Petition to change "A Tankless Job" Achievment Chain

[Ashkendor]

Mounts aren't an incentive to deal with that. Changing how tank is played will pull people into it. Changing the attitudes of people towards tanks and tanks who are privileged assholes will more positively affect the tank numbers than a mount ever will.

Nah. It doesn't matter how awesome DRK is. The vast majority of DRK mains are going to be people that already play tanks. I say the vast majority because there will always be a few fanboys/girls that are waiting for the class. It really does take a certain kind of person to main a tank. That's not a good thing or a bad thing, it's just a thing. In most cases, it's not even the gameplay that turns people off to it (our two current tank classes are worlds apart in gameplay) but rather the perceived responsibility. You're the de facto leader. You go in first, take all the hits, and have ultimate trust in the healer to keep you standing. It can be stressful as hell when you're first learning. If a DPS messes up his rotation, stuff dies a little more slowly which isn't really all that apparent unless you're under an actual DPS check. If a tank messes up in holding hate or positioning the boss, it's a lot more obvious. In addition your damage is subpar, and we all know that people love to do damage. There's no big numbers to go with it, unless you like comparing HP with people or playing hate-pong with other tanks in 24 man instances.

As far as how tanks act and people's attitudes towards tanks, there's not much that can be done to change that. Some people are just assholes. For every tank that acts like a spoiled brat, there's one that plays the role because they genuinely enjoy it. For every person that abuses a tank for the slighest mishap, there's one that's just glad to have a halfway decent one queue up so they can get into an instance and hopefully muddle their way through it.

[JeniLinsky]

As far as how tanks act and people's attitudes towards tanks, there's not much that can be done to change that. Some people are just assholes. For every tank that acts like a spoiled brat, there's one that plays the role because they genuinely enjoy it. For every person that abuses a tank for the slighest mishap, there's one that's just glad to have a halfway decent one queue up so they can get into an instance and hopefully muddle their way through it.

I know this was five pages ago, but I just read it, and I had to say, this is the wisest thing I've read all day. Thanks for writing it!

ObMountRewards: I main a tank. I've been maining a tank since closed beta. I mained a tank in FFXI and WoW. My point is, I'm a tank. What I'm not is a full-party or raid tank. I find those instances tiresome. On the other hand, I do an average of one low-level duty roulette every day that I play. Does that make me less valuable as a tanking player than someone who runs only end-game, full-party or raid content? Apparently, since they have lions, and I don't.

Ah, well. That's life.