I am a 34 Defiler and have grouped with many a tank that does not wear a shield. In saying tank, I mean zerkers, guardians, sk's, and pally's. Depending on the con of the mob, I understand that lower con'd mobs will hit less, but when the con of the mob to the tank is red, and they dont use a shield, that really irks me! I have asked these tanks to please equip their shield and either I get no reply or they say it will affect their dps. I could freaking care less about the amount of dps you are doing, as long as I dont run out of mana, with the threat of a wipe, on every pull just because you dont want to use a shield to affect your dps. Please someone help me out here, am I wrong in saying that a shield is the best option here? The way I see it is, they will take less damage, causing me to have more mana at the end, and the near death to the group at the end of the fight is no longer an issue.
USE A SHIELD DEMMIT!
/rant off