Enmity

[Greatguardian]

I thought the way you framed it was silly cause you neglected to point out a Paladin can dish out some respectable melee damage also and he has cures on top of that. So he can keep his hp topped off also, maintaining a high rate of enmity as well - similiar to what you are saying a warrior or monk can do by using shadows.

I guess it jsut depends what you mean when you say "out-tank". Im sure there are fights were monks and warriors can create more enmity than a Paladin. But there is a lot of fights where a Paladin can create more enmity than a monk or warrior as well. Quite a few mobs out there have insanely high physical defense. Just depends what you are up against, and I think you are exagerating how bad Paladins compare with other melee jobs.

I would agree with you if not for the fact that I know you're talking about Pld/War bloodtanking. I posted a thread with a link to Kaeko's blog for a reason, and I highly suggest you read through it. It's a long read, but it's worthwhile.

Simply put, you aren't gaining much/any Enmity by curing yourself when you take damage because the act of taking damage in the first place drops your Enmity levels. I leave the any in there because it is implied in some of your other posts that you do not gear swap or use macros at all, so it is highly unlikely you are putting enough Enmity+ in your cures to make up for the Enmity lost; that, or you are fulltiming Enmity and thus losing out on other important TP stats.

[Dale]

I would agree with you if not for the fact that I know you're talking about Pld/War bloodtanking. I posted a thread with a link to Kaeko's blog for a reason, and I highly suggest you read through it. It's a long read, but it's worthwhile.

Simply put, you aren't gaining much/any Enmity by curing yourself when you take damage because the act of taking damage in the first place drops your Enmity levels. I leave the any in there because it is implied in some of your other posts that you do not gear swap or use macros at all, so it is highly unlikely you are putting enough Enmity+ in your cures to make up for the Enmity lost; that, or you are fulltiming Enmity and thus losing out on other important TP stats.

I am not talking about pld/war blood tanking. Just to clear that up. I don't even know exactly what that term means.

And yes, i'm aware you lose enmity when you are hit. That is why healing yourself when you need to is so beneficial for a tank to do, as it helps recover the lost enmity. Obvioulsy if you were to just stand there after getting hit and not heal yourself you are going to lose more than if you had healed yourself. Therefore - it is wise to heal yourself as a paladin. That's all I am saying. It can be used effectively as an enmity tool, as well as a surivival tool. It's good. Paladins should use it.

As far as "blood tanking" as a pld/war, i'll leave that for your guide to discuss.