New Quest to teach Tanks what Marking is for. Mandatory Please.

[Fyce]

Marking is a dumb tool for dumb people.

The best way is for all mobs to die at once from aes and tabbing through targets.

And yeah healers have to heal...



Best = fastest

Focusing on a particular target:
- Can get rid of an dangerous enemy first, like a Bomb or an enemy with a nasty AoE/debuff
- Lower the amount of enemy, which reduce the amount of damage taken by the tank, thus the amount of healing required, and free some pressure for both jobs
- Allow the tank to easily manage his skill rotation on one enemy (only the healer will generate some aggro on other enemies)
- Maximising DPS (AoE have a lower DPS if the number of targets is not high enough)

Going derp and targeting at random:
- No benefits. At all. None.

[Ri_ri]

I've never marked since I started playing (rolled as tank and healer).

He said that DPS should know which mob to attack and that the only time he seen a tank mark a mobs was in Coils.

I like how he thinks.

Says the guy who isn't even 50 PLD.

He's right :\
When you're almost pulling, you tab and start attacking another mob. You'll maximize your damage by not slowing down.

Not even while RoH'ing you'll generate enough enmity to allow DDs going all out (before Shield Oath).

After Shield Oath in 2.1 just Flash and forget about it lol.

[Doo]

Marking is a dumb tool for dumb people.

The best way is for all mobs to die at once from aes and tabbing through targets.

And yeah healers have to heal...



Best = fastest

Does melee dds have good aoes? I think your mindset is in over geared speed runs which then it doesn't really matter.

[Langureion]

Marking is a dumb tool for dumb people.

The best way is for all mobs to die at once from aes and tabbing through targets.

And yeah healers have to heal...



Best = fastest

LOL! what?
/facepalm

Ignorant ones will always be ignorant. /popcorn

[EinSoFZ]

Marking is more a useful tool a tank can use to try and help stupid people. It should never be required for a tank to mark - how hard is it for someone to understand that they should attack the tank's target? If a party member can't grasp that, it's not actually the tank's problem.

How about non-tanks learn how to attack mobs without being babied? It's actually really simple.

[Arkista]

I've never marked since I started playing (rolled as tank and healer).



I like how he thinks.



He's right :\
When you're almost pulling, you tab and start attacking another mob. You'll maximize your damage by not slowing down.

Not even while RoH'ing you'll generate enough enmity to allow DDs going all out (before Shield Oath).

After Shield Oath in 2.1 just Flash and forget about it lol.

I think you missed the OP like so many others. Last time I checked PLDs couldn't use Shield Oath under level 40? I'll post it again for you...

FOR TANKS IN LOW LEVEL DUNGEONS, We know a good player can Hold Hate without marking.

Before I start I have PLD/WAR both 50. And this is pretty much excluding "Speed Run" Tanks and End Game Content".

So again WE all know its not hard to hold hate in WP/AK speed runs or other Endgame content unless the tank is very under geared compared to the DPS.

Marking is more a useful tool a tank can use to try and help stupid people. It should never be required for a tank to mark - how hard is it for someone to understand that they should attack the tank's target? If a party member can't grasp that, it's not actually the tank's problem.

How about non-tanks learn how to attack mobs without being babied? It's actually really simple.

Well according to most of the posters in this thread more than 70% of DPS who play this game are fcukign stupid. And they can't attack what the tank is attacking with or without a marking tool.

[Davionx]

Does melee dds have good aoes? I think your mindset is in over geared speed runs which then it doesn't really matter.

Even with zero aes it is still better for everything to die at once.

Assuming everyone is playing to their potential...

All dots are rolling on all targets immediately until they die. Aes when applicable.

You and others can do what you want, mark whatever you want or even hold meetings between pulls for all I care, but optimal is what is described

[C-croft]

Even with zero aes it is still better for everything to die at once.

Assuming everyone is playing to their potential...

All dots are rolling on all targets immediately until they die. Aes when applicable.

You and others can do what you want, mark whatever you want or even hold meetings between pulls for all I care, but optimal is what is described

This isn't optimal....

[Davionx]

LOL! what?
/facepalm

Ignorant ones will always be ignorant. /popcorn

Exactly, the best part is how I fully expect 90%+ of this games population to be confused and ignorant since those same people help turn MMOs into what they are today (not a compliment)

[Ri_ri]

I think you missed the OP like so many others. Last time I checked PLDs couldn't use Shield Oath under level 40? I'll post it again for you...
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Can I do that too?

Not even while RoH'ing you'll generate enough enmity to allow DDs going all out (before Shield Oath).

After Shield Oath in 2.1 just Flash and forget about it lol.