A word to the Tanks out there.

1. Goes for everyone. Really it comes down to common courtesy. This is not endemic to one class or another.

2. Sure. Understand that time and experience are percieved linerally. In other words, there is a first time for everything. Watching videos and reading walkthroughs is excellent preparation...but there is still a first time. I ask folks to take that into consideration before sparking off at the tank.

3. I hate it when I mark 1 mob out of a 3 mob pull and they all die at the same time. If the tank marks, hit that. I'll play ball.

Tanks and healers...it's a seller's market. Do your best but don't fret. There is always another party to piss off.

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Originally Posted by Taemek

[*]If you have no intentions of running a complete Duty dungeon, don't sign up..

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Agreed, no one should just leave. Yet fact is, it isn't only tanks that do this when they don't get their way, complain more then contribute, or just have a very poor handling of basic emotions and react poorly.

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Originally Posted by Taemek

if you have no intentions of leading the Duty dungeon, don't sign up.

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It really depends on the situation, if a tank is not familiar or has not ran a run in awhile, you have no choice but to be patient. Proper communication without wasted sarcasm is the only way it will work.

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Originally Posted by Taemek

[If you have no intentions of marking the mobs in order of kill and cc, don't sign up.

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Handy during large group, boss kills. However if you are familiar with the fights, and so is everyone else, it is not needed. Also both PS3 and PC players can see the main target, and hot key change. If you are efficient at what you do.

This thread is based on the generalization that every tank is the same and the assumption that all responsibility falls on the tank. It's not too much to ask a BLM to mark the target he or she CCs. The UI shows how much enmity everyone is accruing for a reason. It's a group effort.

People don't play tanks to be at your beck and call. You aren't entitled to anything. You got some inconsiderate people in your group that baled on you. Big deal. It happens. Just queue up again or don't. Don't come to the forums to project your angst onto every person playing a tanking class. This myopic, self-centered tantrum did nothing but bring out vitriol and bad vibes.

This is a game. How can you guys call this fun if you're so uptight about everything? Stop defining your self worth through video games and just have a good time. This thread represents the worst aspect of online gaming these days. When you load into an instance it's a team effort. You succeed or fail as a team, as a group.

Kryogenic. Marry me.

I will willingly go into a dungeon and learn the hard way, but hell will freeze over before I study walkthroughs and videos to be allowed to participate. What did you people do before you Youtube? Stop riding on other people's coattails and play the damn game

Rahvinus. Marry me.

On a loop in my head now. It will never stop.

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Originally Posted by Taemek

1. If you have no intentions of running a complete Duty dungeon, don't sign up.
   
2. If you have no intentions of leading the Duty dungeon, don't sign up.
   
3. If you have no intentions of marking the mobs in order of kill and cc, don't sign up.

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I could say number two and three to you. If you dont want to lead then dont bother signing up because hey why should I do everything. It should not fall on the tank to lead it should fall on the person who knows the place the best. Anybody who doesnt know that shouldnt be signing up.


As for marking if you are going to cc something mark it yourself. You have a brain so try why dont you use it.

How about this. if you have a problem with my tanking then go find another tank. I the dps wants to act like pricks and does nothing but complain about my tanking then I will gladly leave. I can get into another group faster then they will find a tank even with the 15min wait.

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Originally Posted by rahvinus

I will willingly go into a dungeon and learn the hard way, but hell will freeze over before I study walkthroughs and videos to be allowed to participate. What did you people do before you Youtube? Stop riding on other people's coattails and play the damn game

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A new player watching videos to gain some familiarity with a run (given the expectations of tanks) is not riding coat tails. It's me trying to be as prepared as I can be. By no means do I think it is mandatory. I do it so I dont have to listen to others rage at me for avoidable mistakes.

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Originally Posted by rahvinus

Stop riding on other people's coattails and play the damn game

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Stop telling other people how to play the damn game >: D

Some people like to do research and get a 100% completion on their first try, if that's how they have the most fun it's not your business. That being said I agree with you that I find it more fun to just try things instead of researching them : D