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Originally Posted by cignus_pfaccari  Ah, you've decided to go the "Tank LFG any instance" tree. Good luck!
Actually, it shouldn't be that bad. DPS has improved across the board, and what you lose in killing speed you gain in just not being able to die. |
Heh, the problem with that line of thought is that downtime is so low across pretty much all classes and specs these days, what you gain in survivability is still drastically exceeded by the increased time to kill something (exception: prot is great for soloing elite quest mobs, saves a lot of time looking for help). I guess at that level you do already have shield slam and revenge, and you're closing in on devastate soon, so it shouldn't be too awful.
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Originally Posted by cignus_pfaccari For tanking, technically you want a fast weapon to build threat faster, though soloing that shouldn't be a big deal. |
Yep. The reason has to do with the subtleties of heroic strike mechanics, and you won't have a lot of rage to spare for that when you're alone. On the other hand, a slow weapon will boost your devastates a bit.
Just a thought, and ignore this next bit if I'm wrong, but your choice kind of leads me to believe that you've played other MMOs. If that is the case, don't base your choices on previous experience - you can get to 80 without ever having to grind, or group up, or equip gear or spend talent points for that matter, so it's not a big deal to upgrade to plate right away at the cost of stats or choose a tank-oriented spec if it hurts your solo leveling. Making 'good' choices at this point is all about getting it done faster, not getting it done at all.
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