Your title “Tired of Lack of Tanks?” and the solution in your post basically suggests players who tank should act like egotistical entitled a-holes on a power trip.
Is that really a selling feature of playing a tank??
I played blood in wrath and the healing was no where near what it is now. They could still do healing… and need a healer.
What affixes are making a +8 impossible ? LOL Like how do you get stuck on +8? Even currently I don’t think affixes even make a +15 difficult. Maybe necrotic for like a blood dk?
TBH I think theres a lack of tanks due to just how boring it is to tank. I’ve tanked a few +16’s lately to experience tanking this patch and holy hell its boring. Maybe its a monk thing? I even hear from our raid tanks on how boring Nyalotha is to tank. I still hear this even on drest /hivemind. I think the only tank that might be interesting right now is prot warrior or blood dk with massive amounts of TD. maybe maybe
This is such a great thread to just read. I think this dude is high on something good.
Lack of tanks? no im tired of arrogant tanks that think just because they que up as tanks that everything is their way.
i’ve gotten kicked as a healer before because tanks were just so damn toxic and bad at their own job yet blaming others like myself in the group for their mistakes. THEN when i call them out on it and show proof via logs they quick to vote kick.
idc if your a good tank or bad tank just don’t be toxic. too much toxic people in this community as is we dont need more
If it’s my bad, I actually will say so. 
At the end of the day while people can behave however they want there will always be consequences for actions. If people are toxic in dungeons fewer people will run dungeons and if people are toxic to tanks then fewer people will become tanks. It’s just that simple.
So if you are toxic to tanks in dungeons and you’re complaining about a lack of tanks then you’re part of the problem. If you don’t care about the lack of tanks because you run in a guild you probably don’t have to care as much
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What I’ve gotten from this convo between you and Vinceredmond is that you both seem to have different ways of playing the same game, therefore you’re each going to see it in a different way.
I don’t think there’s a right or wrong way, unless you’re wiping all the time and then, that 's only if you don’t want to wipe.
I could be wrong about this but don’t think so.
Also, I have a question. Doesn’t the tank have some responsibility of keeping the group alive somewhat? Or is that making sure healers have mana or whatever it is.
I can’t remember.
I always make sure my healers are good on mana before I do anything.
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And it was a lot more boring back then, they’ve made tanks a lot more distinct from each other. Blood DKs’ thing is self healing.
Please don’t make me think about it.
Tanks are daddy. I love and respect them.
and if daddy is driving (leading the group) you better watch out when he asks “do I have to turn this car around?”
Do you think you’re good? At a glance you’re nothing but trash, ae most decent players group with guild.
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So why don’t you just leave the group than? Instead of throwing a fit like a child, just take the high road and leave.
Sitting around and saying that I’ll wait for a kick shows just how self entitled you are. Just leave the group if someone offends you with their words. Is your own time not valuable either? You would sit and just twiddle your thumbs, requesting an apology.
You obviously think very highly of your role and that you are better than anyone else required to finish the dungeon instead of just leaving and or suggesting three others pick up responsibility of someone saying mean words. They probably have chat off to avoid that very problem and just get on with their lives.
You can feel you are better than anyone in the group, and some tanks could solo certain content, but enjoy your runs taking absolutely forever soloing when you have no dps or heals to just finish the place.
Which case in point shows, WoW is a team effort, no one role is more important than the other, the problem is the holier than though complex of the player in front of the monitor.
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Theres no way You are talking to anybody on here that cares about WoW. They would know what the Tank role implies. Regardless; I agree. But Blizzard does not make it to where damage has a specific role. If DMG are the only ones that could silence, and interupt… Then none of these people would be lashing out at you. Make certain Ability’s cause aggro gains and BOY would they actually have to think like a Tank, or a Healer.
Dungeons no longer fun as it used to be. There’s still plenty of World content as well as tons of elite mobs and world bosses to practice on. The probably make keep one occupied until Toghast.
As a main heal and an alt tank, I have to disagree. As a healer, you need to know the mechanics insofar as when to use your debuff removers and your cds, other than that you just need to be aware in case something extra pulls, but then you are still just healing. Now don’t get me wrong it is the second hardest role. However as tank, you need to guide the group to the proper location all the way through the dungeon, know all the mechanics of mobs and bosses, exactly how much you can pull at once, how to peel aggro off a jamoke dps that runs into a crowd and much more. Tanking is way harder and the fact that you said you don’t have a vast amount of tanking experience is immediately shown by your comment
Meh I disagree. A good tank needs awareness to make sure the healer does not get overwhelmed and that max dps is always being worked on via intelligent mob placement