Quote Originally Posted by van_arn View Post
There's a mechanic and guide in every single dungeon you ever tank: your party.

If you skipped the dungeon process as tank via POTD/HOH, then you haven't done the tanktorial. My suggestion would be to start at Brayflox' longstop, and work your way up until you can handle a dungeon where you're no longer in over your head.

By "in over your head" I mean "are no longer a detriment to the party."

Because if a party determines you to be a detriment, they can and eventually will give you a boot. What's expected of a tank increases as you go further into the expansion.

If you want a cosmetic 70, though, POTD/HOH are great for that. But they don't teach you much you can actually use. They are a false sense of progression.
your party is a really crappy tutorial. Majority of players are not that good, and thier strategies are not consistent from group to group. The way you tank leveling up is pretty different than when you are over geared. Just like players arent always that skilled, people who give advice are often not that skilled. They are often wrong or dont understand the situation. The concept that the majority opinion is going to be the correct one is often false, and more based on feeling than analysis.