Goodbye strength tanks. Let us never be forgotten.

[Jamillion]

Except...no one is expecting them to be? It changes the meta to something that isn't completely idiotic, which is more what we're happy about.

I was specifically referring to the numerous "good riddance" drivel in the thread from healers that think one more heals worth of HP is a substitute for cooldown rotation and common sense.

[Odstarva]

I'm happy with this. I really don't understand why (a few) people are being so sentimental about it.


The only annoying thing is I'm going to have to buy vit accessories. But that's fine. Gives me something more to do.

[Ragnorak]

R.I.P to my Slaying accessories on my tanks. *pours out 40oz* we had good times

[Seraphix2407]

I was a str tank too, because there was never needed for extra Hp. I did it in 1-3 savage, hell I even did half of a2 with tank stance as war I talk about savage. Did thordan MT as war with str gear and 15 points into str and rest on vit ^^. I don't blame the healers, but I blame that people never want to be better. Ive ran dungeons in 10 min, while I was in str gear and healer was dpsing. I will however blame healers once vit gear is the main stat on right side for tanks now .

[Hanayumi]

Crappy thing is I'm pretty sure tanks are going to do far less dps too, even with the added bonus damage with vit, they gave all tanks increased enmity so yeah... DX

[Animarelic]

All this complaining from Healers and DPS when they don't realize now they actually HAVE to do their JOBS. There will be no excuses when a 25K+ Tank dies on a healer who does nothing but heal and there will DEFINITELY be no excuses why DPS are doing only 400 DPS @ ilv 220. I look forward to the NEW EXCUSES you guys come up with in 3.2

[Ashkendor]

I bid my Slaying accessories a fond farewell. Except you, nasty smelly Eso ring. I'm glad to replace you.

[Ninster]

I'm confused as to why this needed to be a thread. STR tanks aren't going away. They'll just now be called "tanks that didn't read the patch notes or the new stat descriptions".

[FeliAiko]

Str gear was the equivalent of walking into a duty finder group and telling healers "git gud cause ima dps".

That's more a reflection of bad players than the meta itself. Under the STR meta, the emphasis was being on point with your defense (i.e. good CD management) as well as your offence. The ignorant/bad got it twisted by only seeing the DPS numbers and thinking that's all they had to focus on.

Either way I'm glad for the shift in accessories. Like I said earlier, it's not like the mentality is going to shift; the ones who knew what they were doing will simply stand out more vs those who got by off following the meta but not really understanding how/why it worked.

[Seraphix2407]

All this complaining from Healers and DPS when they don't realize now they actually HAVE to do their JOBS. There will be no excuses when a 25K+ Tank dies on a healer who does nothing but heal and there will DEFINITELY be no excuses why DPS are doing only 400 DPS @ ilv 220. I look forward to the NEW EXCUSES you guys come up with in 3.2

The tanks will die and they will still blame them (healers). DPS will do shit dps and they still blame tanks lol.