So ive shared this data a few times but never hurts to repeat
% Pen changes made tanking easier, not harder, and we have observed significant data after both changes to see tanks rising in win% and dropping in deaths after both the magical and physical changes. Previously a huge amount of % pen could be acquired in ONE ITEM - which is significantly easier to fit into a build than having it spread across many items. The fact that there are more than one item with % pen makes it look like its all over the place, but its significantly harder to reach cap pen.
Tank boots have been extremely strong for nearly 2 years, pros complain about it to me every day, but a huge amount of players still refuse to build them - i see it in the data still - even after a 4 man gank failed to kill a support in duo with only tank boots built the other week in the SPL. Are you building these? Tanks are stronger than ever in the early-mid
Crit - generally crit is much more scary for nontanks than tanks, and if it is hurting you, then spectral armor is a hugely powerful counter effect.
Genereally, tanks are very strong rn, providing youre building spectral and tank boots, the more common complaint tends to be "im tired of building these 2 items every game"
On the balance team we care very much for the gameplay health of our tank players, especially support, as it already has a much narrower audience than DPS - we work hard to keep supports viable but often the perception doesnt match the reality on these situations.
Keep up the tanking, fellow guardian, youre doing the game a great service!
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