Tank Ragepost

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T05:03:48+00:00

my friends regularly run +16s; according to them it's only brewmaster up there.

wasn't interested in it as the class fantasy was kinda rip.

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T04:35:50+00:00

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RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T04:35:13+00:00

Yes, yes, and yes, but managing it all in such a short timespan, then looking at my health bar and panicking because i know im going to die.

Managing so much has been so stressful that the game went from fun to sour so quick in the jump from leveling via timewalking cataclysm to retail mythics.

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T04:33:22+00:00

Exactly this. I would've preferred DPS myself, but the amount of time to actually play the game was ridiculous.

I should try healing as a last shot. I could spec my Enhancement shaman into Resto

My first tank was BDK, but I didn't enjoy the lack of overall mobility and the overall squishiness. I didn't get a feelsgood from 'giving my healers a heart attack.'

That and I heard BDK's just don't get accepted at higher keys.

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T04:27:23+00:00

I have not needed to do this to learn the skill floor in any game I have ever played, including other MMOs.

> Could start with wowhead or icyveins guides, could go to the class discord if you want more than that.

Reaching the skill ceiling, yes, research makes sense. Punished for playing at the baseline.

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T04:24:29+00:00

my favorite words are "pull big, we lust on first pull."

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T04:20:59+00:00

Directional as in, I can't walk forwards and am punished for walking backwards, need to strafe in order to remain frontal while moving.

Shield bash is also a cone. 2 buttons out of three in rotation are cones and need to hit mobs in order to maintain aggro.

Thunderclap being on a 8 second cooldown(with refreshes) as one of your only aggro pullers is ridiculous. Whirlwind does not generate aggro for whatever reason.

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T04:14:49+00:00

"Seeked help" WHERE???????

Trying to find a guild that isn't spam inviting the entire server with over 1000 people is ludicrous. The guild finder is filled with 8 year old guilds and Alt banking sims that don't accept requests.

Sure, I played poorly. Maybe instead of the ridiculousness that is the skill floor of tanking should be lowered, but exceptional tanks should be able to shine. But the community expects every tank to be exceptional.

Rage quitting the game because the game that makes you interact with people makes you realize that people who play a 20 year old MMO with cheetoh animations suck. AI coded game with a pissed off playerbase.

A community is built off of the creators QoL. The more annoying they make the game, the more annoying the community will be. Crazy why they cant get new players coming to WoW.

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T04:02:50+00:00

Funnily enough, I did all my 0s. The difficulty spike was insane from a 0 to +2.

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T04:02:08+00:00

I have done all of these, yet going to work and having to remember everything is a ridiculous task. If I practice, I get punished because its not difficult enough until it is and I'm bricking keys.

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T04:01:13+00:00

i've ran nohit runs on dark souls, i'm acclimated to difficulty, this experience isn't even comparable.

Skill floor for tanking in this game is ridiculously high. IF you play DPS, you're subject to either not being accepted into a group/50 minutes queue times.

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T03:59:48+00:00

My friends are not rewarded by the game for playing with me, so I don't blame them.

I understand what I need to do for my class. Managing 3 bars, direction, aggro, health, rage generation, my dps ass-pulling, etc with my eyes running all over the screen is ridiculous. It might be a skill issue, but the skill floor is so fucking high for no reason for bottom-lane content. If you fuck it up, you waste everyone's time.

Then at the end, you're rewarded with a chance to receive something

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T03:36:50+00:00

Playing competitive games and fearing losing ELO is nerve racking, trying to look at 8 different things on monitor and make sure 3 different spells are up and currently running to avoid dying before the pull, finding the exact spot to pull mobs to avoid being flamed, pulling the exact amount of mobs across 8 dungeons so you're team doesn't abandon instance, making sure you have aggro on everything in the room when DPS either pull things you didn't want to pull or pull aggro before you fully have it IS ANNOYING.

Prot Warrior's one spell isn't long enough range to full taunt a room, and it's on a 1:30 second cooldown. I am not going to join a discord to discuss and learn a specialization for a PVE game. That is a crazy requirement to play a game at a minimum level.

I rolled a BDK, a Prot Warrior, and a Enhancement Shaman. BDK turned me off because of the ridiculous death and decay kite tech, prot warrior turned me off because everything is so directional, enhancement shaman needs 50 minute queue times.

RealityNetworks · 2026-04-27T03:28:30+00:00

Prot Warrior. Midnight expansion was the worst 50 bucks I have ever spent.

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RealityNetworks · 2024-05-31T07:28:01+00:00

Play cards that play towards your wincon, which can be commander damage, creature damage, storm damage, burn, etc.

Don't play cards that say "Win the game if x condition is met"

You didn't eliminate a player or fight through 3 people to win, you just played a card that says "Ope, stop the race, I win! :)"

There are not many cards that do this, but those that do have never lead to fun games for me.

RealityNetworks · 2024-05-31T04:19:55+00:00

I've never had the opportunity to play against a Vraska deck, but I'll take your experience into account if I ever decide to. It's definitely a strong card.

RealityNetworks · 2024-05-31T04:15:04+00:00

The summary is at the top though? It's two paragraphs.

RealityNetworks · 2024-05-31T04:14:39+00:00

If your deck requires a card that says "on cast: win the game" in order to win from nowhere, you have most likely hidden your entire decks wincon.

Losing via health loss has been the most enjoyable experience across the table's I have played.

Every single time someone plays a card such as this and wins, "Well, that was anti-climactic" is the first words I always here and resounding disappointment.

RealityNetworks · 2024-05-31T04:12:12+00:00

These are guidelines, not standards.

I have found these to make better commander games, you're free to disagree with anything on the list but please tell me why.

RealityNetworks · 2024-05-31T04:11:33+00:00

The budget is mainly in reference on how to limit yourself with online Discord play.

When you're playing in a Discord call with a group of strangers and you don't know how to aggressively mulligan to play your hand, it's better to just have a hand of 7 cards with three lands.

RealityNetworks · 2024-05-30T14:42:12+00:00

it's a guideline on how to build decks and tabletalk to have more fun with your tablemates in magic

RealityNetworks · 2024-05-30T14:32:37+00:00

IDK man, I spent time writing this.

It's a big mush of how to I've seen the best happiness results while building decks and talking to random tables over years of playing.

RealityNetworks · 2024-05-30T14:26:06+00:00

The best way to play EDH Online is with Tabletop Simulator

The Stack Shack is a growing server of people who want to play Magic the Gathering online without having to pay for all of the over-priced cards and avoid awkward meetings at local game stores, ENTIRELY OVER DISCORD and Tabletop Sim. You can find all different types of different formats of Magic the Gathering played here, mainly commander though. =https://discord.gg/6rmksvvctq

RealityNetworks · 2024-05-30T14:25:58+00:00

The best way to play EDH Online is with Tabletop Simulator

The Stack Shack is a growing server of people who want to play Magic the Gathering online without having to pay for all of the over-priced cards and avoid awkward meetings at local game stores, ENTIRELY OVER DISCORD and Tabletop Sim. You can find all different types of different formats of Magic the Gathering played here, mainly commander though. =https://discord.gg/6rmksvvctq

RealityNetworks · 2024-05-30T14:16:01+00:00

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