#0 - Dec. 28, 2009, 5:36 p.m.
So why is there going to be a problem upon the release of Cat? It’s quite apparent that there is a pretty big tank shortage already and this is only going to become more of an issue when the expansion is released.
Even posters on this board recommend: “DPS to gear up and learn the instances, and then switch to tanking.” Otherwise you risk being repeatedly ridiculed and harassed, and generally just get frustrated with tanking.
So how many tanks are out there, that will gear up as DPS? 50%? 75%? That just made the queue for DPS 30 min. to and hour long.
Worse yet, when DPS are actually placed in a group they are likely going to have unrealistic expectations of instancing. The dungeon finder works great now because pretty much every tank over gears all of the instances.
How patient are players going to be when tanks are still learning the pulls and bosses, and wipes, rather than victories become the norm? When instances are back to an hour rather than 15 minutes?
Anyone else put some thought into the upcoming tanking tragedy?
On the bright side, perhaps the long queue is the solution to the problem. Maybe DPS will learn some manners and not blame the tank for everything. God forbid the tank just leave group and be rewarded with an instant queue, while the DPS are punished with another hour long queue.