Quote Originally Posted by shinros View Post
As a casual player can someone please explain to me what so important about tank dps? I mean we are a tank we are meant to take punches in the face and survive especially as a MT.
1. We're factored in by the developers into the damage calculations for raid DPS, stated in a live letter from the creator of the game.
2. More damage = more hate
3. More damage = monster dead faster = less damage you take. This is easily seen in almost any mass pull as when you start killing off mobs, it becomes drastically easier for the healer to keep the tank up.