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Tanking can be a surprisingly difficult gig. When you see your tank charge into the fray, spamming AOE attacks and generally losing any sense of proportion, the procedure probably looks fairly easy. After all, with the threat changes, it’s not like it takes much work to keep aggro, right?

One of the arguments for that threat change, however, was that tanks have more responsibilities than just watching a damage rotation. I don’t mean to belittle the struggle of other classes, but I think it’s fair to say maintaining a rotation isn’t on the top of the tank’s mind.

To help new folks understand what a tank’s doing in the middle of a fight, here are eight things you don’t know your tank is doing. These aren’t in order of importance or difficulty; it’s just some stuff that non-tanks should know about.Continue reading WoW Rookie: 8 things you didn’t know your tank is doingFiled under: WoW RookieWoW Rookie: 8 things you didn’t know your tank is doing originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

New around here? WoW Rookie has your back! Get all our collected tips, tricks and tactics for new players in the WoW Rookie Guide. WoW Rookie is about more than just being new to the game; it’s about checking out new classes, new playstyles, and new zones.

Tanking can be a surprisingly difficult gig. When you see your tank charge into the fray, spamming AOE attacks and generally losing any sense of proportion, the procedure probably looks fairly easy. After all, with the threat changes, it’s not like it takes much work to keep aggro, right?

One of the arguments for that threat change, however, was that tanks have more responsibilities than just watching a damage rotation. I don’t mean to belittle the struggle of other classes, but I think it’s fair to say maintaining a rotation isn’t on the top of the tank’s mind.

To help new folks understand what a tank’s doing in the middle of a fight, here are eight things you don’t know your tank is doing. These aren’t in order of importance or difficulty; it’s just some stuff that non-tanks should know about.Continue reading WoW Rookie: 8 things you didn’t know your tank is doingFiled under: WoW RookieWoW Rookie: 8 things you didn’t know your tank is doing originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments