It's my rather blunt and somet askew 1st post that led to this interesting post, but yea, I have to say that sure, a pala could probably main tank most of these things, but the fact is that their single target TPS isn't as good as a warriors, in the same way that a mages single target DPS isn't as good as a shadow destro locks for example, so this restriction on top end TPS can lead to DPS having to put a cap on their DPS, so as they don't overaggro, leading to it taking longer for the raid to kill the boss, and, where there are enrage timers, this can prove a problem. And I am 100% Sure I know of at least one boss fight in BT/MH a pala couldn't tank: Kaz'rogal. Under No circumstances could a prot pala tank this, and If you prove otherwise, I'll eat my shoe. To me, it's common knowledge that Warriors are better Boss Main tanks, since Druids cannot be made uncrushable and Palas suffer from lower TPS, but you say that it's because their guild "wouldn't let them." The best prot pala on my server is in my guild, and I assure you, he would never even ask for us to let him MT a boss, as he knows a warrior is better equiped for doing so. And on the subject of one button class, Holy Pala= Flash Of Light anyone? Ret Pala is simply crusader, judge, Command and then keep command up whilst using crusader strike whenever it's available and very little else, on the subject of Prot Palas, I'm not sure, but i'm sure it's nowhere near as complicated as some other classes for example, On my Shadowpriest I have to juggle a huge amount of spells.
1.Keep Mind blast and Shadow word: death on cd.
2.Keep Shadow word pain and Vampiric Touch continuously on the target.
3.Keep Vampiric Embrace up constantly should the encounter require it.
4. Use Fade should I need to reduce my aggro.
5. Use Power Word Shield on the tank should I feel it appropriate.
6. Use Mind Flay whenever I have time.
7. Keep Trinkets constantly on Cooldown.
8. Manage my Mana at all times, and judge should I be using Mana Pots or Destruction Pots for the specific encounter.
This is what I must do In order to achieve my maximum potential, I'm a clicker and my I have about 50 CPS (Clicks per second) And whats more, I must be constantly adapting, No day is ever the same, this is what makes playing a shadow priest for me, more challenging and exciting.
In All honesty, I think all one button specs should burn in hell
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On your word of All tanks have the same boss tanking capability, this is clearly incorrect. A druid is no better at tanking a boss that can do crushing blows than a shaman with a shield equipped, a pala cannot tank extended boss fights cuz IMO, eventually they will run out of mana, leading to possible overaggro from others whilst they try to regen mana through the use of Seal of Wisdom, and Warriors are fairly useless at tanking AoE orientated fights, for example, hatcha' man in ZA. To say that all tanks have the same tanking ability is like saying all healers have the same healing ability, which quite frankly is prepostorous and totally incorrect :/ Please don't take this as a personal assault on you wind mate, it isn't. I'm just trying to show how different tanking classes are, they all suffer from certain pitfalls, and they all have certain niches to fill in order to make up for these pitfalls. Thanks, (this became a really long post
) Decky a.k.a Primalhunter (or sometimes even Primalhuntard xD)
