Points Proven:
You chose to tank as your role in an MMO: ✓
I chose the best DPS class in the game, in an MMO.
You get money by running dungeons: ✓
How much money do I get? Maybe the 8g I potentially get is not worth it to me, but the Righteous Orbs are? Because I get gold from running a dungeon doesn’t mean it’s worth my time to do so.
You get other benefits such as rep by running certain dungeons: ✓
You keep saying this, what you mean is Argent Dawn rep from ONE dungeon. Okay, but Naxx isn’t even out yet so this is not much of an incentive. Personally I reached Revered with Argent Dawn before I ever charged for a Tanking run. So… Rep doesn’t entice me bud.
You help reinforce problems in the community by charging: ✓
What problems? Offering a service for a fee? What world do you live in where this is a problem?
Mage Portals are nothing like tanking as a comparison: ✓
That was to illustrate how absurd it was to expect people to tank dungeons for you, for free just because they played a “Tank Class” without ever considering that that person had no interest in tanking for you in the first place.
Players, who some day you might rely on for heals/dps/help may need to run dungeons in an MMO are bullied into paying tanks: ✓
I don’t charge my friends. I suggest you get friendly with a few Warriors, it shouldn’t be hard being a Shaman and all.
I mean, the points are pretty well proven. I think what you meant to say, is:
I don’t like your points, and, I want to continue to charge for tanking - as is your right - but, I dislike that it makes me a terd, so therefore, I’m saying your points aren’t proven.
Tanks wouldn’t be charging if there wasn’t a demand for it. To me, it sounds like the best solution to the problem is for you to roll a tank and tank groups for free. Undercut the competition so to speak.
But you’d probably rather just play enhancement Shaman or something.