Why does everyone blame the tank?

[MythToken]

If the tank dies, its the healers fault.
If the healer dies, its the tanks fault.
If the dps die, it is their own damn fault.

[Nayto]

If the tank dies, its the healers fault.
If the healer dies, its the tanks fault.
If the dps die, it is their own damn fault.

Wait lemme fix that.
If the tank dies, he didn't mitigate properly.
If the DPS dies, they didn't dodge.
If the healers dies, see above and make sure tank mitigated/kept hate and DPS are dodging/passing DPS checks. If not, submit a ticket to healing internal affairs and we'll validate your actions in a month's time.

[Synestr]

Wait lemme fix that.
If the tank dies, he didn't mitigate properly.
If the DPS dies, they didn't dodge.
If the healers dies, see above and make sure tank mitigated/kept hate and DPS are dodging/passing DPS checks.

Hmm let me further correct this so we are all clear on responsibility.

If tank dies, he/she didn't dodge or mitigate right.
If DPS dies, tank didn't hold hate well enough and needs to l2p
If heals dies, then tank needs to learn to use provoke, cover and hold hate and l2p moar.

It's always the tanks fault, even when the dipshit dps aggros the room or the lofty heals casts regen on you before you pull... they are infallible. We are just a dumb meat shield.

Syn

[Aeora]

If the tank dies, its the healers fault.
If the healer dies, its the tanks fault.
If the dps die, it is their own damn fault.

yeah, but no 'cause . . . . . VARIABLES!!!!!!

Like for instance - silly dps attacking random targets and pulling off the hate > Healer has to heal more people or spam medica > healer gets hate > Tank panics > Healer dies > team die. . .

Just 1 situation that I'm sure you've all seen.

[Llyren]

yeah, but no 'cause . . . . . VARIABLES!!!!!!

Like for instance - silly dps attacking random targets and pulling off the hate > Healer has to heal more people or spam medica > healer gets hate > Tank panics > Healer dies > team die. . .

Just 1 situation that I'm sure you've all seen.

Tanks fault, Tank panic'd. Healer should of let DPS die, but not their fault, they where healing. DPS is often dumb, but there is why there are both Tanks and vote kicks...

[Aeora]

Tanks fault, Tank panic'd. Healer should of let DPS die, but not their fault, they where healing. DPS is often dumb, but there is why there are both Tanks and vote kicks...

But it's not though is it? cause that wouldn't have happened had the dps not attacked the wrong target - and "Healer should HAVE let the DPS die"?? No, why should the healer let anyone die, their role is to heal! Even through unforseen circumstances. The tank could have been perfectly playing his role up to this point.

Your opinion is wrong.

[Viridiana]

and "Healer should HAVE let the DPS die"?? No, why should the healer let anyone die, their role is to heal!

Totally did this the other day during Titan for my SCH relic. Sorry, but I'm not gonna heal the BRD who's pointing Titan at the raid.

[Bornruffian1]

/\ My kind of Scholar. XD
Seriously though, everyone does like to blame the tank. The best advice I can give though is to communicate, I've found that people are usually pretty cool once they're made aware that you do indeed know what you're doing and aren't some random troll/little kid/illiterate monkey, or whatever those kinds of people are envisioning when they jump down your digital throat so readily, and if that doesn't work, and the person is really berating you just start a vote to kick, I'm sure the rest of the party will probably thank you for it in the end.

[Viridiana]

The best advice I can give though is to communicate, I've found that people are usually pretty cool once they're made aware that you do indeed know what you're doing and aren't some random troll/little kid/illiterate monkey, or whatever those kinds of people are envisioning when they jump down your digital throat so readily. . .

Yeah, I had a story Brayflox run back when I was leveling SMN where the tank was rather bad. I kept ripping hate with Bane, and the healer was with his cures. When the healer was like, "Don't blame me if you die because I can't keep up with heals," I responded with, "Nah, I'd blame the tank, because neither of us is doing enough that we should be getting aggro." After that, we just worked together to keep things flowing more or less smoothly and eventually cleared the dungeon. One heck of an Aiatar fight, though. @_@

[Pooky_Pasha]

Totally did this the other day during Titan for my SCH relic. Sorry, but I'm not gonna heal the BRD who's pointing Titan at the raid.

Ha, I agree! When I SCH Titan for my FC, I let them know they get one raise, and that if dps really want to tank Titan (really, any fight), they won't get healed. I can heal through stupid, but will not heal through excessive stupid.