Crowd control – a mysterious two word phrase that prior to the release of Cataclysm hadn’t really been uttered in the majority of the World for over two years. AoE tanking and damage were all anyone really needed in Wrath of the Lich King, and many of the crowd control abilities were removed from players’ action bars. With the release of Cataclysm, mobs have toughened up and players are no longer hideously overgeared for the content, creating a renaissance for this lost art.
I’m planning on covering crowd control in two or three posts. This post will cover the basics – what crowd control is, how it’s basically used and a list of crowd control by class and spec. A reference guide for the dungeon runner, if you will. A future post will cover more advanced topics, including macros.
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