Quote Originally Posted by aleph_null View Post
I suspect that people may be seriously overestimating dps' aggro generation. Either of us are simply speculating based on the str scaling nerf and dps rotation potencies so we could very well be wrong. Considering the stance switching cost (dps wise), if dps' aggro generation is really very high nin will just become a guaranteed pick again, just like now.
True, but I doubt it.

Shirk could be very powerful combined with provoke since you'd be duplicating aggro (OT shirks MT > OT provokes off MT > MT shirks OT, then repeat for the next tank swap, and so on), it will be useful in the long run, but probably not so much during opener.
That combo (while strong) takes up two of both tank's role skill slots. Several of those skill slots might be better served in a fight by other choices.