wield tanking (93 comments)
- tiny dk: Im speccing do Frost purely for aoe with main spec blood for raids and was wondering if...
- Jerad: Falrics Wrist Chopper is an itemized no no. Shield block for a DK does nothing.

The streamlined newbie experience (6 comments)
- AJ: Much appreciated.
- Gravity: The obvious visuals are from Shadowed Unit Frames plus Dominos, both of which are the...
- AJ: Gravity, this is probably an annoying question, but i have to ask. What UI is that? Now to...

/played (5 comments)
- Instructions: I don’t want to look at this. I think it’d be pathetic to see what...
- Uru: worst console command in game, seriously feels a bit better if you can think at wow like...
- Karatheya: I dread doing that calculation, but since I haven’t done so in a year or more,...

The end of loser DKs is nigh! (15 comments)
- Wraithwail(caelsetraz): to be quite honest i am tired of nooby people playing the deathknight....

Flask market indicates the beginning of the free epics period (19 comments)
- Gravity: mr robot seems pretty good for deeps, but I managed to crash it the few times I...
- Instructions: Problem 1) Coding in .net = bad Problem 2) Microsoft = bad Sidenote: has anyone...

Warriors from the swiss army, DKs from lego (16 comments)
- xorellion: So many people are caught up with counting their DPS, not realizing that there’s...
- xorellion: Nothing stings worse than a healer saying “Great.. A DK tank” and leaving...

Spamalyzer addon: can identify lag (1 comments)
- Brangwen: Done and Done. SpamFu was wonderful for this, cheers for the heads up on the shinier...

Unholy, threat not so bad? (13 comments)
- noob: Unholy tanking with a pet is fun and i would like to share this spec,...

The class you avoid playing (20 comments)
- Gravity: I just did to L5 on an alt, and it’s definitely much easier than before. Mana...

Number of tanks required, a game design issue

Why can't bosses have expertise?

Epic cogs

Design quality and humour

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