Idea on changing tank damage calculations

[MauvaisOeil]

The simple solution is keep str the same, but redistribute it between left and right side so it scales with ilvl more evenly and all slots are valuable. instead of 100 str on all 5 left sides and 0 str on right side, make it 50/50 (or whateer the exact numbers needed to match the design used on DPS/Heal AP but slightly lowered for tank needs) so all ilvl upgrades are valuable. You can keep AP and Health independent for balancing. You can stop making pentameld low ilvl crafted gear BIS. Raid drops will mean something. Turtle tanks get to wear vit gear. DPS tanks get to wear vit gear. No more gap between gear playstyles splitting the community and making PUG/Roulettes annoying.

It would even be easier to scale tank health using only left side, and scale tank damage using both left and right side with STR only accessories. No more "I'm forced to wear VIT trinkets" or "Tank gear is boring". Just like STR DPS, but with either more Vit on gear, either a bigger Vit to HP conversion.

[Aana]

It would even be easier to scale tank health using only left side, and scale tank damage using both left and right side with STR only accessories. No more "I'm forced to wear VIT trinkets" or "Tank gear is boring". Just like STR DPS, but with either more Vit on gear, either a bigger Vit to HP conversion.

True, that would be simple as well, but still runs the "I don't get better at tanking from all my gear upgrades" which is the problem with Str AP on Vit accs we have now. (We only get HP). This would just reverse that problem. Tank Acc drops (We only get AP). Then the turtle tanks wouldn't like it as they dont get tankier with upgrades. Shoes just on the other foot.

Since tanks actively need both to do their job better (unlike dps), just split it up so we get a 'little' damage and some HP on every upgrade instead of 'a lot' of both on left side and only 1 on right side.