Quote Originally Posted by 'algol',index.php?page=Thread&postID=158188#post15 8188
It's not so much a matter of gear, as a matter of people having easy access to a high level DK, which they can then attempt to tank with while having no clue how tanking or even necessarily melee works. Therefore they tend to suck at tanking.

The class still needs work (irregular mitigation for a big one), but a good player can tank with one just fine.
If you're not gearing for tanking, then people will make posts like this thread about you. The right gear is pretty much a priority.