A Visual Guide to Tanking

[Wintersandman]

An example I run through mobs in wp hm after gaining aggro and turn around. Next thing I know I have brd and blm behind me and sometimes a whm beside me.
Similar to the lazy tank picture.

That's their fault.

[SpookyGhost]

An example I run through mobs in wp hm after gaining aggro and turn around. Next thing I know I have brd and blm behind me and sometimes a whm beside me.
Similar to the lazy tank picture.

I actually have that happen a lot too. I don't know what they're doing. Especially annoying when you have a melee and a ranged, meaning you cant just go around flipping the mobs all over the place but you cant have the AOE all over the ranged as well. Why can't they just sit still? ):

[Iagainsti]

This is hilarious. /clap /congratulate

[Kuurei]

Good positional guide but...
Where is the cooldowns explanations D:?!

Cooldown Explanations, how? I've just been going with my gut/the Healer's tempo, like I got this one guy who was sooo in love with Cure II he never cast Cure I so I had to start them on trash. If you mean Cooldown Maintenance, I keep the shortest one as a main icon on my macro, and then rotate through them all. Two for defense, one for PLD's main off-GCD damage abilities.

[Slappah]

Cooldown Explanations, how? I've just been going with my gut/the Healer's tempo, like I got this one guy who was sooo in love with Cure II he never cast Cure I so I had to start them on trash. If you mean Cooldown Maintenance, I keep the shortest one as a main icon on my macro, and then rotate through them all. Two for defense, one for PLD's main off-GCD damage abilities.

For dungeons it's not as important but in coil theres a general "rotation" for your cooldowns when tanking the fight and you need to be aware of when to use what, otherwise you're probably going to eat the floor.

[seekified]

I wish I could make this mandatory viewing for every tank in the game. As someone who mains DRG, that part about not having the mob hug a wall means so much. xD

[Jacost]

Part II: Aggro Management has been added.

[Nabian]

Omg literally lol at John fkn madden! I love this image

[HeavensSword]

Lol I like this, kudos to you. Also +1 for the "If party contains DRG or MNK" section. I HATE tanks that have the boss inside the fire while they sit just on the edge of it. Melee can't DPS it properly, but hey at least the tank is fine....

[Imladris]

This... is... AWESOME!!