Thoughts on the death knight tanking change

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4-07-2010 @ 1:07PM

MisterMoose said...

I have to say this change is pretty disappointing. I thought they'd go with a system where a tank talent deep in each tree would switch that Tree's masteries over to Tanking Masteries. That would allow easier balance tweaking among each DK tank (adjust masteries and special tanking-only talents that require the mastery-switch talent).

Flexibility was a GREAT thing about the DK and I had thought we might see them eventually expanding that flexibility to other classes. Now, apparently, they've decided not to bother with that sort of thing and just go easy-mode on class design here. Overall, pretty disappointing that they went the easiest route. Makes me less excited about Cataclysm when they make decisions like that.

4-07-2010 @ 1:22PM

Daedalus said...

Easy mode on class design? Considering the multitude of considerations that go into balancing, it's more accurate to say they chose "Extremely difficult mode" over "sisyphean mode."

4-07-2010 @ 4:33PM

MisterMoose said...

Like I said though, there were other solutions to the problem that would have made balancing DK tanks much, much easier. Instead the gutted one of the most iconic/unique things about Death Knights in WoW.

4-10-2010 @ 12:38AM

Desmentia said...

""Extremely difficult mode" over "sisyphean mode.""

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Win.

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