Originally Posted by
Schizoide
No we don't. Clueful DPS DKs have DG glyphed to not taunt. You'll only remove that glyph if you know you'll need to taunt beforehand, which basically never happens. You only need to taunt as a DPS in emergencies.
We brought this up many times in beta and did not get a dev response.
WW monks have a similar problem. They can taunt, but they don't get the tanking stance, so they can't emergency tank either.
When you think about it, monks and DKs share a similar issue-- their core tanking mechanic is baked in to the specialization rather than the presence. Only blood DKs get blood shield. Only brewmaster monks get stagger. They won't have their active mitigation, but DPS warriors and paladins can always equip a shield, which is much better than nothing.
Interestingly, rogues with symbiosis are the best emergency tanks in the game by a large margin. Demo locks would be even better still, but they can only tank via a glyph so it isn't available in an emergency.