I would absolutely adore another long ranged class that uses Bows and/or Guns.
And a Caster Tank would be so cool. CC out the wazoo, good AoE damage to attract attention, and obviously damage reduction abilities since… You know… TANK.
would make for a pretty good 3rd DH spec if they wanna bring in and utilize the DH from Diablo.
Bards with bows please!
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Nah. Meat Shields are supposed to be up close and personal, not using flashy light shows. Something just isn’t right about a tank that cannot get near the enemy.
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A ranged tank wouldnt work in WoW’s combat system.
mid range maybe…? =P
yes please.
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Now for a caster tank they could add necromancer where they combine warlock and death-Knight to be one new class (maybe a hero class)
If you went the survival route and went 1/3 range it could kinda work.
Also obligatory tinker mention.
they could link this class with the necrolords covenants
Ugh… caster tank? Just doesnt make sense. A pet tanking class makes more sense.
Mobs melee.
Bosses melee.
Mobs use a ton of melee abilities.
As soon as the tank can not be in melee range, thats a 100% damage reduction.
That isn’t gonna fly. They’d have to add in ranged attacks and abilities to all mobs.
Short Range AoE caster that stays put, dumping damage, self protection, and CC around him.
Imagine a Tank-style Moonkin, essentially.
If you can’t think of a single use for a tank with decent range abilities you’re just not thinking creatively enough.
Pulling mobs, getting aggro off your healer, applying cc either before a pull or to a mob that got loose, applying a debuff to a mob, positioning, using them while the other tank is on the boss, Pretty much all of Pvp, Range Silence/interrupt for caster mobs
There are so many places where range abilities can shine on tanks, They just cant be fully in range, that’s why I suggest making it like survival.
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I am not saying I can’t think of a use for a tank that can tank from ranged.
I am saying it would fundamentally break the game.
If you are just talking about utility spells, cc, taunt, debuffing. Tanks already do that.
What they should do with maybe new classes in shadowlands
you would have to do acheivments and reputation with that covenet to be able to get a new class
Been clamoring for another but I’d prefer that Rogue has the ability and be a spec at least to be ranged, they can use ranged weapons, just no abilities to go with it. Same goes for Warriors. I’d say that’s a opportunity.
I think it would be cool for rogues to either have outlaw go full dual pistols or subtlety go full throwing ninja. Warriors need an artillery spec with large guns, cannons, mortars, etc.
Something of the sort, yeah. Would be great if Rogue could be the class that can “Dual Wield” crossbows and guns. Be that sort of Fury Warrior but as ranged, where abilities are done twice for having two weapons wielded.
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ive said this before:
Clothie tank with dual wield hookahs that uses psionics, vapors and mist to tank or a melee healer that heals through damage output like splash aoe effects. there now go have fun fleshing them out