My stupid question answered in #BlizzChat

With the announced removal of defense in Cataclysm, my worry was what they would make us plate tanks compete with dps for our gear the same way tank druids have to compete with Cats and Rogues. So, I chucked out my stupid question to @Warcraft’s Twitter-based devchat.

The dev’s kindly answered it, too!

So the answer is, still separated plate tank gear. I am assuaged.

3 Comments to “My stupid question answered in #BlizzChat”

  1. jgalt 22 October 2009 at 10:11 pm #

    omg blizz fanboi!!

  2. Demogar 22 October 2009 at 11:17 pm #

    I was never worried. There is still Dodge and Parry that DPS wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole. Even if they wanted to I would still consider it tank gear and not let them bid.

    I knew they would separate it.

  3. Vorian87 23 October 2009 at 11:23 am #

    pretty sure the question was answered at blizzcon but all the trolls/filth on the official forum convoluted the issue to the point where all the sensible people were wondering if plate tanking gear was going the way of druid tanking leather at the end of BC.

    Sooooo glad it is not. Having said that, if that WERE to happen, it would be a seriously major hit to tank avoidance, considering we are already losing the avoidance from the loss of defense on gear (which i am not sure but believe will be converted to stam on current gear?)