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Get this negativity outta here, leave this for the DH disc
i spam +5 keys, i think prot is in a solid place
you guys do know that, rio after 3 days doesnt mean someone is better or worse than the other, right?
did i forget to mention im 40 and have 3 kids
wtf was that wall of text
the communiity gets you sad?
grow up lmfao
stop being so invested in the community
Can you two, like, go somewhere else?
thats mental illness tbh
naw tanks are toxic to each other lol
You're being extremely toxic for no reason
What?
Can you guys chill
You called me a salty bitch out of no where
shield bros together, strong
U talk about toxic?
Srt0nk
You're right, that was overly aggressive, which I also recognized.
ban this sock guy
I see you cut off the next thing I said, in which I admitted to that being aggressive ๐
Take it somewhere else.
The only thing I see wrong with that screenshot is that you need to charge your phone bruv
I'm not sure what you two are trying to accomplish here, but I think we would all appreciate it if you would stop.
Can we just continue to talk about how much better ravager is than itf
Well that was intense.
ravager is cool and all but what about unstoppable and thunderlord boots right? (no really is this right)
Ravager is better even when taking into account TL
there is undeniable synergy between UF and TL, but it isn't enough to make it a better pick than ravager
is UF and AM better with thunderlord for below 15 keys, than ravager/bolster?
oh no
for below 15 keys at current gear levels? probably not
even +7s can slap pretty hard right now if you aren't over like... 185-187
check mate? lmao
what did i miss?
nothing noteworthy
a toxic guy being toxic and his friend backing him up
better to move on
of all my character names, Pinksock is not one of them
onesock, luckysock, sweatysock, gymsock, earthsock, sure
pinksock, purposely avoided
haha so i guess that dude was bad mouthing warriors?
Not worth revisiting the topic
Does anyone have a working interrupt weakaura for your party? I've tried two and neither worked
the game itself is great so far, yet what makes it a bad experience is the community of it. I had enough bullshit over all these years to have a solid reason to despise all the metachasing and ridicule that happens because of that predominant mindset in WoW community. The whole problem is that at that point, 99% of WoW community just blindly trusts all the chit-chalk, ham radio and superficial tier lists. Not trying to improve, to dig deeper, to master the spec/class that you feel like it is what you like. The same blind and infantile mindset that made a lot of trouble for people who just want to play whatever they want yet were not able to find such a guild/group in which they can push high keys and sub-WR500/1000 CE completion on whatever specs they love. It is a huge problem that plagues the community, the same problem that led me to where i am in for 2 years by now: constantly moving because some guilds fall apart, and some just don't want to see X spec/class because "it is not meta" no matter your logs and how well you play, no matter their WR either.
you guys do know that, rio after 3 days doesnt mean someone is better or worse than the other, right? [2]
https://wago.io/InterruptTracker - just a brief search on wago
and yeah, these 2 morons were trying to pull a strawman like all the typical internet politics nerds. Same shit but in profile
Why are you people arguing in this discord. To farm Karma, you need to be on reddit
We aren't, we have moved on.
chuck thats meta
That's the weakaura that I tried first. I'll have to look at it when I get back on tonight.
This chat is usually very high quality ๐
well beerett I recommend just trying another one from wago if that one isn't working
i fapped in a sock once
only once?
Everyone has.
the convenience alone is worth more than once. but who am I to judge?
Yeah didn't feel that good tbh. But I found some nice quality soft ones. Are you nice quality and soft?
@twin comet @open monolith this one is attached to Zen Tracker
ah
I've got the backend installed. The WA wasn't loading though
a lot of important stuff for each WA there
going to get some tea. Don't want to argue over anything, especially when it comes to such shit
How do y'all feel about holy paladins right now?
good if you get a good one
I'm honestly happy with all of the healers
except disc
Have yet to see a solid disc
well your not a top 50 warrior sock your opinion doesnt matter 
A good holy paladin is about as good as you can get
Oh shit you caught me
Unfortunately there are not many
I'm not afraid to share my unimpressive profile ๐
I haven't had a whole lot of play time since m+ dropped, lol
I plan to try and rectify that on my coming days off
People worrying about io on week 1 of season 1 lul
indeed!
People worrying about io on week 1 of season 1 lul [2]
Iโll stick with beating my head against this raid
I would rather do that
I want to do the raid because I actually really like it more than I thought
but.... m+ offeres SO MANY MORE opportunity for loot
have to wait till tomorrow again 
and it is significantly easier to pug
Tank damage is actually somewhat relevant at this point so this is when raid is fun
I really feel like they screwed the pooch on loot distribution in this raid
i'm stuck in a situation without a guild so imma just go on and spam M+ for now
I get that they want to stretch the tier out
original intent was 3 items at all times
iirc
I know. I do not feel as though that is.... good intent
If anything, that is going to drive people MORE toward m+ spam
idk, I'm not a game designer.
Oooh, caught up on this morning's drama. I found it funny where they pretended that rankings matter less than a week into the season, lmao
Not even worth talking about ๐
i wasn't even there during it
washed away the shitty quarantine and no raid mood with witcher 3 and cookies

so i don't even know what it was
me too haha
what a weird thing to specifically quote and reply to >:|

wait you dont normally do that 
anyone else having issues with the G2 pack from De other side (Risen warlord and bonesoldiers) ? the melee hits decimates me w/o SW
tthey enrage just kite till they arent
Either have a druid / hunter soothe them or gtfo
I'm the number 15 alliance warrior tank on my server which I think highlights the bad place prot is right now lol
spicy take
presence does not = how good a class is
@open monolith returning to the question you asked before this whole quarrel with 2 dudes started.
WoW is a game that is driven by community participation. You can't have any fun in it, especially if you love raids and high M+, without having a good mature community. The more time goes, the more i agree with damned devs and Ion that this whole situation with meta and bring the class attitude is a doing of the WoW community, not devs. Finding a guild that doesn't care for the choice of the spec while pushing for the highest performance becomes harder and harder, and i was not able to find one in all that time. Entirety of my negativity comes from just getting neglected and having to skip out on content because i'm playing something i love and not something that is "meta"
it just gets worse and worse
Yeah, too many players consume tier lists as though they are gospel, so the class is under-represented at the moment
I was just making a joke at my own expense jeez
you can't enjoy the content if you don't have a good guild community to have good time with
I mean, I don't disagree with you Karton, but I don't share your experience with pugs. I tend to get invited simply because "tank", and then I make friends with the good experiences
Can someone help me please. As a prot warrior, i have problems when it comes to hold aggro from the mobs in Spires of Ascension. Those kyrian dark angels throw spears from afar and they make me run around the room trying to grab them. Can someone tell me some advice on how to tank the mobs on that instance the proper way?
Thank you @jagged pier , i didn't know that.
I am in a great guild that does not care about the meta. Just need to wait for the rest of them to gear up so that we can properly raid \o/
I understand the problem though ogre, chasing down mobs is hard for us because we l have directional mitigation with blocking
they are a pain to group up as you have to keep running to the far ones but eventually you can get them in
and I have found dps to be entirely unhelpful in m+
i had enough shit when pushing 20-22 range with pugs. Enough to have 90% of the keys as not completed. Getting kicked out of the group because you don't stack vers(where it is unnecessary), and so on, getting 9/10 declines, seeing people getting extremely toxic and leave the group mid dungeon in almost every single case and so on
I've had multiple groups outright refuse to expose the invisible spiders mobs in plaguefall because I should just drag the boss around
Ah, see, I never bother going above 15
I want my weekly chest. ๐
that's it
I feel no drive to push keys, as it doesn't actually get me anything in-game
and r.io means literally nothing to me
Rank also just doesn't matter because it's like 4 days into the tier, I know I haven't had much time to play, let alone sit down and push keys. Like imagine thinking a class is bad because you're getting stonewalled at 10s.
I'm jelly of their damage
No. VDH is busted lol
I just wanna hit hard again
but hey, at least you're not an edgelord who has SACRIFICED EVERYTHING, WHAT HAVE YOU GIVEN
I'm a warrior and an engineer blizz makes us eat garbage constantly
I'm an Alchemist
because Alchemy is always BiS
and nobody will ever change my mind
ya but I love doodads
I might switch alch/engi for bres
does anyone know if Tauren racial stacks with shadowlands gathering enchant?
does it make herbalism instant
And just make my druid a flower picking alt
this is exactly where i'm talking from. Higher M+, sub-WR1000 CE raiding. All of it doesn't require any kind of metachasing, yet 99% of that WoW community is going off the rails with their brains off whenever they see anything that is not "meta"
It stacked with previous enchants
Well, Karton
It was like .25s pick time, it was great
Make your own groups my dude
theres a reason the multiboxers are all still tauren
be the guy who doesn't meta chase and invites anyone
urghs just tankend my first 10.... - i feel sooooo squishy:((( horrible feeling
people get high on meta
Esna everyone is Squishy
^^
I think everyone got used to being geared in BFA, and thinks they should be able to sit there and face tank +10s
spend most of the time kiting
that's... not how it works
get used to kiting
until you are... like, heroic raid geared at a minimum, you aren't gonna sit there and face tank a 10 - 15
Is the Kyrian synergy in Necrotic Wake bugged for anyone else? When i summon the bird he doesn't open a talk menu
Yeah, even watching Trell on brew, he was still dying like every other pack in depths
yes Thurn, that has been reported by several people
I haven't personally had it happen
its ither an addon or a bug because i get the same
but it isn't uncommon, apparently
fun fact: Pugging higher M+ is still the same shit. You get people with poor performance no matter the spec/class they play
Most of the keys i've done or attempted to back in 8.3 were my groups that i have assembled. @open monolith
Are you guys summoning your steward right as you get to the golem, or before hand?
I always summon him standing at the golem, and he has always had the option
both
I think its something with because he can change your talents it flags it as not being able to do in m+
Karton the only thing you can do, then, is be the change you want to see in the WoW community /cliche
wouldnt suprise me if blizz overlooked that
make your own groups, invite regardless of meta
you won't change anyone else's mind
So do it yourself ๐
I have definitely had him activate the golem for me in m+
Yeah, same
Personally all the really smooth successful M+ runs I've had have not been "fun" they've been completely silent usually and categorically unfun
Do you guys play like, 100% solo by yourself?
no one talks we just chew through the instance and go our separate ways
I pug 3/5 of my group, usually, but always play with one friend of mine
Do you try to start conversation? or do you always wait for someone else to
exactly what i've been doing. Just that the whole situation i've described prevents people like me from enjoying other parts of content like raids and organised group M+
I'm in a super friendly helpful guild, but I don't really know anyone very well
I love being guildless
I don't have to see "grats!" every time someone gets a completely meaningless achievement

"Completed 50 quests"
OMG GRATS!
lol @open monolith you got that right
Sock, you sound like an old senior Sergent in the army
I've just been running 6s with some friends, no issues yet. Maybe 7 and 8s will cause us some problems but I doubt it.
I would love to have a steady, consistent group, but only one of my three RL friends who play is good enough to do any end game content, and there doesn't appear to be many (or any) guilds recruiting on my server ๐ฎ
Guys it's better to do the wall or thunder for m+ ? :/
I have never been military >.>
I'm not sure how to take that
so I'm going to take it as a compliment
thunder for m+
Wall is better on 1 - 2 targets, TL on 3+
so, yes, TL is (on average) better for m+ than the wall
I don't know if anyone is sure yet, between thunderlord's and the Wall yet for M+. Thunderlord's is definitely more damage
Which is good for current keystones level
Better defensives might be necessary further along
Not even on EU-Draenor rn
pretty sure both guides written are sure which is better for which
The guides said they're both good options until like a week ago, and survivability hasn't been the barrier for timing keys yet
Like what's the metric here?
i think thunderlords more than doubles the uptime of a aoe DR cd which is what mostly m+ is, there is an argument for the wall on probably fort weeks of higher keys but its hard to pass up the defensives on trash, plus it adds aoe dps as well
What is the best slot to use TL on? feet, hands or else?
Did you mean tyrannical weeks for wall? Also, thunderlords can't more than double the uptime of demo shout
Boys, m+. Ravager or Unstoppable Force. What's the verdict
ya tyrranical not fort
i always get those 2 mixed up
ravager for pretty much every thing
TL on feet, can only be on hands or feet and the hands from raid are beter itemized than the boots
I'm running ravager currently, feels a lot better than unstoppable
Ty @steel mauve
The thing about TL's DR is that it's less controlled, you're not popping it to fill mitigation gaps, you're using it on CD to generate rage and do damage
But yeah, thunderlords with ravager doesn't double the uptime.
but in the instances where you pop it on cd you are actively tanking so its less randomized
if we have 'high' haste, is eternal skirmish better than Eternal stance?
My friends. Dragons roar or booming voice? Idk I love the instant aoe agro that I get with dragons roar but in the other hand the extra rage from booming would be nice to smooth the rotation
BV
Sure, but it's based on # of mobs and you're not necessarily going to need the 20% extra DR on a 20s metronome
Again, I wouldn't be surprised if TL is still BiS in higher keys, I think it's just too early to call it definitive
It deff does more damage, though. Not arguing that
Just like from a defensive utility perspective
What if you equip both legendaries or that is not possible TL and wall
Can't right now
cant yet
Can only equip one at the moment
Perhaps in the future - but not yet.
Might be able to do 2 later
Oh dang I wanted to craft next week one rank 2 legendary that goes along with my rank 1 feet with TL
what he fuck, I just looked at Guardian legendaries
they are so much better than ours o.o
Thrash has a 15% chance to thrash a second time and 75% of all thrash damage is given as a shield
or the one that grants frenzied regen and ironfur at the beginning and end of barkskin
What if i told you three of their legendaries were baseline in legion
Yeah, guardian legendaries are amazing
To be fair
Guardian was amazing in legion
So
What two trinkets are you all running?
My trinkets are trash but in a perfect world probably Hakar's from DOS and Phial from plaguefall
haste darkmoon and 200ilvl verscra as I dont have anything else
Iโm running quuantum device and is decent aside from the 3 min xd
Might fuck around and try the cheat death if it ever drops for me
8 minute CD is pretty weak, tho
PvP trinkets are pretty good as well
PvP gear in general isnโt it , haste vers still king probs
Yeah, haste/vers are bis defensively, at least
Some are using the pvp trinkets, the cheat death trinket is once again weak, but its also same cd as dh's cheat death
u want high haste tho
What are the talents I should be taking for starting torghast, been stuck on layer 3 and was told to do tank
I mean same as the talents in the guide mostly, @frail ice
AM over bolster probably for torg
if your dying in torghast its probably due to misplay tbh
Just los the casters and shooters and aoe everything down
Take it slow if you need to, no point in rushing and dying to trash, buy animal powers that increase your ST damage
Who?
ok ty
with what
with leveling
prot warr is best torghast class in the game that ive played
no ๐

The mob pull before Hakkar on De other Side instance is way too difficult on higher keys, any advice on how to tank those skelletons and casters as a prot warrior?
use the urn to stun them
use the urn
and pray your dps actually do dps
kite and line of sight
Thank you
Earth Elemental
fucking lust
that trash pull is probably the hardest part of that entire dungeon lol
I didn't think there actually was an Urn by that pull
Aren't you thinking of the Urn outside of Gnometown?
I second this - insane dps and crazy survivability
has anyone been trying to use signet as a tank?
all the way back right theres one
does it stop you from blocking
I've always assumed so
never heard otherwise
channels that don't normally specifically say it
Lightee is running heavy repercussions in the raid righ tnow
Peeping the two prot warriors with the highest keys completed, both have signet equipped. Dunno for sure of they used it in the key, but they both got it
well, it's an excellent legendary for pure damage
and if you have a solid world 1st +15 clearing group, you probably don't need to be as tanky
because your DPS is interrupting and stunning, and your healer isn't shit
so that doesn't surprise me all that much
Solo Torghast is great. What are peeps favorite combos? Iโm a little disappointed in the Revenge stacker - I let it build to 100 and it was like โmehโ lol.
Charge = 400% damage for a few seconds, leap = 200% damage for a few seconds, 1st shaterring throw does 10,000% damage
combine = 1 shot boss.
those are all fairly rare anima powers though, so you likely won't ever get to use that combo very often
I tried that revenge power a few times too, was very disappointed with it even when getting it stacked to 40k damage
As Venthyr Prot, condemn builds are tons of fun. Getting ragemote on floor 6 with the condemn at any health % is best 1 button rotation ever
The wall should be used on which gear s?
Shoulders.
TGV finally dropped 

was thinking about it myself. with the wall and HR you get +8 rage per shield slam. Might be something to test out for raids
he said he didn't notice that he was using it at all, Karto
have only started spamming keys today so i'm catching up
like, didn't feel it
oh, lul
shit happens
so, the plan from bliz is to increase threat gen by 10% for all tanks, and buff blood DK's damage. Didnt know blood had such low output?
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/class-tuning-in-progress-dec-15/771191 for those who wonder where i get the info
Weโre internally testing the following slate of adjustments, with the goal of implementing these changes during scheduled weekly maintenance (December 15 in this region). Classes Tank Specializations Threat generation for all Tanks increased by 10%. Death Knight Unholy Mastery: Dreadblade effectiveness reduced by 15%. Blood Blood Boi...
it's hard to tell because I played condemn with deadly calm
but I basically had to die byt the sword on boss pulls and during bladestorms
because I took aggro from my friend blood dk
Tuning isn't done, those patch notes aren't final
there is a chance they will throw us a bone in one way or another, but my hopes will not be going up
yes, but it sends a message that they recognize people are struggling with threat, and that DKs apparently are lagging behind. Might be i havent paid attention but i thought bears was the tanks that hit stuff with wet noodles
I have no idea.. good point regarding data though
Lower SB cd๐๐๐๐๐
if only
And give it passiv 50% magic dr Huhu
@open monolith did you by any chance notice uf lightee also went for punish on the first row? It looks pretty good tbh
allright. It would make sense at you get more ss, but 20% more damage from ss sounds juicy
Kyrian Stitchwerks abominations on the Necrotic Wake instance are really difficult to tank as a prot warrior, their "mutilate" skill deals too much damage. Can you guys give me any advice on how to deal with those?
how do i unlock more endurance and finesse things
@azure mauve make sure you have shield block up for when he uses mutilate, and probably ignore pain as well
I mean, it obviously hits very hard, but it wasn't something that instakilled me.
if you need to hit shield wall because you don't have either up, do it.
A big mistake a lot of tank players make is the "potion problem" from RPGs
"I'm gonna save this for later...."
later never comes
hit those cooldowns, baby
Thank you for the advice
to be fair
DKs kinda need the help, haha
watched Dratnos do a key on his DK and he had like 1.5k overall
Eh, maybe, I don't play DK
is it possible to zerg any bosses in CN normal?
Guys, is Unhinged supposed NOT to work with Ravager (Prot)
just get a bunch of clowns togeher and kill it
Didn't seem like it from my limited experience, Yogi
I am getting my shit pushed in in keys at the 8 level and I want to make sure it's me and not my talents etc. I'm using the icy veins guide and have pelagos with these conduits can someone just sanity check me?
talents
Quite a few Insta wipe mechanics you have to respect
if you're dying bolster is probably a better choice?
Yeah, Bolster is better defensively
Guessing the UF is because you're running thunderlord?
Consider kiting more often too, once you have threat
yeah wanted to get synergy with it as much as possible
bolster up u basically do not die to melee dmg
I'll swap bolster and should I maybe take ravager since I'm not getting as many avatars?
I think Ravager is also just better in all situations
UF puts more of the pump in the avatar but for that like 70 seconds it isnt up ravager fires 1,5 times
24% Vers pushed a 14 key today, but keep being stuck at your 7 keys with ZOMG HASTE BEST STAT
I tried UF yesterday when I got the legendary and as many said here it feels super clunky
well, i'm collecting some vers whenever i can
so maybe I should look into another lego. I have the wall should I do that instead?
Daniel, it literally doesn't matter what your secondaries are for a 14
ppl run crit because parry triggers the revenge proc,
People are still figuring shit out, no one is playing optimally
you can still run thunderlord without UF
Nah man some shit head in here told me Iโm stupid because Vers is a bad stay
Stat
Oh, nah, vers is good
Yeah I know, just wanted to rub it in his face that Iโm pushing high keys and he ainโt
Btw
Haste will matter less for aggro on reset
They are increasing threat making 10% for all tanks
haste is our best defensive and offensive stat
haste generates rage and lowers shield block cd
haste is still best with vers/crit mix
I think the idea is that more haste = more SB uptime, better rage gen, more damage
But I imagine all the secondaries are pretty close
right, and crit is to help with dps through revenge procs
the other 3 are extremely close
haste just has a much higher gap between the rest of them
revenge quite often procs SS
Someone just told me Huntsman boss in Nathria gets 150% bonus damage if you stack the first add on him? Not seeing that in the journal, is it true?
Barghast
or wait am I mixing this up
rip soul add walks to boss
Yeah
increazses dmg
it's the scond one in the fight though not the first idk we stacked the first
First is fine to stack
Yeah if the Rip Soul add isn't full healed and makes it to him, he gets a big buff, I believe
You want to stack boss and add as much as possible
Does the Rip Soul add spawn where you are or where Barghast is?
barghast i think
because if it spawns on YOU, just leap away during the cast
where the offtank is with barghast
well it either spawns where the bear is, or where you are
DBM does not shout "GTFO"
there is a difference lol
Don't rely on DBM to tell you what to do
that's a crutch
Just saying that's why people would miss it
it just tells you it is coming, and you should play accordingly
Could probably watch a vod and see
I was taking Barghast to Egypt for Rip Soul, so I didn't actually notice if it spawned on ME or barghast
I couldn't say for certain if it was spawning on me or barghast, didn't think to check
The shades of barghast just spawn around the room
so no need to move him for that (pretty sure)
yeah adds are just wherever they feel like
Well, I downed him this week already, but next week if we don't have an answer I will experiment and find out
because if we can just leap out during rip soul cast, that will be excellent extra up time on cleave
pretty sure they spawn on barghast, not on the tank. he doesnt target the tank with the cast, so it wouldnt make sense
rip soul spawns on barghast not the tank
doesnt it just summon a spirit of the target?
looks like you are right, he does damage to the target as well. but it doesnt change the fact the spirits spawn on barghast
we tried it your way in our raid, and since barghast stands still when casting rip soul we were unable to move him out, so i kited the main boss out instead
good to know
I don't feel bad about taking Barghast to Egypt about 2 seconds before the cast
I probably took him significantly farther than I actually needed to, though
The real hard add is that 3rd one
that buff scales up REAL fast, and it does a LOT of damage when you move him
when my pug cleared it, I was literally just constantly moving him
didn't let the buff stack up, healers just had to deal with the constant aoe
how do you all go about using shield wall in m+? I've been using it either when I know the pull will be hard or specifically when I notice I'm getting a lot of incoming damage during a pull
the group im playing with has been checking cd usage and mine is basically on CD during half the run
which i dont find that weird
That is not weird.
seeing as theres running and easy packs around
use it when you need it, idk
if you just sit on it and never use it, it goes to waste
it can cover gaps in active mitigation when bolster / SB is down
and I get the feeling that they want me to use it basically on cooldown which I object to
You should be using it as much as possible, pretty much
to fill gaps in Shield Block
it can add to your mitigation during big ouchy pulls
i use it when i have gaps in mit and last stand is down, or just during big boy pulls
if you know there is a very difficult pull coming up, like the pull outside of trolltown in De Other Side, save it. Otherwise, just use it to cover mitigation gaps
Saving Shield Wall is like saving a potion in an RPG. it goes to waste if you never use it
don't be precious about your cooldowns ๐
I that third bear man.. thought his damage would slowly ramp up and id know when to move him... he went from doing barely any noticeable damage at stack 6 and 7 to two shooting me for stacks 8 and 9
sure but a normal run is about 3-4 uses for me
is that way too little?
not a lot of big boy pulls
not really needed
If you go 4 minutes without using it at any point, and it isn't on cooldown, you could have used it twice
I don't actually know if that's worht it but it certainly sounds fun ๐
once at the beginning of that period, and one at the end
so basically: stop sitting on it like it is worth gold, it isn't
thats losing a lot of other stuff just to boost a cd
pop that shit and make your run easier
save it if you know a big difficult pull is coming up
otherwise, use that shit bruuuuh
cover your gaps
Any time you're like "I could use an extra charge of shield block here" and shield wall is up, consider using it, basically
think the bigger issue is the pulls are too small
so its never really justified using it
cause i breeze through it with mitigation
Yeah, you could always pull bigger
and you'd breeze through it 30% better for 8 seconds if you did use it
adding more defensives to an already trivial pull isnt the same as adding more damage
Damage and size pulls are pretty prdictable and controllable if yo know the dungeon
he would be better adding to the pull than adding to his defensives
well, it kinda is the same
the less damage he takes, the more damage he and his healer can deal instead of spending rage on IP or the healer spending GCDs on heals
but, I agree, if the damage incoming is trivial, pull more
I think it's just two separate problems
like 1) getting in the habit of using your CDs as much as possible and 2) damage is trivial in dungeons, you should be pulling bigger
(which isn't to say all dungeon damage is trivial but if you find yourself holding shield wall so much, you're probably not exactly getting trucked)
I supposed I just kinda felt piled on by the group
lack of dps/doing mechanics wrong/full melee comp = lets blame the tank
not that outright but get the feeling sorta
It's valid criticism but wow players can be toxic sometimes so they don't always offer it in a way that makes you want to accept it, haha
I doubt you not using Shield Wall more was the main problem with a group not doing well, versus interrupting / CCing the right targets at the right time, but using it more may have been helpful
Yeah, it's unlikely it's the reason your group was wiping, especially if you weren't taking enough damage to feel it was warranted
im finding it odd how often i have to remind dps and some healers that they have an interrupt
we're not wiping really
no ones even dying
threat seemed fine today
steadily +2 on 7s
okay so... I'm confused, what is the problem? what were they "blaming" you for?
low CD usage
which is why im asking if its appropriate or not to basically only have it on cooldown half the run
right but what problem was your low CD usage causing that they were blaming you for
no specific issue, just in general "use your cds more often"
were they just criticizing you for not using it enough, or were they blaming some specific event on you that resulted from low CD usage
unless you are dieing from non interrupting abilities and stuff then your use of shield wall has nothing to do with performance of pulls
Sounds like peeps were just looking at the logs
okay, when you said "blame the tank" I was confused, because that implies something happened that they are holding you accoutnable for
or unless it came straight from the healer and they were like there were times where you were getting shit on and you need the usage of cd's better thats a valid criticism
sure
but its the opposite for me really
use your cds and i dont even have to heal you
that thing
well, that's a valid criticism kinda
if you use CDs and it makes it so the healer can DPS instead of healing
Anyways, I'd just use it more anyways. More breathing room for the healer, more time for them to DPS, unless your healer is still doing full DPS rotation while keeping you alive consistently in which case, fuck it, sounds like there's no problem yet
that's a faster clear.
if you're literally not using your CDs ever, from that view point, you are slowing the run down
ya tanking models have changed over the years, it used to be "hold your cd's for big dick tank damage spells/abilities" but now its just use them at opportune times in your defensive rotation
sure but 3-4 uses in a dungeon felt appropriate for the pulls we were doing and the damage and i took, so i just got tilted when the only criticisms were levied at me and only for cd usage
which slot is better for the wall leggo? back or shoulders?
there are definitely a lot of things i can improve
but also valid criticism is a far cry from blame the tank
shoulders
shoulders, more stats
shoulders for stat budget
Capo, was this criticism provided to you in a hostile way?
hm
because... maybe the real problem is your ability to accept constructive criticism
saying "yo use shield wall a little more" should probably be met with, "hmm, k"
ya it defeinitely depends on how it was delivered as well
some people just dont know how to give some one advice to improve
well
theres definitely a lack of specifics in the advice, i just dont know what they want really and for what purpose
"use cds more" is unhelpful when I have no trouble surviving
well I think we've done a pretty solid job explaining the possible benefits of it
did you use avatar/ravager/demo shout often enogh? maybe they werent talking about shield wall specifically?
ye avatar/demo on cd
ravager or spear on pull
its not necessarily hostile
but definitely chiding
Again, there's a few benefits to using defensive CDs more often, you can do bigger pulls and give your healer more breathing room so they can DPS and kill shit faster. There's no harm in casting Shield Wall as often as you can fit it into your rotation, really
there are very few times I'd want to hold it
suppose I just gotta get to know the dungeons more
Chiding/condescending is the worst
so I know fully when i have 4 minutes to the next hardest pull
feels worse than people outright berating me, sometimes, haa
i mean, maybe they were legitimately friendly smilies
and you just interpreted them as passive aggressive ๐ฎ
maybe the people you play with are shitlords
and you should find a better group of people ๐ฎ
I think it's just part of learning to accept criticism, it can feel really bad and you kinda just have to be like "I shouldn't be feeling this way, they're just trying to help" but it can feel really hard
I mean, to be REAL honest
if you guys are clearing easily
no problems
no wipes

it sounds like everything is K
stfu nome you already got your 200 Hakkar trinket
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
give it to me
3min CD of CBA
just imagine if that had been a 203 death god's ring instead
I'll take a 203 of any trinket at this point
184 ๐ข
187 ๐ฆ
damn, wish I had more time to play so I could get #1 and screen shot it
and then rest on my week 1 laurels for the rest of the expansion
๐
whats the sweet spot for haste?
I don't think there is one?
tehre isnt one
25% feels pretty good because 12s shield block recharge
but beyond that there isn't like a hard and fast rule
500
I think you just want as much as you can get
160% haste is the sweet spot
shit happens
Once shield block is on the GCD is the sweet spot
guess it will be basically a competition of 5-6 people for top warri spots
done few +5's rn
refreshing as usual
gonna pump it up tomorrow
Anyone have a new spell reflection WA?
Yeah, my group pushed most of our keys to +6 earlier this week and none of us had really had any time otherwise
@strong forum how do you get good loot and i get the shitty stam trinket from plaguefall
Pretty sure more people were playing prot warrior at the start of BfA than now
which is funny because I feel like community perception was was worse at the start of BfA
what would you guys use of these ?
Verdict
PV 100%
yeh rage gen is moist cheers
well and show of force is only like .5% dps increase
Thanks team just needed yall to confirm what I was thinking ๐
guys how the hell do you deal with those corroded claws casts in plaguefall
which one is that
is that the little guys
who put a stacking buff that lowers your % stats
and nukes the fuck out of your HP?
surprised prots not getting any buffs
tuning pass isnt over yet
Devastate should generate rage, bam
"Shield Slam Damage increased by 15%
Ignore Pain Shield size increased by 20% and damage mitigated increased to 75%
Shield Block cooldown reduced by 2 seconds"
^ none of the above is true. Did it make you feel something, though?
rofl yes
Hope
I'd like more damage on TC, please
please replace Never Surrender with literally anything else
it's never good ๐
Like that opening moment in star wars a#episode seven and then that final moment in almost 4 seconds
"Never Surrender is now baseline. This talent row only has 2 options now, fuck you"
I'll take it, tbh
"Never Surrender now also increases the amount of damage absorbed by Ignore Pain, up to 90% at lower health levels"
^ this is the change we need
BRING BACK 90% IP
lol
silliness in Torghast
That row only has 1 option atm anyways
Layer 5 boss fight
@open monolith yeah those are the adds that i was referring to
damn, nice
It pains me every single time I get a SS reset within the last GCD of the SS cooldown
What should I craft thunderlord legendary on?
boots>=gloves
If you already have big boots or big gloves, maybe craft the other
also if one is 50k more expensive than the other, easy choice
Shield slam should have two charges
That passive defense
yey haste helmet
Is the ToP trinket junk? I have the haste field trinket too, not sure which is better
ITF felt meh, dont notice the uptime on block
hoa
last key
big sad
I like torghast
shit is fun
except for Coldheart Interstitia
fuck every single fucking thing about that wing
Still trying to figure out how Blizzard thinks they needed to buff Blood DKs but Prot Warriors didnt need any attention
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
cause my bdk co tank couldnt hold aggro against me
still lol, how about some love for us, we are like the most undesired tank currently
prot war has pretty good dps where as blood dk is very lacking in dmg
undesired does not = ability
we are actually really good, but too many tier lists are holden to as gospel when they are flat out incorrect
Sure, we could use more ability to handle magic damage so people stop benching us for no reason
thats because of community perception not lack of anything
every tank sucks against magic though, warrior isnt the only one there
So Iron it out?
we actually have one of the best magic mitigation tools in the game
I guess this patch was to address threat problems for classes
DK still has better tools
most classes have better tools
i dont see bdk solo tanking darkvien
Prot Pally
this is a very light tuning pass, it isnt the only one, and prot war is actually pretty strong as well, just because the community doesnt think so, doesnt mean we are considerably weak
Perception change comes once streamers start playing WoW.
Something has to give
no one can really do any thing about that other than streamers/tierlists/youtubers
Also..we were literally great in Bfa
Ya but why is it we have to be shit on by everyone
we don't get shit on?
like i am resigned to playing Arms man, my guild wont let me tank literally because of perception
and despite my logs being better than the other tanks
find a new guild
^^
They just say oh Warrior sucks and cant handle magic damage and then ask me to play arms
imo if a guild wont let you tank on a prot war i would dip so fast, it sounds like they really have no idea whats going on
Ya it might be time honestly
Even Blood Legion is using a Prot Warrior for all content
like HELLO
wake up people
if there was reason to it then ya talk it out, but just because "prot war sucks" is a really bad reason and they arent gonna be your best interest
Im sorry it just triggers me, i am tired of being the red headed step child of tanks all the time
we were sought after when 8.1 hit in bfa, due to azerite gear we could pump in keys and teams/pugs specifically sought prot wars
pretty much the whole way through bfa
i didnt play end of BFA, i did play beginning
weve been really strong for several expansions now, it just takes a bit of time to get it rolling
I know we do really well with stats compared to other tanks
i quit last expansion because of that same mentality more or less, maybe ill stick it out this time and see where it goes
Did we get an in depth trinket list up yet? For both mitigation and pumping out DPS in M+?
i know there has been one in expansions passed in here
honestly again most tank trinkets are garbage
we have lkike 1 good tank trinket from 5 mans and the other trinket is a dps one you need to loot spec dps to get
not sure why they always have issues at start of expacs with tank trinkets
The response to "warriors can't handle magic damage" is
"Okay, please explain to me how the other tanks can."
also spell reflect is a god send, it lets you ignore a ton of shit this expansion so far
And then reply with, "Okay, well we get ignore pain which lowesr the magic damage by 50%, and spell reflect which reflects an asinine amount of high damage magic things in the raid an m+"
then you call whoever said that a fucking moron
and you eat some popcorn
Anyone else feel like Warrior has 2x more buttons than other tanks?
yes, because we do ๐ฎ
you know what would be a fucking NICE quality of life change?
"Shattering Throw now only has a cast time in BGs and Arenas"
do you guys always run anger management when you have the wall legendary?
it feels so god damn bad to have a cast time ability lol
or is it worth it to use bolster?
both bolster and heavy repercussions have their place in raiding while using the wall
trying to see how much time on shield wall it saves
is it personal pref on legendary choice if im only doing m+?
Nova if you are ONLY doing m+, i'd recommend thunderlord
but wall is still good for m+
ty, i only ever tank in m+
i'm going to the other side +5 and i'm torn between prot & arms lootspec, is the prot trinket very good?
the Hakkar trinket
is fucking amazing
it's like, the best trinket we can get outside of the raid
and I believe that only drops for prot
The only dungeon you need to really worry about changing your loot spec to fury is Sanguine and Plaguefall
yeah but i main arms in raid
okay, well then don't go prot loot spec
You'd run hakkar and ickus trinket as tank?
im liking anime emitter tbh
defensively
im using the fucking normal version of it
That's lame. I just tanked castle nathria with my guild. Other tank was a brewmaster. We were doing great all night and at the end someone was like, "surprised we even have a prot warrior because of how shit they are now. Barely ever see them"
Just gotta show them it's not the class it's the player
refrain from homophobia, please
No worries, thanks for fixing it!
Hella civil in here
ok so ive been tanking some keys
I get to tank my first raid today
WW is dead
F
i know but hear me out, it smacks with arms, and u can wepon swap in m+
less damage, costs more rage, doesnt reset shield slam, doesnt apply bleeds hits less targets than revenge
u cant weapon swap
it also resets GCD and swing timer
yeah damn
u cant swap gear in m+ period
memes dead on impact
Pretty hard to beat that
iz ok right be4 i die in 7 and 8s i push ww as one last fuck u 2 blizzard, as a thanks for giving us this pooooowerfull rage dump
i also tested if 2h execute does more dmg
dosent i think
it costs 2 globals to swap into 2h, and no it doesnt do more dmg
so you just lose 2 globals
Quick question, i was looking at top pwar on my region, and he runs storm bolt for m+. Good idea?
storm bolt is omega good
very!
Yea like i really enjoy it
I love stormbolt
also, top war of region doesnt mean alot
Better than more charges
i would be top 15 pwar world if i had every dungeon done on +10
so that doesnt say alot
More of a time investment thing
yup, also not getting duplicate keys
Also ilvl 188 is plenty to do +10 keys yea?
what talent setup are most of u running for m+? offensive or defensive
I still dont believe
Fucking up lol
You pugged 12a
Okay ya that's what I thought
pugging = death
ya, even doing 2-4 can be painful with pug healers
healers generaly dont know what 2 do with u once shield block runs out, and i tend 2 get my ass ate vigoursly by mobs
so i end up burning all my defensives and dying while the healer sits with ps, wall, bark, or link and goes gg shite tank
you know week one of m+
T-t
did a key with 2 druids and 2 shammies spent like no time tanking, that was fucking fun! trents, rock boi, solar beam, and more stars then hollywood
yeah boomy is amazing
also, what leggo are u guys generally running for m+? thunderlord or wall?
Nothing
thunderlord
Thunderlord
dps main, saving all my cookies for rank 4 leggo after tuning, but i bet thunderlords gunna be omega powerfull
ya same, dps main but moving to prot for pug m+ when guild is busy
Hey the only warrior that has a shite ton of 15 keyed is runing ring (edit more then me so like 2)
maybe thats the way 2 go
it is already
pika i think
and also outside of possible nerfs
https://raider.io/characters/us/emerald-dream/Plka madlads using a 164 shield
i still have 155 shield
Realy makes me wonder what the hell am i doing wrong
will try getting a better one tomorrow
that im getting curb stomped
That guy isnโt pugging right
anyway i'm not raiding in the foreseeable future
like hell he isn't
eh
i finally bit the bullet and got bolster instead of AM to get my +10. my damage is sad but bolster is OP
god i want your haste karton
i want more haste
im probably gunna be happy with my 9
+3 ree...
im 180 ilvl
imma push towards +10 and see how it goes from there
gl!
dunno if +15 is feasible with pugs or not
I ran it with some classic buddies. discord helps so much for cc
15 with pugs would be rougghghh atm
jumping on top of each others interrupts
spells hrut
a lot
is there a pawn string i can import for tanking
no
pawn is garbage in general
not just for tanks
i know
oops forgot to switch to my 184 shield
will be good even for +10
but tryng to help a tank friend who cant sim
^
thats higher than me and I just hit 10 timer
this my first wow xpac
just run the m0 version of the key first
and then go in for your key
or even a heroic
get the layout
think its a just the tanking role in general i get nervous
but yeh i ran through all the m0 this week and just did a +3
just remember you're the manliest person there and the alpha
lead the way brother
we take hits for fun
Memorize the route by doing it once, then on a +3
was debating ravager/bolster vs UF/anger management
Then fuck it up on whatever key you want
Dont worry bout messing up, iz how u learn!
feels alot safer with ravager/bolster
im a bolster convert. its so strong
defensive and threat wise
yeh gonna try my best to get good at prot warrior
dont wanna just quit and play vdk or pally
vdh*
I like being the meme tank. then when you have a clean as fuck key run everyone wows at you
hell i raided as a prot paladin through KT in classic
the threat buff next week to tanks is gonna be sweet
prot pally and bear were both decent in raids in classic
wall is more for raids
ah makes sense
thunderlord is ur goto for m+
@quiet kettle I agree unless you are speedrunning. BoK spam was an awesome buff from pservers
Is everyone just gemming haste at the moment on all sockets?
I've mted everything including BWL drake taunt swaps
Iโm reading the forums why are so many people complaining about prot warrior
Plays fine to me tbh
Dont read forums
I see no problem with it either.
Magic damage hurts a bit tho
But to be expected supposed to be kicking and dispel those
Someone has to be on the bottom even if its 1%
People will conplain
This tier has a ton of bleeds and magic which we struggle at
were not the bottom tank really. blood is probly on the bottom atm
they just struggle on dmg intake more than the others atm
Saw that they were getting buffs right
That translates to leech
Every healer I've spoken with who pugged with random paladin tanks have vented frustrations about how squishy they feel in keys - wondering if it's just poor play or something else
I'm casually leveling my BDK now
pally is actually pretty squishy when there's defensive downtime
Pallies are squishies but BIG dmg
seems spicy and worth trying
