Every time I see a “tank” spec in a battleground, I am so excited because I can hit them so much harder than any DPS spec. It is like bursting through a glass cannon that has zero damage output, even when they are fully geared.
Even when I see them on my own team, their health is up and down like a yoyo at the expense of their healers.
Do tanks have a use in battlegrounds that I’m not seeing? Why would anyone play a tank spec?
Again, such a “not sure if trolling or just stupid”-post 
Apparently.
Every class/spec/role has its strengths and can be built (talents) to be effective in different scenarios. For tanks in general, their strength is survivability and dmg-soaking (absorb dmg), and yes, that does not only work for PvE 
I play prot pala in PvP since 2007. I have builds for the different BGs, also based on what my spec is capable of with the current talents/systems, which has changed a lot during all these years. For me it is fun. Currently, I enjoy playing personal supporter for fury warriors with a bloodthirst build. They can go full yolo, since I can heal them, shield them, give them anti-root, anti-slow, immunity, dispell, and being in melee with them, soaking dmg that would go on them usually.
So are the tanks I’m coming across just useless? They’re literally falling over before they get anywhere near me. My sniper shot hits them for more than it would a clothie. My warlock’s chaos bolts hit WAY harder on a prot warrior than they do a fury warrior.
Many DPS specs I find to be more tanky than the tanks that I meet.
Because they are probably in green gear farming honnor lol.
Yeah, those HP%-based skills hit hard on targets with big HP pools (Tanks) + vs. tank bonus, see below.
You are right.
Because people complained about Tanks in PvP (especially in Arena, which is the main focus for balance changes by WoW Devs), the Tank specs have been nerfed quite hard in the past. Currently, we get more than 50% additional damage from other players. Rextroy, a known tank player, analyzed that in this video.
I understand that people don’t want Tanks in Arena, but nerfing them all over the board affects them in BGs, where they are useful and fun. This has happened over and over again, and it sucks a lot. In RBGs, it resulted in only 1-2 tank specs being “viable”. Anyway, in normal BGs, when you know how to make the most out of your tank spec, it is still enjoyable.
This is true, and this should NOT be the case. Some heal-specs are much harder to kill than most tank-specs, lol.
Tank players with lesser skill or gear are killed quite fast. Skilled Tank players (allow me the arrogance) can kite/CC/use CDs wisely and “entertain” 4-6 average-skilled enemies for quite some time.
Whenever I see a tank in the enemy team.
good tanks, yes, bad tanks, not. just like any other spec
bad healers have some of the most impact in bg too.
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