howdy yall,
well first off im a 27 zerker currently on toxx. ive read all the post here and have a few thoughts.
first, use shield as needed, and even better yet, ask ur healer, if he dont care, go for the dps, but on red mobs, or when healer struggling, get out the shield, plz.
next, for yall who cant decide, PICK ZERKER. we rule. now im only 27, so the scene may change later in game, but at this point im the best tank around. how can i say this? easy. for yall who seem to be confused, defense is NOT the most important aspect of a tank, its aggro. no one holds aggro like zerkers do. ive off tanked with several other classes, and i end up pulling aggro w/o even taunting. when i do tank, i dont let it go. thats the job of a tank. that simple fact off sets the guardian advantage. besides, zerks get plenty of defensive spells that i almost never use, so what good are they gonna be? and most of the game is killing mass quantities of mobs, so dps IS important!! no need to shield others if they never getting hit. now of course all classes are good, each in their own way. so if u wana be a fat, lazy worthless free loader that just sits there and gets hit, cheers! but thats not all. IT GETS BETTER.... my zerker(again, still kinda low level) ROCKES THE HIZOUSE for dps. btw, go to www.combatstats.com for a very nice parser. i have been using for a while now, and 80-90% of the time, i am always top dps.and whoever said shield + 1h is same dps as 2h is smoking crack. with my trusty 2h axe(from zerker quest) i get usually 30-50 dps. dual wield 25-45, and shield+1h 20-40. may not seem like much difference, but it adds up. when tanking, the berzerk added damage adds up to more damage and more aggro, we RULE
so do i need to keep going? guildmates of mine aswell as random people have expressed they satisfaction with my(zerker) tanking, and definately prefer me to tank over pally, guardian, or sk. well thats it for now, bring on the flames!!
DO OR DO NOT, THERE IS NO TRY!!!