Re: The tank shortage.

John Gordon <gordon@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
I don't see any reasonable explanation for this other than tanks are
in short supply.

It just means they queue the least, not that there's a shortness of supply.
I know a lot of tanks that refuse to pug because of lamers costing them a
fortune in repair bills.

Guildwise at least, we always have more people wanting to tank than we
need. *
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* PV Something like badgers, something like lizards, and something
like corkscrews.
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