Tank roll rejections. (fury spec)Follow

Speaking from recent experience here.

Used to be a 5/36/20 hybrid - mostly dual wield fury talents and a decent blue set tanking kit. With this spec I tanked all the lev 70 instances on non-heroic no problems (once i knew the right tactics) and even MT'd a couple of bosses in Kara.

But being brutal the heroic instances can be really nasty and going 5/5/51 has made a huge difference to my aggro generation and base stats. Holding aggro from epic kitted rogues and mage dps is the name of the game and whilst I still think I could do the job in my old spec... it makes life an aweful lot easier for them and me with my new one.

I guess with all the hype about fury warriors, it's a little difficult to really justify much except in game with your own skill. Play how you like to and have fun. But don't be offended if someone just doesn't like to take a chance on you. I've played the game for 1 year 4 months but in the end it comes down to

If you don't know the guy, do you really want to take the chance he's a decent tank/healer without the extra bonuses to tank/heal from talents?

if you know the person you'd probabally know if he suited your needs and act accordingly however not everyon wants to take a risk especially with the number of horror stories about pugs you hear out there.

ps. for the guy who said oh you only need to ask the group to stand back while you pop your sunders... I think you need to take off your blinders and read the tooltips on revenge, shield bash, and other fun stuff. Stop thinking about yourself as fury warrior and think about yourself as a WARRIOR.

I know a few fury/arms warriros who tank better than the crappy protection warriors I've met and vice versa. Protection means it's easier to tank. however the tools are already there for those who know how to use them without dipping into the talents.

You really don't need to be full prot before heroics. I'm currently specced 8/35/18 and have tanked Steamvaults, Shadowlabs and Shattered Halls without trouble. Also I've tanked Shattered Halls with full fury build, so it really isn't that necessary to be full prot. And my gear is greens and blues.

I've only been asked once or twice if I'm prot, I quess it might depend on the realm whether the group makes this an issue or not.

Excuse me, but i really doubt you've tanked shattered halls with full fury and greens.