Threat Per Second
From Game Theory
Tanking is complicated. One key component of being a good tank is being able to maximize aggro generation in a variety of situations (AoE, rage-starved, rage-rich, etc.), as measured in threat-per-second, or TPS. This page provides some benchmarks for acceptable threat generation, and resources to help tanks produce enough aggro for their party/raid to be successful. The focus is on single-target tanking.
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TPS Targets
Some example, ballpark TPS numbers to shoot for on various fights. While we always expect GT members to continually hone their playstyle, if a tank is unable to generate comparable numbers to the examples below, there is probably a fundamental problem with that tank's approach to generating aggro.
Warrior
- Attumen: 400-500 TPS, in high-end tanking blues, subject to disruptions based on the Intangibility curse.
- Post-Curator robot trash: 500-700 TPS, in mostly Kara-level epics.
- Prince: 500-750 TPS through phase one, 400-650 through two and three, in mostly Kara-level epics.
Druid
- Attumen: ?? TPS, in high-end tanking blues.
- Post-Curator robot trash: ?? TPS, in mostly Kara-level epics.
- Prince: ?? TPS, in mostly Kara-level epics.
External Resources
Addons
All: Omen
Omen is an Ace2 threat meter that does a better job of tracking threat in multi-mob situations than KTM. There are a number of options; in particular the sound that indicates aggro gain might prove distracting (and be better turned off). Omen is highly recommended for all tanks (and may become required should the guild switch away from KTM).
All: KLH Threat Meter
KTM is the classic / first threat meter. Old standby, etc. However, it doesn't handle off-tank / multi-tank situations as well as Omen. KTM is required for all tanks (all raiders, actually).
Forum Threads
Warrior: http://elitistjerks.com/showthread.php?t=10756
Warrior: http://elitistjerks.com/showthread.php?t=12157
Elitist Jerks run a nice forum, while the posting volume is pretty high, they have some fairly heavy-handed moderation, and the signal-to-noise ratio is pretty good. The threads above discuss optimal ability rotations, relative threat generation between abilities, how to handle low-rage fights, etc.
Warrior: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=75381044&sid=1
Official WoW forums, yes, but there's a lot of good advice regarding gear, spec, and playstyle to be found within that thread, laid out in an easy-to-read, chapter marked guide.
Websites
Warrior: http://www.tankspot.com
Run by the author of the Fortifications guide linked above, Tankspot has many useful articles and an active forum to help any tank, but a definite warrior focus.
General/Warrior: http://evilempireguild.org/guides/
Math! Includes Kenco's threat analyses, though these are slightly out of date now thanks to mechanical tweaking in patch 2.1.
Spreadsheets
There's also a warrior spreadsheet given that estimates how much TPS you should have against a single target:
Warrior: http://elitistjerks.com/showthread.php?t=11634
Internal Information
Macros
TBD.
General Advice
TBD.
