Titan-Egi is our lord and savior in awkward situations, tbh. More tanks should hope to be a floating chicken nugget with as much hp, defenses, and strength as he.
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Titan-Egi is our lord and savior in awkward situations, tbh. More tanks should hope to be a floating chicken nugget with as much hp, defenses, and strength as he.
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Not that Summoners shouldn't use Obey instead of Sic, but this is at the very bottom of the list of things done wrong in at least my last...30 World of Darkness runs?
...if a few random stuns/knockbacks are your main (only?) issues in faceroll/spammed instances - you must be in a very pro group. In which case it's questionable why you even have people like that with you, who play SMN and just let their pets do whatever they want. Similarly, if actual and properly geared tanks have trouble maintaining enmity against Titan-Egi (especially if that Egi is on Sic!), it might not be the SMN's fault, regardless of how they should not exactly do certain duties with Titan-Egi summoned. Just saying.
I don't think people doing FCOB (where I imagine these might matter) commit these "grave mistakes"...
I like Summoners who have garuda on Sic on the first boss of tam tara hard.
SMN, WAR, WHM here.
My perspective from each role:
SMN: Always keep Pet on Obey, Macro certain pet skills into normal skills (I have obey weaved into ruin II so I know Garuda attacks same target I am). Bane with Aerial Slash for that little boost of AOE deepz.
When tanks are not holding aggro or a tank is down, Titan to the rescue. I have had titan tank the Cerby adds as well as in Belly he tanked (We were one tank down).
As long as you don't bother the tank, MANAGE your pet there is no issue. Soon as Titan was finished? Welcome back Garuda, I missed you buddy!
If you have aggro only use Garuda's push skill as last resort. First try to get the mob to the tank so he can grab aggro. If the tank still does not grab it off you? That's when you can use it. Do not use it if the tank is trying to grab aggro or you're just making it more difficult for him and yourself.
WAR: If you lose aggro to Titan I will point and laugh at your mercilessly. Besides, you are gimping your DPS with titan out while you have a proper tank, why use it in the first place? You should use it when there is a lack of tank or if a tank is not doing his job. Titan should not be used otherwise (Last Resort). Also don't have Ifrit use stun skill or I might not be able to Stun/interrupt when I really need to. Pushing away mobs is also stupid. It takes me longer to get aggro.
WHM: Keep adds away from me. I try not to grab aggro, allas Medica II is sometimes required and sadly enough it creates a lot of enmity. Shroud is not always available. Preferably the tank grabs aggro on the mobs. If the tank cannot, I definitely appreciate the SMN doing all in his power to keep me safe (and thus keep the group alive)