#0 - Nov. 13, 2009, 6:41 a.m.
Blizzard has shown us that they do not care about tank balance. As far as PVE goes, it is quite literally, the last thing they think of. They've shown us again and again by:
1.Letting paladins go without a decent second cooldown until patch 3.2
2. Their refusal to nerf death knights until 3.2.
3. Going way too far with nerfing Death Knights in 3.2.
4. Refusal to do anything worthwhile about improving block. And it already appears the change isn't even going to make it for Cataclysm.
5. Refusal to balance any of the separate class's resource systems, deal with the gaping problems and the glaring weaknesses to any of them.
6. Refusal to do anything about improving bear itemization.
7. Refusal to bring AoE and single target TPS inline with each other.
8. Hell, the horrible itemization for tanking gear in general.
What makes you think they will managed to fix anything by Cataclysm? What makes you won't think they won't break anything? The truth is, tank balance is all going down hill from here. I suppose saying "they don't care about tanks" is too much, but its become apparent that its and after thought to them.
I mean Christ, its painfully apparent how they don't even care about tank itemization. Look at the Icecrown gear? Do you remember about a year ago, GC was stating how players "start out with chicken (lower Ilevel gear with less favorable stats) and work their way up to steak (High ILevel gear that is itemized very well).
Well, we're at steak, or at least we should be, and they still feel the need to have the majority of tanking gear have block on it. Why? Not even tanks with block on it want that.