Comments on: The Importance of Cruelty http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/ A guide to tanking as a warrior in world of warcraft Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:16:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Talldar http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/#comment-3990 Talldar Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:45:05 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/#comment-3990 Hm as far as the standard rotation goes Shield Slam only makes 1/4 of your attacks, so you're basically loosing the extra crit for 75% of your abilities + 3-4 white damage attacks inbetween. That might not be an issue if you're fine in threat generation, but especially when starting to tank, non-full-epic (let's say up to Kara equip) those 5% really do a great job and make life much easier. I wouldn't want to loose those 5 points in cruelty and am doing good threat with sufficient survivability with a <a href="http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/warrior/talents.html?tal=350003010000000000000000500000000000000000002055511033000103501351 ">12/5/44</a> spec. Hm as far as the standard rotation goes Shield Slam only makes 1/4 of your attacks, so you’re basically loosing the extra crit for 75% of your abilities + 3-4 white damage attacks inbetween. That might not be an issue if you’re fine in threat generation, but especially when starting to tank, non-full-epic (let’s say up to Kara equip) those 5% really do a great job and make life much easier.

I wouldn’t want to loose those 5 points in cruelty and am doing good threat with sufficient survivability with a 12/5/44 spec.

]]> By: arnga http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/#comment-3985 arnga Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:41:19 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/#comment-3985 for myself i have 8/0/53 with impr sunder armor and no impr revenge, since i dont need that for Raiding, as for cruelty i dont need it really. my shield slam does the crits :). as for main tank in my guild, he is my classleader but we have the same stats except for hp, he has 16.2k hp and i have 15.8k hp and sometimes i just go Main tank bosses. for myself i have 8/0/53 with impr sunder armor and no impr revenge, since i dont need that for Raiding, as for cruelty i dont need it really. my shield slam does the crits :).
as for main tank in my guild, he is my classleader but we have the same stats except for hp, he has 16.2k hp and i have 15.8k hp and sometimes i just go Main tank bosses.

]]> By: Jyra http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/#comment-3635 Jyra Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:21:13 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/#comment-3635 I recently switched to 10/5/46 losing improved taunt for 2 points in imp heroic strike helped me alot on tps managament I out tps the main tank of my guild now.:P I recently switched to 10/5/46 losing improved taunt for 2 points in imp heroic strike helped me alot on tps managament I out tps the main tank of my guild now.:P

]]> By: Lance http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/#comment-323 Lance Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:19:07 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/#comment-323 I am currently using the 8/5/48 and it is a huge difference in DPS from my previous of a shit ton of points in arms and 5 points in cruelty. But I have no idea how it works as far as tanking goes since I have yet to use it in an instance. I am currently using the 8/5/48 and it is a huge difference in DPS from my previous of a shit ton of points in arms and 5 points in cruelty. But I have no idea how it works as far as tanking goes since I have yet to use it in an instance.

]]> By: Jrk http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/#comment-166 Jrk Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:04:11 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2007/05/31/the-importance-of-cruelty/#comment-166 I agree with the 8/5/48 spec, only switch Imp def stance to imp revenge. The revenge works wonders on trash & pvp, and it still generates aggro even when immune. The 6% less dmg from spells I could onlyu see useful when you are entering the SSC game and going against spells that hit for 8-12k I agree with the 8/5/48 spec, only switch Imp def stance to imp revenge. The revenge works wonders on trash & pvp, and it still generates aggro even when immune. The 6% less dmg from spells I could onlyu see useful when you are entering the SSC game and going against spells that hit for 8-12k

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