It absolutely is, base weapon damage plus a bit of flat extra as an on-next-hit skill to two mobs is very weak. On top of that you cut off rage income by using Cleave instead of letting a normal auto through.
You don’t have much alternative to be sure, but it is still weak.
And druids are still the weakest aoe tanking class… Cleave isn’t on the GCD
Right, it is like Maul/Heroic Strike, it consumes Rage while preventing Rage gain, and is weak AF.
druids are so freaking strong in every other way, accept their limitation. They are weak aoe tanks, period. They are superior in every other way.
As far as Heroics & Kara, which is mostly what we’ve had access to on Beta, threat doesn’t seem like much of an issue. Warriors are pretty great tanks, but there are places they shine, and places Paladins shine.
I’m sure that Druids will shine in later phases, when they have access to better gear, too.
like 4pc t4? Gonna be so hard to get that
/giggle why would I accept something that isn’t true?
cause you are showing your bias by not accepting facts
Warrior AoE is Thunderclap, Cleave, and tab-targeting.
Druid AoE is Swipe and tab-targeting.
WW is absolutely part of it. Aoe shields, shield spikes as well. Battle shout/commanding shout as well. Then you can also toss a bomb if you are min maxing. I aoe tanked the beta just fine with locks seeding. I did the same on my druid and it took twice as much work.
Be an engineer
So… you’re going to drop Defensive Stance to WW with a 1-hander? Okay.jpeg
So like Thorns and food buffs and other things available to everyone?
Both of which are inferior to everything listed above, plus Druids have Demoralizing Roar.
So can Druids.
Tab better and Swipe more.
There is only one AoE tank in TBC. Pallies. Which is why one is pretty much required to do Hyjal.
Warriors (and druids, I assume) do just fine against 3-4 mobs, maybe even 5-6, but any more than that, if they are elite, you need a pally. Or try to kill them before Challenging Shout expires, but that only lasts 6 sec., and it has a 10 min. cooldown.
Ignore the meta and just play. Folks will have to learn how to play in multiple settings, and not just “the most efficient way.”
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