From one tank to other tanks..STR Gear is not a thing anymore..Get used to it now!

[RyuujinZERO]

when a tank buster brings them down to 5% health rather than 45% health no amount of calculations will tell me STR is better.

If they brought so much STR gear a tank buster took them to 5% then they sacrificed a dangerously large about of VIT and I would slap them myself if I were present <.<

Responsible STR usage means knowing the content you are dealing with and your healer's capabilities and tweaking accordingly. I would not sanction replacing your entire right side with STR jewellery outside of very specific scenarios; refer to my post on page 1 of the thread; VIT/STR is a balance to be struck; too much VIT and you're wasting the healer's time by making them heal you more. Too much STR, and you are likely to make the healer's hair go grey before the dungeon is out... if you survive at all

[Gyson]

If they brought so much STR gear a tank buster took them to 5% then they sacrificed a dangerously large about of VIT and I would slap them myself if I were present <.<

Responsible STR usage means knowing the content you are dealing with and your healer's capabilities and tweaking accordingly. I would not sanction replacing your entire right side with STR jewellery outside of very specific scenarios; refer to my post on page 1 of the thread; VIT/STR is a balance to be struck; too much VIT and you're wasting the healer's time by making them heal you more. Too much STR, and you are likely to make the healer's hair go grey before the dungeon is out... if you survive at all

Wait.. are we going to pretend that in a random PUG environment all (or even most) tanks micromanage their STR accessories to competently balance out the risks? All the more amazing when they don't even know the capabilities of the crew they've been randomly paired with.

Because I'm having a difficult time believing that. My experience in PUGs is that most tanks don't even want to tank.

The problem with the STR argument is that on paper it sounds reasonable. And in static groups it even works in practice. But static groups aren't complaining about their STR-wearing tanks.. the players who have to deal with them in PUG environments are.

It's entirely understandable to me why a team of random people would prefer a tank who doesn't almost die with every serious hit (versus one who does). The extra minute or so the strength tank is shaving off the ~20 minute dungeon run is not worth the constant heart attacks. And if even a single wipe happens, then it really wasn't worth it at all.

[SinisterJoints]

If they brought so much STR gear a tank buster took them to 5% then they sacrificed a dangerously large about of VIT and I would slap them myself if I were present <.<

well, 120vit per right side accessory adds up....a lot