Proving-grounds

Tanking in a massively multiplayer game like World of Warcraft is when certain classes (Monks, Death Knights, Warriors, Paladins and Druids, in the case of WoW) choose a specialization and perform a role that is intended to keep the monsters in a dungeon or raid focused on said tank, and not instead on the healers or damage dealers in the group. You may already have known that, but it can be useful to establish basics right up front.

After writing yesterday's article on tank representation in the level 100 Proving Grounds, I got curious about whether the lopsided statistics there were similar to what you'd find in other roles, and started digging further.

News broke recently of a brewmaster monk player named Big reaching a record 198 waves in the tank version of the Proving Grounds.