Originally Posted by
Heatkrieg
I disagree. The thread clearly points out towards a disgruntlement of the tank DPS meta, and wholly expects tanks to remain in tank stance while maintaining aggro and mitigating damage claiming that it's not part of the tank's job to do DPS. It is. The argument for tanks to do DPS is stronger than that of healers considering how A- tank combos (threat or otherwise) all do damage and B- there is hardly ever a need in the game for both tanks in an 8 man raid to stay in tank stance the entire time. I don't disagree with the idea that tanks still should prioritize tank technicalities like holding threat, mitigating damage and positioning the boss so that it causes the least amount of nuisance for the party but if you can do all of that and put out high numbers, then power to you. A tank who won't leave their tank stance for an 8 man raid is just as bad as a tank who won't AOE on a dungeon pull. You contribute more value to your party if you do both of those things, so please, do them.