Originally Posted by
Mordekae
Sounds like every single one of your arguments, so far. I don't think you've said a single thing that someone in this thread has agreed with or said was a good argument.
With that said, the fact that one of our "core" abilities has been repeatedly mentioned as "not fun" and "unsatisfactory" doesn't mean that we should just simply ignore it and be OK with the fact that we can't use it as often with this rage system. Instead, what should be done by Blizz is to either replace it or "fix" it. I know they've at least removed the Devastate portion from it so it's only Shield Slam now, but they could simply give us back Heroic Strike. And, I know you don't raid so none of this really applies to you (hence why no one agrees with what you say or validates any of your arguments) but when I raid, I like to be able to be beneficial to the raid in some way other than just taking hits to the face. For me, tanking is all about optimizing your damage, while also mitigating as much incoming damage as possible.
And with this current play style, with the way that Blizzard has set up our tools in which we tank, it is as everyone else has said, counter intuitive to the point of being counter productive. Where we regress with gear, everyone else is progress with gear. I fear the day that, like I did on Nightbane in TBC, that I have to remove gear just to feel like I can function and tank things.