How to make tanks more fun to play (devs please read)

[Giantbane]

In the end, I blame the community for shortage of tanks. Yeah, there are some tanks that are jerks... probably a lot of the ones that still play the class are the ones that don't give a rats behind what you have to say about them and will tell you so. That doesn't really leave a polite lot. The nicer ones probably got weeded out as they were trying to learn to play by people trying to speed through things, who insisted on pulling first, complained about loss of aggro, and started throwing insults around at the first mistake. Until the job is less stressful, and more forgiving to play, it is always going to be in a minority regardless of skill names/nostalgia or damage done. The same goes for the healer class.

The community can improve the situation. Either by being more forgiving of tanks that aren't perfect and trying to help them become better or by defending tanks from jerks that try to belittle them because they made a mistake.

[Sunarie]

The community can improve the situation. Either by being more forgiving of tanks that aren't perfect and trying to help them become better or by defending tanks from jerks that try to belittle them because they made a mistake.

I would agree, and I try to do these things. I'm not gonna pretend I'm the most patient person in the world. I've complained to my boyfriend or FC when I have had a group I wasn't happy with. However, I will never ever insult the person performing the role. I will offer them guidance in the form of suggestions, and advice (assuming I know the role well enough to give it). I think I'm in the minority though. Most people will say nothing if others start being jerks, or if a tank may need some guidance. I don't really foresee the community changing in that aspect, though I would be pleased if it did.