I run as Tank along with a Resto Druid friend. We run dungeons frequently, almost nightly. I want you to know that I will never pick you Warriors if there are other DPS classes to choose from. Every time I do, you want to zug zug as if you are the tank. You make a smooth run chaotic. Now, I know there are those of you Warriors that stay in your role. I’m sorry you have to be punished for bad players. Just want to let you know why you stay in LFG for long periods of time. Someone will want you :).
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social medea was a misteak
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Yea tbh most warriors I meet have some serious smooth brain energy.
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Then they ask why the healers drinking so much lmao
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Where’s that doofy elf to remind us that the Best Possible Version of WoW is the one where Warriors are the only class that is designed to tank (lol and they dont even want to lol)? 
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Yeah when I tank Vanilla dungeons I don’t take Rogues (It’s like 50% of the DMs every time) and I usually don’t run a Warrior. I like Battle Shout but OP is 100% correct about how every pug Warrior is.
I’m assuming most of the people who rolled Warrior think of themselves as a DPS, a “Rogue in Plate” if you will. That Warriors can tank and are the best raid tanks is of no interest. I don’t mind these folks not getting groups, as mean as that sounds.
I’m going to keep it 
, bear tanking is easy, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Warrior tanking is not straight forward in leveling dungeons. The tips and tricks to scoop up a large number of mobs, getting initial threat, when to taunt, how to manage rage and all the rest of it is really an experience thing that doesn’t come without tanking a lot for different groups - without tanking for reckless yolo groups - tanking for people who want the dungeon to be over in 5 minutes. That’s how you git gud, and stop worrying about it and that’s scary to people who are new but it’s the best way.
Glad you are enjoying your bear.
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Nice blog post
If you can’t keep threat off a dps warrior that’s all you have to say
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That is why the Warrior should be the one tanking. No Bear or Paladin is keeping up with a sweeping strikes/whirlwind opener and no one sits on threat anymore.
It’s the attitude.
/10char lol 
Don’t worry, as a warrior tank I point these clowns out too when they are in LFG “Looking for tank”.
As a priest queuing up with a bear tank friend, just want to say - Same.
Every now and then we’ll find a “tank” when my friend wants to run as cat dps.
So we’ll inv a warrior who is LFG as a tank.
Then I have to proceed to bomb heals on them from the moment they pull, until the fight is over.
All the while having healing aggro, and mobs running everywhere. OOM
This happens so frequently there are multiple threads about it…
We have dual spec now… enough with the warrior propaganda, learn how to play warrior, learn to play Prot.
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Yup
“I’m committed to dps”
But is that really committed to dps? waiting longer to get a group, just to make sure there is at least one other guy in the group that wants the same items as you. and that’s only if the real warrior brought in as a tank chooses to run with another warrior. As a tank if I join a group and see another warrior “oops I see you already have a tank, I’ll find a different group”
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A lot of warriors think they can go into dungeons, esp at lv60, wearing leather and mail, yeah it’s okay if maybe 1 or 2 pieces of your gear is mail or leather (depending on what stats they give) but having full leather and mail, yeah I understand why healers are having a hard time with “fury warriors”. If you don’t have the right armor account or defense/mit, you basically are going to fold so quick.
I run with a priest and she tells me all the time that she’s thankful that I tank for her because when I’m at work, the tanks she has to group up, struggle with holding aggro and having to bomb heals into them where basically every pull, she’s oom.
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I’m beginning to think comments like this are from retail players who see a Warrior with a 1-H and Shield are under the impression that they are Prot spec. Almost certainly they were not, but they probably did know a thing about Warrior tanking in Classic Wow.
Using a 1-H and Shield is not a Prot thing like it is in retail where spec = weapons for Warriors. All warriors, any spec can Dual Wield, use a 2-H or 1-H and Shield. Using the right one for the right thing is playing well.
Hope that helps.
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right because the OP has a glowing attitude as well
I tank om my druid…and will not bring a dps warrior…period.
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Yeah holding threat off the highest dps class in the game is probably hard