share your bad experiences tanking

[Erim-Nelhah]

One of the worst experiences I had as a tank was not too long ago, when I ran A1 Normal. The party wiped to Faust's enrage. Here's what I remember of the chat afterwards (I don't have a chat screenshot and apparently the log got deleted somehow):

Me: "Well, I guess there's a first time for everything."
(someone, can't remember who): "Yeah, really."
Me: "DPS, Please wake up and do your jobs. "
(healer): "One was dead a couple of times. Chill."

At that point, 2 things went through my mind: First, I wanted to slap the offtank - there's zero reason to have dead dps on that fight. Second thought was....really? I've cleared this before after DPS deaths. That was my first (and only) time ever seeing his enrage outside of Savage - I never saw it even on week 1. Needless to say, while we did beat faust on our second try, we didn't clear.

--Erim Nelhah

[Ashkendor]

Anyway I had these days a DF tank clling out at a friend that mentioned that you can solotank Faust and that he (my friend) with STR gear could DPS then.... Tanks with STR gear are no real tanks >.<

I solo tank Faust in STR gear. Even in Savage, I'm 3 Slaying 2 Fending. o.O

At that point, 2 things went through my mind: First, I wanted to slap the offtank - there's zero reason to have dead dps on that fight.

Just do what I do. Assume your tanking partner is bad and say you'll pick up everything. Then it gets done right.