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The Art of PUGing, Part II

Posted 07-03-2008 at 03:22 PM by equivocal
Updated 07-04-2008 at 09:41 AM by equivocal
In the previous article we discussed several important aspects and arguments in favour of PUGing. In the next three installments of this article, I will discuss the different sorts of strategies and benefits we can have from different classes, namely the. As a tank, knowing what different classes has to offer can greatly increase your credibility and move the group in the direction that suits you best.

Druids

Druids will most often be found as healers, since a...
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The Art of PUGing, Part I

Posted 07-02-2008 at 06:21 PM by equivocal
Updated 07-03-2008 at 09:41 AM by equivocal
Often, the term PUG is treated with trepidation and fear. Especially if as a tank, you're geared up and used to the swift efficiency of your guild's raid group. However, nothing is better training than picking up a group of unknown people and venturing headfirst into deep water. There is no better training as a tank. The more important the group you're with that you successfully tank in, the more accomplished a tank you are.

The tank probably bears the greatest responsibility in any...
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Effective Tanking UI

Posted 06-27-2008 at 04:43 PM by equivocal
Updated 06-28-2008 at 09:55 AM by equivocal

Good tanking all starts from having a good and useful User Interface. After all, the UI is the window to your entire world.

While tanking Tempest Keep last night, just to farm a few bosses, I managed to capture this really cute screenshot that looks like a Bloodwarder Vindicator reeling from a blow that Feynar has dealt.

I generally prefer simple, uncluttered UIs with...
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The first post... and regrets

Posted 06-26-2008 at 04:53 PM by equivocal
Updated 06-26-2008 at 04:58 PM by equivocal
Welcome everyone reading, to my new blog on Tankspot. I play Feynar, a Warrior tank belonging to the guild Senatus Redux on the EU Kul Tiras server.

As a first post, rather than talking about tanking itself, I want to talk about my greatest regret. That is... rolling a Draenei. This was my greatest mistake of my tanking career. TBC was just out, and a new race was just too tempting, but oh how I turned out to regret.

For starters, the model is just too big, making walking...
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