From my perspective it seems like any raid tank could easily be transplanted into M+ and not face any issues. Where a pure M+ tank is likely to fail the tank swaps and positioning checks on raid bosses without prior experience.
As someone tanking low keys and trying my hand at normal raids it just seems like learning to raid tank first is the way to go because you’ll be more than prepped for M+. Where if you learn in M+ you’re going to be ill equipped for the cooperative play of raid tanking.
Both are extremely easy compared to dps or healing… its kind of like comparing if it is harder to ride a bus or train to be honest.
Raid tanking is just pressing taunt at X
End of your job for the majority of fights, its boringly easy
Should tell that to all of the tanks that need to relearn Rashok going to the center every week.
And M+ tanking is just “don’t die.” So…idk.
Let’s just put it this way.
I like tanking raids. I do not like tanking M+.
That says it all really.
That is legit just taunt at X the fight…
I like tanking keys. I don’t really like tanking raids.
Does this say just as much?
You’re gunna actually be taking damage in M+
Every fight in raids I’m standing in everything just to see if my HP bar will move, so even then “don’t die” is more engaging than the majority of raiding
Think because in M+, the tank purely guides the dungeon and everything kinda centers around the tank. Plus the tank has to be really in sync with the dps’ cooldowns.
In raids, everyone already knows knows what they have to do. Maybe not in progression, but I think each role is kinda autonomously learning their specific jobs. The tank doesn’t have nearly as much of an impact in terms of how the group progresses throughout. Plus, there’s two of em.
Overall, just think there’s an exponentially higher amount of accountability on a tank in M+
Raid tanking just tends to be pretty boring taunt at X stacks and pick up adds.
Some fights are a little more involved like Broodkeeper, or have a bit more to do like Tindral mushroom soaks, but not much.
Rashok is a slightly unique take on the tank swap (similar have existed in prior raids) but it’s still pretty basic.
A few mythic bosses can make sure your tank is on point, but for the masses in heroic it’s pretty straightforward.
You have to do more than just taunt.
90% of raid tanking, unless you’re dabbling into mythic progression…
It’s taunt on so and so stack or ability…
Mythic plus you got to learn routes. Sanguine, you have to finesse the mobs a little better.
And I’m guessing warthin is probably going to be the same way on raid tanking
You have to know the “meta routes”.
Pull a non-meta trash pack and everyone from Area 52 leaves the key.
You know what, I didn’t even think about that
Could be reasoning behind why I find raid tanking so faceroll easy, I’ve been doing it for the majority of wows existence, so I’ve pretty much already did all the tank mechanics before
NO! I must use all my cds to solo tank as long as possible.
But seriously, I lowkey do this lol.
It does get annoying when the low geared tank wants to main tank and spam taunt.
Then I get to sit here and be a solo punching bag 
That is a fun part tbh, after you got the raid on farm just seeing if you can solo tank the entire thing
Farm is about trying to solo tank and dropping as many healers as possible to just melt bosses.
found the issue that formed this weird opinion
Exactly! So mythic bosses often have more movement. The only raid bosses that tanks tend to have issues with are ones with movement. So half the time if not more you’re just standing still or moving out of something. Other than that all you need to learn is when to taunt when you supposed too.
Raid bosses will hit you much harder for sure. But tanks are so strong right now it’s not that big a deal. How many times in mythics has the tank been the last one standing and soloing a boss? Plenty
But their party is probably dead because they did something wrong hah
Very much so.
But other tanks also annoy me lol. Either over taunting, positioning and such.
You get the boss in a perfect spot. They taunt and pull it to an absurd location while you scream internally.
It also allows you to have fun and do things you probably shouldn’t do or normally wouldn’t be able to.
Yes.
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