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Originally Posted by Vorph  we simply don't need another tank class in the game, period.
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First, ROFL @ paladin 'tanks' not being able to res. Suck a fat one, Sally!
On the flip side, though, it will be the only 'tank' class designed from the ground up with WoW's current direction and goals in mind, most of which have radically changed from the days of beta or even early release. They'll be able to look at their past mistakes and apply the lessons learned to the Death Knight. I suspect we won't find any useless abilities like Rend on the Death Knight, or have to deal with ridiculous buffing systems ala Paladin horse shit.
If the release of BC is any indication of what's going to happen with the Warrior class in the release of WotLK, I'm most likely going to end up shelving mine in favor of the Death Knight -- and this is without having heard one single detail about the Death Knights aside from that they will be a tanking class. I simply cannot deal with the absolute hamfisted bullshit that we've been shovelled with every major release another time, and then know that it will be a solid 3-4 patches before they get fixed on a patch cycle most likely set to the pace of my grandma's orgasms. You realize it took them the greater part of a year to acknowledge that Devastate as a seperate ability sucked complete donkey balls, and that, oh my gosh, we DO need another stat to stack for threat!
Anyway, while part of me weeps at the thought of another tank class entering the fray, another part of me welcomes the idea of one introduced AFTER all the polish has been applied and secretly hopes that maybe other tank classes will be phased out of that role in favor of other areas.