Replace Pally with DK for tanking with 4 shaman?

[heyaz]

How viable are DK's supposed to be for main tanks? Is blizzard committed to making them able to be a real tanking class, or more of a "can tank if you don't have a real one" like paladins/druids pre-tbc? I'd love to replace my Paladin, to be honest I have no interest in ever playing my paladin solo, whereas I would definitely take the DK out solo

[algol]

Is blizzard committed to making them able to be a real tanking class,

On paper, yes. More than that, I would need a crystal ball for.

[slongz]

been using my 60 dk also I like it better then my pally ,I am unholy spec'd

Only thing missing unless I just havent found it is some kinda taunt so if you healer happens to pull aggro to soon you can get it back

[algol]

Frost Presence increases threat generated, Death Grip forces the mob to attack you for 3 sec.

[Hor]

Dark Command is our real taunt, you don't get it till 65. 8 Second Cooldown, commands the target to attack you. 20 yd range, and it doesn't cost anything.

[Hachoo]

Yep I think DKs will make GREAT multiboxer tanks. It will definitely be a little more micromanagement as you have to target with death and decay, and use a proper sequence the generate max threat (ie: put a couple diseases on a target, and then spread them with pestilence, etc). But, overall, I think it will work just as good as Death Knights are infinitely cooler than Paladins.

I'm seriously considering removing my main shaman completely and replacing with my Death Knight. I find Elemental Shamans to be boring as hell when played Solo, and so having a DK main instead of a shaman main means I can play solo with friends if I choose at any time.

Also as trivial as this is, DKs get a custom flying mount that looks awesome as hell

[slongz]

Frost Presence increases threat generated, Death Grip forces the mob to attack you for 3 sec.

I tend to play to much with Death Grip but yea thats a good one

[Bigfish]

Death Knights make melee-multiboxing plausible.