Entitled DPS, please stop being entitled

[Marianno]

I agree with OP to a certain degree. Lately, I've become huge fan of inspecting the tanks gear. Especially when I cue as BLM most tanks that I get in a dungeon with pull 5-6 mobs and even more than that and expect BLM to aoe so I naturally follow suit. Lately, I've been getting vote dismissed by a lot of lower ilevel tanks who get upset because I refuse to AOE and no amount of quelling strikes I use will keep the hate off of me even if I decided to level archer to required level to get that ability if I outgear you. More to the point, I do agree that as DPS we should know when and when not to AOE. However, sometimes, tanks should at least be mindful if a dps chooses or chooses not to AOE. Some DPS are lacking in the manpower needed for successful AOE rotations. In short, just take the time to ask people how to proceed through the dungeon before doing it. It usually works better that way in a long run.

[BubblyBoar]

I agree with OP to a certain degree. Lately, I've become huge fan of inspecting the tanks gear. Especially when I cue as BLM most tanks that I get in a dungeon with pull 5-6 mobs and even more than that and expect BLM to aoe so I naturally follow suit. Lately, I've been getting vote dismissed by a lot of lower ilevel tanks who get upset because I refuse to AOE and no amount of quelling strikes I use will keep the hate off of me even if I decided to level archer to required level to get that ability if I outgear you. More to the point, I do agree that as DPS we should know when and when not to AOE. However, sometimes, tanks should at least be mindful if a dps chooses or chooses not to AOE. Some DPS are lacking in the manpower needed for successful AOE rotations. In short, just take the time to ask people how to proceed through the dungeon before doing it. It usually works better that way in a long run.

When I find that my AoE is just too much for a tank, even with quelling, I do it for a few pulls anyway. Once they see that they just can't keep up, I switch over to a single target rotation and it's usually not a problem.

[Adire]

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Yes, if a dps is taking aggro from a tank, they should not keep AoEing. DD had me synced down, but with Shield Oath and flash spam and decent gear, any PLD doing that shouldn't have much trouble holding aggro, especially against a BRD (as the dps I mentioned was).

I would have been fine with proceeding even if he chose not to AoE had he acted like a decent person towards me or apologized for his initial attitude. He really had no reason to avoid AoEing given that I could have held aggro easily though, and given that more than enough mobs had been pulled to warrant him AoEing, but if treated with some respect, I still would have done as he wished. If I'm not mistaken, BRD is actually the second most powerful AoE class not counting WHM as well. Quick Nock has a decent potency even on its own vs 9 mobs.