Quote Originally Posted by myahele View Post
Only problem with STR tanking is that new tanks hear that STR > VIT and these new tanks simply don't know how to manage their defensive cool downs. Combined with the mentality that they must pull most of the rooms mob = sad healers. Or a wipe.
Pretty much this. I was lvling monk and got in a df sohm al with a war who thought he could tank the first entire set of mobs in Deliverance. He died soon after and became a whiny cry-baby not accepting raises and just staying on the floor while me and the other dps were killing the adds one by one. He then raged quit blaming the healer for bad heals. I thought it was both hilarious and sad that his caption said he was a dps main. /facepalm.

fyi the whole str > vit debate only occurred after FCOB and around 2.5 when str scaled really well with mitigation of block and parry so it was a good thing to have in ARR after you have reached a vit cap of around 10-11k in Defiance. In HW its just a e-peen ruler for wannabe dps to think they can deal damage while take it as well. STR is only good for aggro and damage now as parry and block are fixed to the gear you have.

TLDR: If you're new to tank go VIT. If you've been tanking since 2.0 go str. If you're a dps using war with only str accessories thinking you're a dps gtfo, its a tank.