know your aggro! a guide for DPS.

[Odoerk]

Thanks for the post and follow-up discussion. Its been hard tanking at low levels since all Gladiators have is FLASH.

But there is something I was wondering if someone could help me with. Where can you purchase ranged weapons for Gladiator? I haven't been able to find any type of throwing weapon for pulling mobs.

Thanks!

[Arriverderci]

Thanks for this.
Tried to figure out what the hell those things were.
So that's the Hate Meter lol.

[xRitzx]

Thanks for the post and follow-up discussion. Its been hard tanking at low levels since all Gladiators have is FLASH.

But there is something I was wondering if someone could help me with. Where can you purchase ranged weapons for Gladiator? I haven't been able to find any type of throwing weapon for pulling mobs.

Thanks!

I don't know if there's a ranged GLD/PDL weapon (really doubt it) but you can use shield lob for ranged pulls (also helpful for pulling mobs off healer in mid-battle if you lose hate).

[Rufio]

Bump, there is a thread over in general saying tanks suck, well, either if they do, or do not, it is your job as dps to not suck, watch the aggro and focus fire on the tank's target unless he said otherwise.

[Pastel_Orchid]

Thanks for this! It has been really helpful to my friend and me!
He's a Gladiator and I'm a Thaumaturge.

[Vegas_Turtle]

I don't know if there's a ranged GLD/PDL weapon (really doubt it) but you can use shield lob for ranged pulls (also helpful for pulling mobs off healer in mid-battle if you lose hate).

I agree that there may be no ranged weapons for GLD/PDL because switching weapons changes your class. If there is one, I've yet to see it.

[Estellios]

Just as a tip for new tanks, it helps if you rotate your combo among enemies in a group instead of simply Flash-ing. Supposedly spamming Flash gives reducing amounts of hate, too.

Typically as Gladiator I pull my main target with Shield Lob, Flash when adds gather, then start a full combo on my main target. After that initial combo, I hit adds with 1 skill each of my main enmity combo. After that I return to my main target and continue . Marauder seems to be able to just use overpower instead of needing to rotate around, but you need to be able to position the enemies.

Edit: Also, tanks, please keep your gear up-to-date! I main healer and trust me, there is a big difference between someone who is wearing gear 10 levels too low and someone who is wearing level-appropriate gear. Dieing in 10 hits vs. 6 is a pretty big deal.

[CrisGer]

Yes if you spam Flash you lose the lock, and also shield lob helps a lot. If the Boss or the main foe is running around and hard to hit, use the Next Target arrows to locate them if you have time. And I agree, keeping gear up is essential to give the Healers some slack as they have to protect the entire team. Sometimes the Tank has to resort to potions too, and take care of themself at times and at times die and come back Better you than the team..that builds trust and keeps you all going forward.

[Eislynn]

Thread = helpful! I plan on making my main charc a tank, so it's helpful to learn what I need to know skills-wise to be a better tank from the start. Many thanks to the OP - I was wondering what the colors were yesterday when I was playing.

[CrisGer]

Yoshi said a while ago that he hoped people would choose Tanking as it was essential for the game to have enough of them for teams to move forward. It is not easy to do well, and I worry a lot doing it because of the responsiblity but it is very rewarding to protect people and defeat an angry and vindictive boss...and stay alive long enough to do it.