PLD first strike. Am I Pld'ing wrong?

[Zikh]

Using fracture before an ROH combo will do more dps. Fracture and it's 6 dots+ the initial damage do more than 1 fast blade so adding it to The start of your Roh combo is nothing but gravy. And considering that those dots can tick when a boss vanishes off screen can help too; like garuda Summoning her sisters.

This is the biggest issue with most tanks. They think they are there to do damage. You are there to tank the boss, not to damage it. Your job is to create maximum emnity as soon as possible so the real dps can do their job. After you have a decent lead in emnity you're safe to use any skills you wish.

If you wish to do dmg play a dps class.

[Wadoka]

This is the biggest issue with most tanks. They think they are there to do damage. You are there to tank the boss, not to damage it. Your job is to create maximum emnity as soon as possible so the real dps can do their job. After you have a decent lead in enmity you're safe to use any skills you wish.

This. DD in other threads like to complain that being a Tank is so easy - "All they have to do is stand there and take a beating" - and there are times that is exactly what I am doing, when I have full hate and no one else is close.

I stand there and let autoattack do the work while I take a few precious seconds to look at the big picture - check CD management, look around, maybe even pop off a few of my puny 200-point Cures (I don't have Stoneskin yet) if it's a better use of my abilities than tossing another RoH combo at that moment.

Or I'm standing there because I'm anticipating the cast of a major interruptible attack and I want to be sure I'm not on GCD and Shield Bash is ready to go as soon as I see the cast begin.

Sometimes it's better to be deliberate and perfect than be high-twitch and choose poorly