Is this a common thing for tanks to do?

[Brian_]

I gave enough specifics to tell you who was at fault actually, and you immediately assumed it was my fault as well as the tank's too. I already mentioned he had vuln up on, already mentioned he was almost dead by the time I healed him, I did fail to mention his job though I'm still right, because he was a WAR. A PLD could have been planning on popping HG, Holmgang would not work that way and couldn't be used in that way.

He was going to die had I not healed him. It's really that simple. So don't assume the worst so quickly, and I won't get defensive. Deal?

All I saw was under half health at the end of the vine hall. The end of the vine hall is the end of the pull depending on enemy pathing. It wasn't until later that you said he was at a quarter of this health. So, given the information I had, could it be your fault? Yes. Even if a WAR is at sub 50% with vul, they can be perfectly fine. With sufficient gear, sufficient CDs, and a good healer, they will be just fine.

Based on that info, you shouldn't have healed him. He could've been at higher HP and not had vul. Both had their faults.

Like I specified, without more info, it's hard to tell who is more to blame.

But apparently, you are just mad and want to vent.

And the ultimate question, whether or not tanks should tag mobs has a real answer I provided. It's not efficient. Since you've now specified it's WAR, then you should be even more aware of why. @50, a WAR has like 2-3 flashes and limited number of overpowers before they are TP dry. Every tomahawk you throw out is less overpowers later on because both are such high TP weapon skills. And because WAR skills are so synergistic, one overpower is much more than one overpower. It's less healing from blood bath, less damage from berserk and internal release. You do not want to waste unnecessary resources.