Quelling strikes -> how does it exactly work?

[Enfarious]

As a BLM I'll usually open up with Quelling + Raging Strikes so that I can start heavy on a target and then my enmity is in check for the rest of the fight usually. I've seen many Bards be guilty of just opening up hard on a boss without using Quelling and they wonder why things go running after them.

I think this is the best way to open for any job that can bring Quelling, it allows the tank to build it's total enmity while the DD can still go all out. Most fights are much smoother this way, just too bad every DD can't Quelling Strike

[PArcher]

I think this is the best way to open for any job that can bring Quelling, it allows the tank to build it's total enmity while the DD can still go all out. Most fights are much smoother this way, just too bad every DD can't Quelling Strike

While I can't say anything for MNK, DRG really don't need it unless we're AoEing at the beginning; our damage takes time to ramp up and if the tank can't handle aggro in that period of time either they're vastly undergeared (compared to DRG), targeting the wrong enemy (I don't know how many tanks I've DFed that mark enemies...then attack #2 while DPS is starting on #1...) or just doesn't know what to do. And if all else fails we have an emergency aggro dump: Evasive Jump.

Would Raging/Quelling Strikes be nice on the DRG? Of course! Is Quelling necessary as we are right now? Would be nice, but isn't a necessity...

[Enfarious]

While I can't say anything for MNK, DRG really don't need it unless we're AoEing at the beginning; our damage takes time to ramp up and if the tank can't handle aggro in that period of time either they're vastly undergeared (compared to DRG), targeting the wrong enemy (I don't know how many tanks I've DFed that mark enemies...then attack #2 while DPS is starting on #1...) or just doesn't know what to do. And if all else fails we have an emergency aggro dump: Evasive Jump.
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Fair points, alot of my memories of Drg are from 1.0, and in 1.0 w/o Elusive Jump and Quelling Strikes I ran red alot, but all DDs ran red alot in 1.0. Mnk is a similar story, Brd would be if they couldn't land their most damaging hits before a tank can finish a combo, Blm would be the only job with any real hate control issues. Oh and Whm ... but that's a whole other deal.