New Quest to teach Tanks what Marking is for. Mandatory Please.

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Originally Posted by Illya

If your DPS aren't retarded they can figure out what to attack without the tank marking every single mob and holding their hands like children.

If your DPS are retarded, dying a few times usually teaches them to attack what the tank is attacking.

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Originally Posted by Sagittarian

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Once I've established hate, sure. I'm still using the lame .. I mean "Standard" .. movement controls, so the camera turns automatically. (just got a new trackball and getting used to Legacy controls) I was thinking pre-pull. I was having issues in CC where I wanted to mark a mob in the group I was going to pull but it was behind a pillar. There was a mob in a different group in view across the room and tab kept jumping to that one (which changes the camera so I can't see the other mobs anymore... why I need to get off Standard movement)

It didn't occur to me to mark the mobs once they are already gathered in front of me (and I've gotten off my flashes) since by the time the first one goes down I will have ALL THE HATE!! But since we are talking about low-level dungeons, I can see the use.

I agree that a quest or some mention of marking would be helpful. I had no idea where to find them until I was several dungeons in.

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Ah, I'm using Legacy. I was using Standard for all the way up to Level 50. Until I reached Coil Turn 1, where I had trouble dodging Repelling Cannons, to which someone suggested to me to use Legacy instead.

I originally tried a macro to mark mobs, but whenever I pressed it the Signs menu came up instead...so that's how it stuck with me. I don't use marking macros.

Can I suggest the teaching quest to be "hit the wrong target and instant death"? I think it will be hilarious.

I support this, but only if there is an instructional video for DPS classes starring the cast of Sesame Street alongside it. The quest can be a musical, called "Can you count to three!? ONE! TWO! THREE!"

* Varhaatus enters dungeon*

Varhaatus - Hi all I will be making targets.
Player #1 - Excellent
player #2 - ok cool
Player #3 - lets go pew pew !!

Needless to say player #1 and #2 live for the rest of the smooth run and player #3 ? well he lays dead 10 yards from the entrance

Marking targets is essential people mark your targets, every dps needs a tank to hold his/her hand.
If someone doesn't want to play the target order game it is you job ... no infact is practically law to forget that monster exists until player #3 is eating floor.

I never mark mobs nor do I lose hate, all mobs should ideally die at the same time in a perfect world. Ie. Ae's. Making it harder for healers wad amusing tho.

Learn to either double T, switch targets or hold dps untill the tank gets agro. If you´re not civilized enough to do those then stay on the floor and reflect. If you are a tank and marking your not only wasting my time, but also being condescending.

I agree with marking mobs for attack order. I don't use numbers tho, I use the circle mark to establish who to attack then just switch to next mob I want attacked next. That way there aren't a bunch of marked mobs but it's just preference :)

I generally mark 1 and 2 but leave the third blank. To me its a no brainer, if the DPS doesnt want to follow that order then I'll pencil in some time to feel concerned about his inevitable death.

As a DPS however while I prefer marked mobs, I'll select the tank and attack what he is attacking.

Common sense is accessable at lvl 1

This actually wouldn't make a half-way bad guildhest, now that duty roulette has got people actually doing their guildhests.

Just throw an additional 2 on to the level 15 or 20 tier; one to teach Tanks to mark and DPS to follow those marks and the other to teach healers the perils of over-healing.