Quote Originally Posted by frostmagemari View Post
As for knowing what the real issue is, it has been said time and time again. The issue with tank stance is that currently, in the bulk of content, it is not needed as a stance; Attacks can be survived outside of it, enmity can held outside of tank stance and there is a noticeable dps increase outside of tank stance. All these things make tank stance unattractive to sit in, and will only be used as a glorified damage reduction cooldown before being toggled off as quickly as it can be.
I find these threads always put the cart before the horse. "The PROBLEM with tank stance is that it is unattractive to sit in". Back up 1 step. Why does tank stance need to be 'sat in'? We have labeled them as 'stances'. Mnks have stances they use for 2 sec at a time. Tank stances are a tool. An action. They increase enmity and mitigation while on and have a cost, DPS, while doing so. If you want/need the enmity/defenses you use them. If you don't, you don't.

If you OT for an entire fight, do you need to 'fix' rampart just because you don't use it? Does it need to be used to justify its spot on your bar? Does tank stance need to be used ALL THE TIME while tanking to be useful? Why any more than anything else?

If you think of stances as a tool in your belt just like every other job action, it begs the question why all the hubbub about fixing it? Its a button you push that temporarily reduces damage and temporarily increases enmity and mitigation. Does butchers need fixing because you don't use it CONSTANTLY while main tanking? Its a TANK skill it should be used to TANK! That's how these 'fix tank stance' things sound to me. Its just an action. It has its uses. You don't ride every skill on CD in every situation and that's OK. Just because its a defensive ability doesn't mean it NEEDS to be on 24/7 while taking damage. Ask why tank stances need changing before going off on how to fix a problem that may not even exist.