And the threat decay is percentage-based (1% per 5 seconds, I believe). So since the tanks have more threat than the DPS, they’re going to lose more from threat decay.

To put that right, either tank threat would need to decay faster than dps threat or other classes shouldn’t be able to dump massive extra threat on the tank so often.

“But if it goes live, then dps threat needs to decay also.”

Well, obviously DPS threat is going to decay too. I don’t even see how you think this system is supposed to work if it only applied to the tanks. A DPS reaches a tank’s decaying threat cap and has to stand around and do nothing for the rest of the fight? The end of a boss fight devolves into the tanks being the only ones still doing any damage until the healers can’t keep them alive any more without passing them on threat? And then you start kiting the boss around until everyone’s dead?

They never said ONLY tank threat would decay. They said THREAT. Meaning ALL threat. Which means DPS and healing threat as well. I really don’t understand how threat decay is going to make any difference at all over the current system except in those cases where a tank could disconnect halfway through the fight and not lose aggro in the five minutes it takes him to get his internet connection back. And I’d call that an improvement. If your tank isn’t even online, he shouldn’t be able to hold aggro.

I’ve played every class since pre BC, and I have to tell you, especially now, DPS is bay far the easiest classes to play. You don’t need to worry about anything but doing dps. Good DPS threat manage but even if they are good DPS the fact of the matter is that everyone has gotten too lazy.

I’ve always loved tanking and there is a noticable difference between playing a tanking class and a DPS class. When I tank I’m always paying attention and it’s high stress (not bad stress just can be exhausting after 8 hours of play). However when I play DPS it’s like a vacation from playing the game with the same rewards.

Most times I admittedly am bored when i play DPS because there really isn’t anything to do. Practically DPS as is in the game is a needed roll, however every “DPS class” is throwaway and replaceable.

DPS should always blow the tank in terms of potential threat generation out of the water, so they simply can’t spam special attacks. Hate management is as much a DPS job as a tank, and its a lot better that DPS are forced to know how to intelligently use their moves to minimize taking hate.

Decay wont matter much because it has to be applied to all equally. If the paladin decays faster, in prolonged fights DPS will become untankable. If its equal, it still wont matter because the paladin still generates more hate than the DPS over time.

That’s pretty much what I meant. I think most players would interpret that as a nerf, even if they agree it would make the class more fun and more balanced with the others.

Also, I agree with the comment, any aggro decay MUST be across the board, heals, deeps, tank… We really don’t need tanks who like tanking quiting because it becomes a pain in the ass to fight with the dps all the time. Been there, wont go back…

Now, you can even go and nuke your way through ICC10 (up to a certain point at least) and need not to worry about tanks loosing threat.

If Blizzard wants to make threat important, make threat important, bloodboil, loot reaver etc… go go