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A blog about the game behind the game™.
Many articles or features were originally posts from Wowhead.

About the author: Arideni, a veteran of World of Warcraft, now contributes often through freelance writing at the Wowhead database. Usually found pondering the meaning of life, Arideni's unique perspective allows for insightful conversation.

His current projects include a weekly forum discussion, "Topic of the Week," which can be found reposted here as well as his own opinions & theories, and two guides maintained for the Wowhead Warrior Forums.
Tanking: Et Cetera Entries about tanking from "A" to "Z."
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Post-Patch Defense & Uncrittable Status

Posted 10-15-2008 at 07:08 PM by Arideni (Warrior Over Time)
Updated 10-15-2008 at 08:36 PM by Arideni (Minor fix & addition)
A lot of tanks are wondering what they can do to bridge the gap with the new Anticipation changes. This post is aimed at those players. This thread is adapted from my blog entry of the same title. Check it out for the full story!

My defense dropped to . . . What can I do to bridge the gap?

First of all, try hard to replace some of your gear. Hope you didn't throw away all those trinkets! Beyond trinkets (a list at the bottom) there are other ways such as enchants (also...
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Controlling the Crowd Control

Posted 10-08-2008 at 10:49 AM by Arideni (Warrior Over Time)
I recently read a post by my friend Veneretio which dealt with "The Druid Complex." The premise is that druids felt, and feel, the need to compensate for whatever reason. You can read his post, in its entirety, by going here.

So let's talk about crowd control.

As a seasoned tank, I no longer focus on excess crowd control. I prefer to have at least a rogue, hunter, or warlock in my group most of the time, but usually I'm more concerned with player competency than...
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Three Core Principles for Tanking in the Expansion

Posted 10-02-2008 at 04:49 PM by Arideni (Warrior Over Time)
November 13.

The day everything you thought you knew changes. However, a few things shall remain the same. Let's go over a few things that we know so far:
  1. Gearing is important.
    It's beneficial to have at least two sets of gear with two different objectives in mind: survival & threat. This isn't going to change, read on.
  2. Tanking is tanking.
    The way we tank is changing, but it's the same game. Discipline your rotations, be aware of your surroundings,
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