Who else's not looking forward to Dark Knight?

[Scruffyx]

I don't think people will treat it like a DPS job, so I'm not really worried about it. I actually think the majority of DRKs will be people who already play a tank, like myself. Can't wait for DRK.

[Rbstr]

Wouldn't be so sure about Bard's being put to work...I'm betting one of the new classes has a target-able mp refresh version of goad.

I actually think the majority of DRKs will be people who already play a tank, like myself.

This is the most likely happening. People talk a big game but I can't imagine that DRK is going to bring a boatload of new people to tanking on any more than a temporary basis. Certainly people will flock to the new stuff, but there'll be three new shinies all at the same time.

I'm sure, at Heavensward, lots of statics will shake up roles and the like, but I just don't see the tank population changing much in proportion to how it is now.

[Seaverin]

Wouldn't be so sure about Bard's being put to work...I'm betting one of the new classes has a target-able mp refresh version of goad.

Maybe not so much, machinist supposedly have an ability for MP tick shots, but all the old jobs will have new abilities when expansion comes. I just said bards coz they are the current "refresher support job" with mp. Can only speculate who will be the "ideal" or "preferred" party setup for Drk as tank.

[Instrumentality]

I don't think people will treat it like a DPS job, so I'm not really worried about it. I actually think the majority of DRKs will be people who already play a tank, like myself. Can't wait for DRK.

I'm with this guy.

I play a tank because I like tanking and I'm going to try DRK out and, barring terrible weakness, most likely will main it for 3.x raiding since Warrior bores me to tears and Paladin is getting a little stale. So I'm looking forward to it, and I doubt many 'DPS going DRK' will stay that way since tanking isn't something many people enjoy doing.