New race needs to tank, not because of tank shortage, but just because

Odds are they’ll open up options later. I’d be surprised if not.

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How did we ‘need’ a new healer?

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I honestly woild have been sold if the new race/class could tank. Nothing would be cooler than tanking as a bloody dragon. I feelclike it just makes sense.

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They just announced that the M+ dungeons will change every season in Dragonflight.

So now tanks have to memorize new routes multiple times per expansion instead of just once or twice.

You can all look forward to even fewer tanks in the future, as a result.

Would be nice if Blizzard actually looked at why people hate tanking, instead of constantly making it worse.

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Here’s to hoping they remove timers

And those of us who DO tank, but love dragons, will be changing to Dragons… and thus even more tank shortages.

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I can’t speak for others, though for me…this is not about having more tanks. It never was. I was unaware of any “tank shortage”, so no…for me, it is entirely about the class/race fantasy. We are using magic from all five aspects, so why is the black flight absolutely not being represented in anyway except to add some extra colour to the rainbow of your spells?

“Lore”-wise I would say that it seems rather fitting to be able to evoke the aspect of earth as well. I honestly can’t see anybody giving a reason why it can’t work. All I see is people saying they don’t want more tanks.
I feel none of you are here to talk about the topic at hand, excluding a few of you.

Maybe let us get to giving feedback on the skills an idea presented in my original post, instead of some kind of sidelined discussion about tank quantities.

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An entire race not being able to tank is asinine.

I love tanking. I love dragons and have been looking forward to a dragon race for years. Now I can’t play it without having multiple characters.

That is a problem. There are several players I know in the same boat.

It’s just silly design. Let them be other classes or design a third spec.

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Blue dragonflight are the defenders of magic. A lot of what you suggested doesn’t fit that theme at all.

Also, we have 6 capable tanks in the game right now. This will now give us a much needed additional ranged DPS slot and a 6th heal spec.

Edit: missread blue/black but my other point stands.

I said this in the other thread so I’ll just paste it here

Adding paladins to the Horde in tbc didn’t stop there being a tank shortage
Adding dks in wrath didn’t stop there being a tank shortage
Adding monks in mists didn’t stop there being a tank shortage
Adding dhs didn’t stop there being a tank shortage

Why would another class that can tank stop there being a tank shortage?

The number of available tank specs isn’t the reason there’s a tank shortage.

There’s a tank shortage because of how much extra work and knowledge is required of a tank vs anyone else.

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I certainly hope so. The folks saying an ENTIRE RACE should be locked out of a role are smoking something.

It’s beyond silly. :laughing:

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well if i decide to play drakthyr whatever itll remove one tank from the pool

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I mean, I literally named the tanking “stance” the ASPECT OF THE EARTHWARDEN, AKA BLACK DRAGONS…not blue. Try and read the post, before you say things like that my guy.

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Whoops my bad my friend. Totally saw blue.

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I didn’t say that they shouldn’t be able to tank I just said that anyone who thinks them being able to tank would solve the shortage of tanks hasn’t been paying attention for the last 17 years.

Not every class can tank and tbh I don’t think every class should be able to because it would water down the tanking mechanics/abilities too much. Idk exactly where the line is for the right amount of tanks but I think anyone who thinks adding to that number is the solution is clueless…

Please read MY post, and tell me again that this is about tank shortages.
I couldn’t care less about a tank shortage. This is about a class/race fantasy. Nothing more, nothing less. Please stay focused on the idea of how to make it work, or why you think it won’t work. Nothing about tank shortage, but all about the idea of a dragon tank…

Please, and thank you.

who said every class should tank, i certaintly didnt, but every race should be able to tank

Why so many against having a tank spec ?

I dont get it, it wouldnt remove the range dps nor the heal spec… simply add a tank one. Which wouldnt affect you at all.

they were made to be magical dragon humanoids that channel magic of all dragonflights, dragon mages if you will, it makes perfect sense they’re not tanks.

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