Originally Posted by Playered
This is rather stupid, I tanked (one of two) in Kara shortly after TBC came out before Arena Gear really even existed because our guild had slow-leveling tanks (2~ weeks into TBC?).
You do not need PvP items to do this because if you are really at that (rather low) level you will not be solo tanking the entirety of Karazhan as a Feral Druid in the first place.
It is a completly non PvP related issue that Feral tanking gear is lacking the rather small amount of stats required to become crit-immune. From Blizzards stand point, at this time it was ment that sockets would allow these items to become either specific Tanking or DPS items however using defence gems was never accepted as a means of doing this by the community really.
Note I'm not saying that the PvP items are bad for tanking gear because they are obviously not, however they are not required and are not the only option available to you.
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Similar to -I think - DPS Warriors, the lack of items in some slots is glaring for ferals. We can steal rogue shoulders from Setthek Halls and... well, that's about it, other than the Arena/Honour gear. Nevermind the fact those never did drop for me until I had t5 there.
Similarly, s3 chest will hold up until you can pick up your tier6 chestpiece.
I PvE for PvP gear (e.g. I use the Band of the Eternal Champion in my PvP gear, as well as 2t5) and PvP for PvE gear. As a Feral druid, you pretty much have to. The best PvE weapon ? S3 - followed by s2. It wasn't until the badge weapon that there was an equivalent to the (for most people) unattainable s3 weapon. The ZA one was about equal to the s2 one.
Best bracers in game ? Until t6, it's the Vindicators. Best boots ? You guessed it.
I could continue for a while, but I think you got the basic idea. It's not never because ferals are a major fan of arenas/pvp (they may or not be), but simply the abundant lack of proper itemisation that drives people to hit the arenas and we're not the only class/spec that's missing good items.