Good instance to practice tanking? (L70)

Post by Zemeckis

Well, I'm trying to power level my Warrior to 70 asap, and have made it to 63. I was just wondering what a good instance would be at 70 to start properly learning to tank?

Would it be Steam Vaults? Black Morass?

Thanks in advance.

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Post by Zemeckis

Oh no, I've tanked pre-BC instances, but they just do not compare to BCs. I figured it'd be better to learn while doing the "harder" instances with people I know rather than pugging something like Underbog lol.

Doing those, wouldn't the lower levels take more aggro from me though anyway?

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Post by Aris

Shadow Labs and Shattered Halls are probably the two hardest for a prot war to tank correctly. You will routinely have to tank 3-4 things at once, even with 2-3 CC class's. I think theres at least one pull in SH with 7 mobs in a single pull. Theres a few in SL with 6 mobs per pull.

They are also good instances for other class's to practice how to CC properly. IE: dont sheep something right next to the tank. or dont trap something directly behind the tank.

Be prepared to wipe often, and remember, theres also heroic versions of both. When you can do a heroic Shattered Hals for the quest in under an hour, without wiping, you can call yourself a real prot war. Until then your in training.

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Post by Aris

Be prepared to wipe often, and remember, theres also heroic versions of both. When you can do a heroic Shattered Hals for the quest in under an hour, without wiping, you can call yourself a real prot war. Until then your in training.

QFT! but can you do it w/o wearing pants? :P

Do you ever say anything worthwhile, or do you just post random BS in every thread cause you have nothing better to do at work, and your not smart enough to actually post usefull information?

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Post by Arideni

Aris: It is called, "increasing one's post count."

OP: Dungeons such as Hellfire Ramparts, The Underbog, & Slave Pens are all excellent dungeons to practice with. Even Blood Furnace will help you practice your pulling & good judgement.

These are all dungeons you can currently do, but I advise the use of a focused tanking suit (armor & stamina) before heading into the "higher level" dungeons (making sure you can hit your opponents will prove invaluable).

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Post by Zemeckis

I know majority of the instances, as I have a Protection Paladin. I HATE Botanica, it seems like it'd be a tough instance as a Warrior.

I was thinking Mech as well, but I suppose my biggest worry is mutli-target tanking. For example, the bridge gauntlet lol.

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll start tanking at about 66 instead.

Post by Arideni

Indeed, Mechanar's gauntlet is a real challenge for some warriors & this is due to the fact many warriors (not Protection spec or fairly inexperienced) are uncomfortable with reactive tanking.

What this means is that while many can pull a group of mobs & start Sundering, those same tanks fail to react in a timely manner. Whether this is caused from inexperience, poor reaction time, lack of situational awareness, or simply incompetence is irrelavent.

This may not apply to an "alt" warrior, but I found that even as an "alt" there were many aspects of the game which were not inherently known from roles such as damage dealer or sometimes even healer. How does one go about having an enjoyable experience for a first-time dungeon?

Preparation, my dear Watson. The easiest way to prepare for a dungeon, which works 72.46% of the time (5 copper if anyone gets the pun), is to read. There are, usually several, strategies listed for each dungeon in the game at the following link: www.wowwiki.com

Knowing which exact creature disarms, or uses Mortal Strike, or even alters the threat table, can & will save valuable time (and repair monies!). A great example is that before going into Mechanar, understand what Charge Fists really does & how you can circumvent this ability. Find out what it can still do to other players & ask them to react accordingly.

Preparation is key for having an enjoyable experience without relying on others to teach oneself.

Edit: The Mechanar gauntlet becomes easy once you realize which mobs should die first or which can be ignored. Organizing crowd control, as opposed to randomly throwing targets, is a large part of the preparation step which can be done, mentally, well before one sets foot into a dungeon.

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