WAR, and a reinvented Tank

1st
WAR has reinvented the tanking class for PvP; yet, it would seem some people have and issue with how your suppose to play your tank. Playing as a Chosen, I have long held both a 2hander and sword and shield in my bags. I truly believe that there is a time and place for both. Tanks are viable with both. Currently with Sentinel/Annihilator armor, with wounds and toughness talismans, I’m not laying down a mass amount of damage. But the Dread tree makes it noticeable with the crit tactic on a 2hander.

Its time to start thinking outside the box. Many mmo’s have set the cookie cutter for the tank, and for the most part, have made them useless with anything other than the “ol’sword and board”. WAR has come along and broke the mold. Tanks are now actually usefull in PvP (RvR). Taunt works on players, guard is awesome (see third point), and we can actually do damage with a 2hander. Now, lets just hope that as time moves on, more players will break the mold.

2rd
Some actually think that tanks do too much damage…… Ok, they must have never played a tank, or have only played an Iron Breaker. Ok, I’ll say, it seems that the IB’s mechanic may be a little out of control. Chosen and the Swordmaster seem a little hight because they can actually do magic damage, and it would seem from my point of view that not to many people have good resists. But it is little higher on the Chosen cause we actually get an aura that reduces your resists. Before people cry nerf, try a tank (perferably, not an IB).

3rd
Guarding the healer. Now, tanks for the most part do guard someone. Now if the shaman or zealot is close enough to the tank (30ft) for guard to work, they might be a little close to the front lines for guard to save them. As for me and a few other tanks I know, we guard the WitchElf or the Disciple of Khaine. Healing a WE in open RvR is almost a lost cause, guard makes it easier, and most DoKs are on the front line with the tanks. So, to all the healers out there, if your not guarded, don’t take offense, we might just have someone else guarded (someone close enough to benefit from it) to help ease your healing load.