Does tanking carry more responsibility than most?

[Kuroyasha]

They rarely have much responsibility besides throwing out all their oomph into attacks. Yeah, there are some tactics that require them to do this and that. But it pales in comparison to healing or tanking.

And if they dont throw that "oomph" into attacks then the grp doesnt get a win. That means keeping up a rotation despite any and all mechanics of any battle. For top DPS that means keeping up the IDEAL rotation despite any and all mechanics. That's not something to scoff at. Id say one would notice the diff between a grp of A-ranked dps, B-ranked dps, C-ranked, or a mix of the above. Just the same as with tanking or healing.

Really all three are important. Tank cant ease the job of healers with CDs/dodging? Wipe. DPS cant keep up dps rotation while dodging? Wipe. Heal cant heal while dodging? wipe. Thats really all it is lol. I've done all 3 roles in endgame(coil/ex primals). They all matter just the same, just diff responsibilties, diff ways to show e-peen. IMO.

Non-related note: I think it's hilarious blowing people up in Ifrit. The reactions are just pure gold. When I was first learning as healer it would give me some great laughs.

[Kimura410]

Answer to your post....yes. Healing has lots of responsibility too though. Dps does as well.

[Davkis]

y is dps even acting like they catry alot of responsibilities. party whipes cause of tanks.or healers. if tank.dies in coil party whipes. same for all raid. and if party whipes its not the dps who is keeping the pt up its the healers.

[Ooshima]

y is dps even acting like they catry alot of responsibilities. party whipes cause of tanks.or healers. if tank.dies in coil party whipes. same for all raid. and if party whipes its not the dps who is keeping the pt up its the healers.

Sorry but to say, anyone who thinks that their job carries the team is wrong. It's team work. You can try to clear Twintania with tanks and healers alone if you think DPS class has very little responsibilities or role to play in a team.

[SpookyGhost]

y is dps even acting like they catry alot of responsibilities. party whipes cause of tanks.or healers. if tank.dies in coil party whipes. same for all raid. and if party whipes its not the dps who is keeping the pt up its the healers.

Since you bring up Coil:

T1 - DPS dies, snakes gain more stacks, kill tank, kill party.

T2 - DPS dies, cant kill nodes, too many stacks, wipes party. Die before enrage = dead for good = less DPS = potential that healer will run out of MP = wipe.

T4 - Literally a DPS race. Without DPS being on top of their game you won't make it past this turn no matter how good your healers or tanks are.

T5 - DPS die, can't kill Dreadknight quick enough, Dreadknight goes on a killing spree, wipe. Also, y'know, conflags.

Everybody carries the same responsibility, everyone works with eachother to make every dungeon easier on everyone else.

[Ooshima]

Since you bring up Coil:

T1 - DPS dies, snakes gain more stacks, kill tank, kill party.

T2 - DPS dies, cant kill nodes, too many stacks, wipes party. Die before enrage = dead for good = less DPS = potential that healer will run out of MP = wipe.

T4 - Literally a DPS race. Without DPS being on top of their game you won't make it past this turn no matter how good your healers or tanks are.

T5 - DPS die, can't kill Dreadknight quick enough, Dreadknight goes on a killing spree, wipe. Also, y'know, conflags.

Everybody carries the same responsibility, everyone works with eachother to make every dungeon easier on everyone else.

nicely said.

[Zikh]

nicely said.

You're trying too hard.



Tanking carries more responsibility since usually when the tank fails the repercussions are far more severe than for any other role. In most fights if one or two dps dies they can be easily ressed without it really affecting the outcome, hell, I've killed Ifrit EX where ALL dps died after 3rd set of nails because they all failed the plumes. Healers ressed them and we killed it.

Usually tank failing means the whole party wipes. In most fights losing a healer or dps really isn't that big of an issue and you can easily recover.

[Ooshima]

You're trying too hard.



Tanking carries more responsibility since usually when the tank fails the repercussions are far more severe than for any other role. In most fights if one or two dps dies they can be easily ressed without it really affecting the outcome, hell, I've killed Ifrit EX where ALL dps died after 3rd set of nails because they all failed the plumes. Healers ressed them and we killed it.

Usually tank failing means the whole party wipes. In most fights losing a healer or dps really isn't that big of an issue and you can easily recover.

Whatever floats your boat, really. Ultimately like I said previously, it's team work. There is indeed stress on tanks. I play PLD alongside my main BRD but I never thought that I have the most responsibility in the team when I tank. If I have screwed up healers or DPS, the battle is never won anyways.

[Marcusow86]

whatever

You serious? Which part of "this game is not solo mario" did you not understand?

Usually if "NOOB" tank dies, we have.......you are right, the Off-tank!! So stop looking yourself in the mirror and smell the air, you are not that special, hell no one is, everyone is replaceable, get over yourself.

[Shref]

while there's certain times that a dps on going down can wipe a party, often times it will not (assuming there's still 1 or 2 up). sure it'll be slower, but its not the end of the world. assuming the rest of the group is competent, of course. rarely do i see a party wiping due to a single dps dying, as opposed to a tank or healer.