Shortage of Tank .......

[Teleniel]

@Rhas, that is a problem with players at lower levels... trying to level it and deciding not to doesn't help the problem that you don't have any early/mid/end game tanks as people give up for various reasons (bad party members often).

My feeling is you can't complain about the lack of a class at your level if you don't have it there and are willing to use it *shrug* it's harsh but really there are a lot of ppl that don't want to heal/tank and there's nothing we can really DO about it until they decide to give it a try.

[Rhas]

tanks as people give up for various reasons (bad party members often)

I only tried rolling a tank to help get people through the first story dungeons because they had a severe lack of them but the overall experience left me not wanting to play them at all. I was at least trying to help others in an area I never cared for in the first place but in the end, just had too much BS to continue.

[Starcore]

I myself would love to tank

But i am nervous that i will mess up and come across the "Etrollist" players. It sounds ridiculous i know. But i am nervous lol.

Also can someone tell me what these badges are to the left of us? above your portrait. I had 4 blues ones the other day, now i have 1 red one. thanks

[Hilding]

That's exactly how I feel, even though my main is a tank. I'm scared of trying new dungeons with pugs, just because there are so many players that'll be really abusive you don't know the instance inside out and can keep aggro no matter how bananas dpsers are going. But, at the same my fear is probably much worse than there is need for. I've only had problems once or twice, most people have been really nice, giving me hints and tips so I have the chance to learn my class/roll and the dungeons.

With that said though, there really is a weird kind of pressure on tanks... Maybe it's just me that has been lucky playing with nice people.

[Grailer]

That's exactly how I feel, even though my main is a tank. I'm scared of trying new
With that said though, there really is a weird kind of pressure on tanks... Maybe it's just me that has been lucky playing with nice people.

Hard to hold agro when the dps have relic +1 and you don't .

Lucky for me I decided not to do fates , I did healer first so I could understand how healing worked . Then I made warrior and paladin both to 50 doing dungeons . Took along time but I mastered the skills needed to get me through rough times .


However , I never get tells saying hey my good friend want to help us tank such and such . If there is lack of tanks then maybe you just lack the ability to become friends with them . My friends list is pretty slim and Im in full darklight .

[DeceptionsWrath]

Well tanks have a rough deal. The have to do so much work in each dungeon. Not sure about 50+ dungeons so forgive me if i'm wrong. But when i played FFXI we had people for each role. Like BRD's THF's or RNG's would be pullers and tanks would tank and healers would heal. This is not the case in this game. Tank and healers do the bulk of the work. Tanks need to fish mobs, and tank 3-5 @ a time. And try and maintain enmity enough to keep them all looking @ them and not beating on the healer that is spamming you with cures.Tanks have a very tough job and it can be stressful @ times when DPS attack random enemies and not the one you're focused on. When i play my classes/jobs i take them very seriously and always try my best. But sometimes that isn't good enough and people need to respect that. IMO everyone should play tank and healer to have any right to complain.