Originally Posted by Theras
I It's not that we'll necessarily be second string tanks tanks again (though I'm still only cautiously optimistic), but that Paladin tanks are forced to make some very hard choices in their talent selection (like choosing between Ardent Defender, Deflection, Seals of the Pure, Divine Strength, and Anticipation), and Warriors aren't. Though I won't go into the same level of detail, the Feral tree also seems to be fairly tightly tuned to ensure that all required talents are attainable without any extraneous prerequisites (though that's nothing new).
I guess it bears mentioning that Death Knight talent trees seem to have some of these same tanking trade-offs that we're seeing here, though. What that means for us as tanks I really can't say. |
I'm not sure I mind this to be honest. I kinda like the idea of having to make tough choices about talents, and have some motivation to try out different stuff to see what best fits my playstyle over time. It's kinda boring to just go to a site like EJ, find the Tankadin post, and click in the talents according to the agreed upon main spec (49/12 anyone?). Especially if we end up getting the ability to switch on the fly, you might find yourself as the main tank having a threat setup and a mitigation setup that you can swap between. Or the off-tank having a healing setup and a threat setup.
I'd say that right now, warriors and ferals are _too_ streamlined.