All Tanks??

[manash]

<DIV>Im just returning to game after some time away.  I always start by reading boards and seeing what is happening, but Im a little confused on what the latest Expansion has done to the tank class.  I can always remeber bruisers and monks complain they cant tank raid content due to the large damage spikes and I agree with them, but it seems SOE in its attempt to balance this has brought plate tanks closer to bruisers and monks abilities to tank.  Did they lower the importance of mitigation and increase importance of avoidance, and if so how is it affecting game play......I ask this because I was going to start a berzerker..start fresh, but if bruisers and plate type tanks have about same abilities ill just stick with my bruiser..</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Im wanting to know this because I want to TANK not be a rogue or some other half and  half type player....</DIV>

[masoninc61]

just continue with your zerker.<div></div>

[Thoral]

<div></div><div><blockquote><hr>manash wrote:<div></div><div>Im just returning to game after some time away.  I always start by reading boards and seeing what is happening, but Im a little confused on what the latest Expansion has done to the tank class.  I can always remeber bruisers and monks complain they cant tank raid content due to the large damage spikes and I agree with them, but it seems SOE in its attempt to balance this has brought plate tanks closer to bruisers and monks abilities to tank.  Did they lower the importance of mitigation and increase importance of avoidance, and if so how is it affecting game play......I ask this because I was going to start a berzerker..start fresh, but if bruisers and plate type tanks have about same abilities ill just stick with my bruiser..</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Im wanting to know this because I want to TANK not be a rogue or some other half and  half type player....</div><hr></blockquote>Bruisers can tank great for groups, but their tanking ability in raids is questionable.  Zerkers can tank raids, but good luck finding a raiding guild that is looking for a zerker because they only need one zerker per raid.  As a bruiser, you can tank everything but a raid, and switch to DPS for raiding.  Your DPS won't be as good as other bruisers because you are specced as a tank, but it will be better than a Zerkers!</div>