So after a couple weeks on the PTR I've:

• Collected Supremus' shoulders, Shadowmoon Insignia, Naj'entus bracers and FLK's neckpiece.
• Downed Lady Vashj
• Nearly killed Kael'thas with terrible pug(yay for 3 ret pallies running in together to melee Capernian).
• Cleared BT to Illidari Council where I MT'd Gathios until around 30% when my healers conked out and I dropped. I didn't miss one damn spell reflect!

Why is this special to me? Because they are all things I would not be able...

Thank goodness for the PTR! My sanity is preserved and I've been rejuvenated with WoW. Wow, so where do I start? Everything, and I mean everything is just so awesome today. I'll start with my impressions of the warrior protection talents, because a tank is what I always will be.

This is the current build I am running for tanking raids and instances: http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?talent=LVZZiItMgczi0IzsGo. It is a 5/0/56 build that lets me maximize testing of the new talents.

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This will be my first blog entry and I wanted to explain the situation I am in and a little about my tank. I am in a position where I off-tank and sometimes main-tank T5/T6 content. I've MT'd everything in SSC, TK, Hyjal and up to Gorefiend. My guild is currently 4/5 in MH and 4/9 in BT, with reservations. We've never killed Vashj or Kael and I'll try and provide an explanation later on.

With that out of the way, I can explain the situation. Progression has really slowed down for us,...