Is this common? It's getting annoying...

[h0tNstilettos]

That's what we are saying. if you are waiting long enough for them to feel the need to pull ahead of you, you are probably waiting too long to pull.

I have to stop a second to mark targets. That's hardly enough time to warrant acting like you're the tank, by "you're" I mean those that are doing this, not you.

[tocsin]

I have to stop a second to mark targets. That's hardly enough time to warrant acting like you're the tank.

ah, you stop to mark separately. okay, that makes sense. If I might make a suggestion, a certain macro helps a lot (assuming MRD/WAR, if PLD replace with "shield lob"):

/macroicon "tomahawk"
/marking attack1 <t>
/ac "tomahawk" <t>

Generally, if you are running in and overpowering and using your combo, you shouldn't need to mark more than the first target anyways, mainly because by the time the first target dies, you will already have a pretty big head start on agro for both the other enemies.

That way, you don't have to stop, mark everything, and then gear up to start attacking separately.

Hope it helps!

[h0tNstilettos]

ah, you stop to mark separately. okay, that makes sense. If I might make a suggestion, a certain macro helps a lot (assuming MRD/WAR, if PLD replace with "shield lob"):

/macroicon "tomahawk"
/marking attack1 <t>
/ac "tomahawk" <t>

Generally, if you are running in and overpowering and using your combo, you shouldn't need to mark more than the first target anyways, mainly because by the time the first target dies, you will already have a pretty big head start on agro for both the other enemies.

That way, you don't have to stop, mark everything, and then gear up to start attacking separately.

Hope it helps!

Thanks, I never thought of that. Only downside is that I would need 2 tomahawk slots, one with marking and one without because if I need to tomahawk a mob that joins mid fight or if I happen to lose aggro, then it would be weird to change mark to one I'm trying to get aggro back on.

EDIT: I'm on PS4.

[elemental10]

ah, you stop to mark separately. okay, that makes sense. If I might make a suggestion, a certain macro helps a lot (assuming MRD/WAR, if PLD replace with "shield lob"):

/macroicon "tomahawk"
/marking attack1 <t>
/ac "tomahawk" <t>

Generally, if you are running in and overpowering and using your combo, you shouldn't need to mark more than the first target anyways, mainly because by the time the first target dies, you will already have a pretty big head start on agro for both the other enemies.

That way, you don't have to stop, mark everything, and then gear up to start attacking separately.

Hope it helps!

What she said. Posted literally 4 minutes before I do.

[Eye_Gore]

UPDATE: So I think I'm done tanking after having nothing but bad experiences.

You have to be able to turn off your normal self and become:

I have to stop a second to mark targets.

In all honesty in low level stuff even post 50 this is not required. In fact I never do it and in all the instances I have run only one person has asked that I do this. Low level stuff at this point is being steamrolled, marking is all but useless.

[PetiteMalFleur]

In all honesty in low level stuff even post 50 this is not required. In fact I never do it and in all the instances I have run only one person has asked that I do this. Low level stuff at this point is being steamrolled, marking is all but useless.

I second this. Marking is a waste of time. At low levels it doesn't even matter if you lose aggro to a dps or healer as long as you keep most mobs on you. At higher level the single target dps should be pretty experienced at attacking the target you tomahawk and you'll have a solid lead on the remaining targets. Just pull faster and dps won't have time to pull ahead of you.

Don't take stuff so serious. It's a game. It doesn't matter if you don't keep everything on you 100% of the time. Just do your best and you'll clear no problem.

Also, tomahawk won't get mobs back to you. It's emnity generation is very low.