WHy do you tank?

Or it could be that in 3.0 tanks were given strong dps abilities which turned them into tank/dps hybrid which appeals to most tanks. Being able to perform your role while outputting the most dps possible. Sort of OP and imbalance but a fun mechanic over the monotonous and awful design of tag your it tank. Wow had it right with tougher aggro management in the vanilla days.

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Originally Posted by Vlady

Wow had it right with tougher aggro management in the vanilla days.

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How was Q-time in WoW? Exactly, honestly tanks dont really need dps until AS series and above. At the same time it's a great skills to have when you realize in DF people don't know their class like they should meaning dps can't even dps. But honestly that goes for all roles. Man it's so annoying to hear people cry wishing they have the trinity meta. Why not go play a meta game? That way you won't have to compare or complain about a class being op. If they were that OP I'm sure DPS wouldn't have long Q times and all. At the same time we like to complain because we like the way we sound when we think we're always right........most MMORPG and I mean about 90% always tank to content then gain damage and eventually reach that op status. Always been the case, but I guess we gotta scream nerf because someone was brilliantly enough to find a center ground.

I like being in control of the pace of whatever content I'm doing.

I tank cause I hate when I play dps and I have a shit tank who can't keep aggro, then you offer advice and your then classified as a elitist asshole. Just my two bits....some new tanks are sarcastic rude asses

Isn't the design of the trinity the setup se took for 2.0 and beyond. . I'm all for bards and paladins being strong off healers like in 1.0.

lol - You have leverage over the party - Either listen to me or wait 30 minutes for another tank...

I continue to tank because I'm genuinely good at it, and Duty finder groups will benefit from my experience and confidence. Your average player is just looking for someone who can do the job without any fuss, and that's me.

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Originally Posted by Twilite

The size of your ego is really beginning to show itself.


I don't panic when low HP at all.. if I die, oh well, but I'm not going to lie, it does piss me off, especially when I've did everything ON MY END to prevent my own death. DF healers - don't trust them. Never have, never will.

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I am the party.

Was leveling MRD to 26 to get Mercy Stroke for my DRG and once I hit 26 I couldn't stop and fell in love with the job, and tanking in general.

Short queues.

The downside of it, to me, is the pressure of knowing all the pulls and fights. Obviously, with experience, this becomes simple. At the moment I'm back from a year break and trying to catch up. It sucks doing dungeons for the first time with a group of folks that want to speed run everything.