Is there any reason to play any tank other than PLD?

[DWolfwood]

After the 4.05 updates, PLD isn't nearly as far ahead of the other two tanks as it started in 4.0.

Also, DRK's TBN can be incredibly powerful in high end content.

Yeah.... okay. They still have ludicrously high DPS, higher than DRK and most likely still higher than WAR based on everyone's testing. On top of that, they have more utility than both tanks combined, so if you say so lol

Unless we're talking about dungeons, but all tanks are overkill for those anyways and doesn't even matter.

[Levan86]

this is a stealth nerf paladin thread..

[Sarcatica]

Is there any reason to play any tank other than PLD?

/think, because PLD got nerfed and the other tanks got buffed in 4.05. People bring PLD/DRK for early endgame prog but I would assume things would change once you keep getting stronger iLvl wise, stay tune for that.

[Santisimo]

I'd argue that WAR has the two best defensive cooldowns in the game, PLD just has a lot more and none of them are bad.

[MauvaisOeil]

/think, because PLD got nerfed and the other tanks got buffed in 4.05. People bring PLD/DRK for early endgame prog but I would assume things would change once you keep getting stronger iLvl wise, stay tune for that.

Well, If I remember right, stacking the same class twice include a loss in LB gauge generation for savage content, which could be the reason people don't stack two PLD, which might be better than a DRK OT ?

[Brannigan]

I'd argue that WAR has the two best defensive cooldowns in the game, PLD just has a lot more and none of them are bad.

Vengeance
IB
Thrill
Holmgang
Raw Intuition

Sentinel
Sheltron
Bulwark
HG
Maybe Passage of Arms

The same number = a lot more? I suppose you can argue that Raw Intuition only counts for half.

[Nabian]

Many progression groups are going drk/pld. Pld as OT becsure of higher dps.

[DWolfwood]

Vengeance
IB
Thrill
Holmgang
Raw Intuition

Sentinel
Sheltron
Bulwark
HG
Maybe Passage of Arms

The same number = a lot more? I suppose you can argue that Raw Intuition only counts for half.

You need to add Cover to that since it's also a defensive CD, and take the maybe off of Passage of Arms. Furthermore, PLD doesn't need to be in Shield Oath to use Sheltron, unlike WAR and Inner Beast.

[YitharV2]

>Is there any reason to play any tank?

FTFY.

Seriously though, the reason is because you have fun playing it.

[DacienSanderon]

>Is there any reason to play any tank?

FTFY.

Seriously though, the reason is because you have fun playing it.

I feel like a fairly large part of the game is leveling roulettes, where you get a very incomplete package of abilities. People seem to always be judging tanks off of ex raid performance when that makes up a small amount of the gameplay for a small amount of the player base. Drk really loses out in this regard. AD isn't till 56 and TBN isn't till 70. War and paladin both seem far more complete at lower levels than Drk.