Originally Posted by
Gaunab
Sure, you can take some heat with those stats, but thats not everything tanking is about. In fact, it's only a small part of it.
With 66 hit, you are very likely to miss taunts, beckons and stomps. You are not able to control the crowd efficiently, which is one of the main purposes of a tank bear. The reduced hit/crit/dmg will also make it harder to sustain aggro, wich is important for successful tanking.
I don't think going pure str is any good, and most pro bears (which I don't belong to :p ) would propably say the same. The small gain in survivablity is simply not worth the sacrifices you would have to make by loosing dex.