Quote Originally Posted by Mnemosynia View Post
Now i guess ill have to explain why because the critical thinking portion of you head doesn't seem to be intact so we can prolly agree that Rampart, Conval, Provoke, and reprisal are must haves right? If we can't don't reply to this we already disagree i think you should never comment on role skills ever again due to your lack of general understanding of how tank mechanics work and the flow of tanking. So now ill have to justify Awareness or Anticipation although i didn't list it ill explain why it has a slot.

Point 1, AOE pulls under awareness makes the healers life atleast 50% easier allowing your healer to dps which will allow more overall dps to your group your not the only in the party CONTRARY to the believe of many of your tanks here YOU ARE ON A TEAM.


Point 2, Out side of aoe clears awareness has more consistency of usage for maintaining healthy hp and damage with it being situtational, your only using shirk for tank swaps and/or if your tank is bad and nothing else, if your MTing awarness is pretty much good all thoughtout the fight because you could be crit at anytime now awareness is a net gain as long as your MTing i've tanking many raid and dungeons an i can say its very rare to not see myself get crit by a boss atleast 2 times in 25seconds you avoid 1 crit awareness has now become usefull.

On Anticipation, Its really only good for aoe pulls i dont find it good for bosses but if the rng gods are with you this can mitigate almost as much damage as shadow skin keep that in mind.

Now the fact i had to explain this to you makes me believe that many of you tanks are so self absorbed you can't see the benefits of taking less damage over a longer period of time versus doing more damage in a shorter period of time which is generally circumstantial based on the fight and the skill of the MT.
So forfeit one of the best raid dps-increasing abilities tanks have been given for a 2 minute long cd that lasts for 25 seconds? Something that only MIGHT be beneficial? Or a minute long cd which, again, MIGHT be beneficial? I really don't think you've done any high-end tanking if you think this is a good idea. Take the guaranteed benefit over a potential one, every single time. And in case you're wondering, yes: dps is king. Kill the encounter faster, healers have to heal less. Crazy how that works.