Stop telling Tanks not to use provoke there is a place to use it when pulling mobs.

[Galactimus]

It depends on how well your tank is geared.

If you are an i190 Tank with an i180 weapon trying to keep hate from an i209 Black Mage and Monk you'll probably need that Provoke every time it's cool down is ready. As an i209 Paladin I can't remember the last time I ever had to use Provoke due to losing hate. At this point there's no reason not to use it as a tool to pull additional packs of mobs; you just need to follow it up with a well-timed mid-battle Flash so they don't run for your healer.

Also, Provoke does not generate any enmity at all. If the main Tank has 7,000 Emnity built up and you use Provoke it simply puts you at 7,001. After a Provoke I once pulled hate right back just by using Sheltron.