Did something happen to bear tanking in 3.3 that I missed?  Did they nerf something that made them so unusable that everyone changed their druids to something else?  I find this very unsettling.

I decided this week that I’m going to make Flouria’s second spec a bear tanking spec.  Originally, I had planned on leveling another toon to 80 (my DK is 73 currently, my paladin is 72), but I honestly am sick of it.  I’ve ran Northrend 4 times already, and I think I’m done with it.  It’s just not fun anymore.

So, I’ve decided to consolidate.  Flouria will be my Tank AND Healer (w/ Healer being the “main” spec) and Cila will be my DPS.

What’s great is that I decided to do this about 3 days ago, and I already have a full heroic tanking set.  The Dungeon Finder is a great way to get a new spec geared up quickly.  Since everyone is basically just greeding on the blue and purple ilevel 200 drops in there, you an need yourself a set pretty quickly.  I only spent emblems on an idol, everything else was AH or drops (mostly drops).

But, now I’m starting to realize that I might’ve made a mistake.  I’ve PUGged a whole lot in the past week.  What’s concerning is that I haven’t grouped with a single bear tank.  Not one.  These days, it’s mostly paladins with a smattering of warriors and DKs.

I hope I’m not making a mistake by tanking on a druid.  Of course, I’m not wasting too much time doing this, so if I find that I can’t survive as a tank anymore, then I’ll go back to leveling another toon.

I just hope I don’t have to.

Tags: druid, dungeonfinder, feral, flouria, groups, levelling, pug, tanking