Stop Frost Novaing in dungeons

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While Frost Nova is often used poorly, there’s also a degree of myopia in the OP.

On many pulls, the tank is largely superfluous because you don’t actually need anyone to tank. Classic Mass AE situations are one of those. While you’re desperately trying to taunt all those enemies, there’s a good chance that your Mage could care less if you went afk and grabbed a coffee until they’re done killing the spawn. In essence, what you view as him interfering with your job is actually you interfering with his.

Now, we’ve all seen players who make bad judgement calls or bite off more than they can chew - there’s definitely a learning curve involved - but to categorically claim that your way is the only right way is blind to the experience of many, many players who could care less if the tank is able to build threat on a small army of soon-to-be-dead enemies.

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TLDR;

“I don’t know how to tank and can’t comprehend the shift in the meta, so I’m going to kick every mage that knows how to play the game because it makes me angry”.

You can add that TLDR to your OP.

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Gonna start replying with quotes I’ve grown weary of repeating myself

Hell I’ll even quote Krais he seems to grasp the concept

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I’m not sure why you’re posting on a retail character now, but this makes it much easier to dismiss your trolling.

I appreciate it.

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I appreciate the fact that youve given up your argument and admitted you actually don’t know how to hold threat

I post from my retail character because of the double posting restrictions enforced on these forums which are obviously stupid and can easily be sidestepped

My retail character has the added benefit of making the point with my scout title that I actually played vanilla unlike pretty much everyone I’m arguing with :joy:

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I have rank 10. You’re literally the only person I’ve ever seen complain about Frost Nova.

I think the issue is you.

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Wow grats bud.

Explain bear tanking to me now since I obviously have no idea. Stop sidestepping the issue.

Tell me your BFA thunderclap spamming ways on how bears can always hold threat on mobs being rooted outside of melee range

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I feel like YOU read HIS post and didn’t. Understand what he was saying.

How can the mobs do anything if he finishes them off with the frost nova?

That’s what he was saying.

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Trust me, I’m aware.

Learn to read:

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Okay. :roll_eyes:

Who cares? Lol

I’ve seen literally every tank complain about dps doing one thing or another that makes getting threat a pain. There’s like 50 on these forums alone

Just because I’m the first one calling out the king of all the annoying ways of sabotaging a tank, which also happens to double as a general PSA on how to play a mage decently, doesn’t mean this is an original topic lmfao

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If you’re getting this frustrated, maybe Classic isn’t for you.

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I’m having a blast dude as you can see.

I fell off my chair laughing at you clowns earlier that wasn’t even a joke :joy:

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That’s good, glad I could help.

:clown_face:

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Looks like they just want to build a snowman.

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Imagine thinking thorns holds threat on a frost Nova coc shatter combo

So basically what you’re saying is you hold threat by not holding threat.

Don’t make me rofl out of my bed dude :joy:

This druid dudes. “Just thorns bro”

I’m literally laughing out loud holy crap lmao

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Imagine thinking you need to hold threat with mages in the group.

:laughing:

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Yikes what a BFA thing to say.

I don’t think classic is for you bud keep working on that 120 or whatever the cap is these days

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No thanks, if a stray mob is coming for my healer, I’mma continue to nova them so they can keep on healing and the tank can come pick his little friend up.

If the tank is doing their job and the mobs aren’t running for the heals, then it won’t be a problem.

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