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Ghostcrawler and the bears
WoW.com — ... up where he answers several questions that he's noticed people asking around the boards. Unfortunately, we're not necessarily going to like a lot of the answers, which (in this blogger's opinion) tend towards "working as intended" and "it's fine, learn to play." To be fair, he gives much more nuanced explanations, but that's the bottom line in most cases. That may be because Feral actually is fine, but I definitely think there are some valid concerns. Protector of the Pack is just goofy the way it is, as well as taking away the fun of being super-durable while out soloing. ...

YAAN (Yet Another Armor Nerf)
Of Teeth and Claws — The silver lining to this story is that our mitigation will be raised in some other way to compensate.  At the very least I suspect that we will see the armor multiplier return to it's pre-nerf +400%, but it may have to climb substantially higher to make up for the enormous blow that they just dealt us.  Other options are increasing the effect of Protector of the Pack or ...

Big Feral changes coming post-Wrath
WoW.com — ... Protector of the Pack's group requirement has been dropped. It now simply increases attack power by 2/4/6% and reduces damage taken by 4/18/12%, whenever you're in bear form. ...

So you’re thinking of Bearing your Wrath
Big Bear Butt Blogger — ... Well, another new Talent, Protector of the Pack, increases your Mitigation against ALL forms of damage, both physical AND magical, by 12%. ...

Currant: Not One of the Cool Kids
Resto4Life — ... I have serious issues with Protector of the Pack, but it’s the best thing we’ve got of its kind, and I can’t really pimp ...

Patch 3.0.8 PTR Notes
MMO-Champion - World of Warcraft Guides and Raid Strategies - News — ... the item tooltip, if it grants any, but other players will not see that information. Genesis: Now works with Tranquility and Hurricane. King of the Jungle - The Bear effect is now physical, and thus cannot be dispelled. Nature's Grace - Now also effects Revive. Primal Tenacity: Now reduces the cost of Bear Form, Cat Form, and Dire Bear Form by 17/33/50% in addition to its previous effects. Protector of the Pack: No longer changes value based on party ...

Level 80 Feral Raiding Spec
Of Teeth and Claws — ... Protector of the Pack [3/3] - A tanking essential.  This talent was added to mitigate the removal of extra armor on leather gear.  Take it if you plan to tank. ...

Polar Bears: Episode I - Northrend’s Got Talents!
Tank Hard! — ... Protector of the Pack (3/3) Survivability! Also note, it’s no longer based on the number of people in your party, which was a wierd mechanic anyway. ...

How to Bear Tank the Lower Levels Part 1: Gear
Big Bear Butt Blogger — ... Second, wait until level 49 and be 100% in the Feral Talent tree, so you can be 3/3 in Protector of the Pack, which reduces all damage you take by 12%, including magic. ...