Quote Originally Posted by Serendipitii View Post
Yes, but how is one supposed to magically KNOW this information BEFORE they open the can of worms? To me it was just a game. -shrugs- I picked gladiator because it sounded fun. I was doing fine on the main storyline and quests, so I thought it would be the same for a dungeon. Didn't know a thing about enmity.
No one should magically know, because that shouldn't even have to be an option. People should be able to play what they like and receive help to learn and get better at their chosen class. Not told 'oh well maybe you should try something easier.' This is exactly what happened to my friend. She wanted to play gladiator, thought it looked really fun and loved swords. Tanking on GLD low level sucks beyond all belief... but first dungeon she did me and some friends took her in and helped her out. She got better and went off to do another dungeon. Some high level person told her and the other new people that basically they sucked and got frustrated with them. At this point she's been playing maybe 4 days? Then they tell her, maybe she shouldn't be a tank and play something else.

How can a player base an opinion of how good someone will be on one 30 minute dungeon and only meeting them once, then decided what they should and shouldn't play? She was upset because she loves Gladiator, so I told her look ignore him, keep practicing and get better, you are not a bad tank, just inexperienced. So she did, and she looked up some tutorials, kept practicing and kept running dungeons and shes excited because she can see she's getting better. She said she knows she's not perfect yet, but she won't give up and I support her on that.

I'm not going to tell her 'oh play dps it's easier for your first time', I am going to support the decision she made to play a tank and help her in any way I can until she either becomes a good tank or decides to change on her own accord. Because I can honestly say, I played 3 DPS classes before playing a tank, and it did not help me be a better tank because I was focused on my job and what I should be doing. Not staring at the tank to see what they were doing. I still sucked when I started, I got help from my friends who told me how to play, and what my rotation should be etc.

New players should play what they wanna play, practice get better and have fun. Don't let older players tell them what they should and shouldn't play because they are new.