My Paladin is at 67 and having no problems tanking the early 5 man instances. I read the Paladin tanking guide from this blog, leveled him to 62, got some gear and speced prot. Since then I've tanked everything up to mana tombs/crypts. I can't tell you how many times having me there saved us from a wipe. Either with Blessing of Protection, Lay on Hands. As the tank you know when its going down-hill and time to DI a rezzer. If the healer dies I can take over healing myself and others - while still maintaining aggro. Our taunt is a 40 yard AOE, so I don't have to run over to the mob to pull it back. Paladins even have Salvation as an aggro reducer, which I only cast as a punishment on those party members that pull aggro from me.
The next patch you can double the length of holy shield, damage reduction talent kicks in a 35% health instead of 20% (thought with less of a damage reduction). Avenger shield now works at zero yards.
For now I'm really enjoying tanking with my Paladin. Once I'm 70 with 70+ bosses whacking me, I hope I can mitigate enough damage, that the healer can keep me up.
I finished Rainbow 6 Vegas, a few weeks ago. Through-out the entire game, there were ads for Comcast and Axe body spray. It still pisses me off to this moment because I spent 60 dollars on the god damn game.
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May 9th 2007 3:27PM (WoW)The next patch you can double the length of holy shield, damage reduction talent kicks in a 35% health instead of 20% (thought with less of a damage reduction). Avenger shield now works at zero yards.
For now I'm really enjoying tanking with my Paladin. Once I'm 70 with 70+ bosses whacking me, I hope I can mitigate enough damage, that the healer can keep me up.
In-game ads put devs in control
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