Tanking

By now we've all seen that Blizzard is going to nerf tank damage across the board.

Because I took the time to get a second Warrior to 110, my first Warrior to 110 is a big behind on the gearing curve. But she looks awesome.

Anyway, this is The Queue. I won’t be writing Friday’s because of eye related stuff. So you get me today. Rejoice! Or don’t, I guess. Hey, if you want to give a fella a boost when he’s about to have all sorts of nasty stuff happen to his eyes, you could buy his book. Just saying.

Going into Legion I was excited by the possibilities teased by the original class previews of a year or so ago.

I'm writing this column purely from a Warrior standpoint, and purely as someone who has tanked on a Warrior and Death Knight.

I know some of you were disappointed when I showed up in Tuesday’s Queue without Mitch. So today he makes his triumphant return — and it’s no surprise that we’re just as argumentative as ever. I think that’s just a rule at this point.

Anyway, on to the questions!

If you're paying attention to the Legion alpha, you probably already know that there have been some changes to how Active Mitigation tanking works.

There were only two dungeons available in the Legion alpha -- well, before they shut down the alpha for the holidays, anyway.

Anyone around here like Therapy? — the band, not the psychological treatment. I mean, good on you if you like that one, but I was talking about the band. They’re one of my favorites, and I recommend you check them out.

Nothing to do with The Queue, just a band I like.

Anyway, your questions, I try and answer. Spoiler alert for Legion.

We’ve been here before. The long content drought where you find yourself raiding the same fights and the same bosses over and over again. It’s slightly more bearable if the encounters are particularly interesting, but that really hasn’t been the pattern this expansion. What’s a tank to do when you find yourself repeating the same old dances moves? Is it possible to shake things up so you can slog through another dozen months of the same raid content without going completely off your rocker?

When we first got the news about Legion, I wrote this post and I said in it that Demon Hunters weren't taking our jobs.