tanks not using cooldowns?

[iAmScallywag]

Cooldowns aren't something you use "just because" they're for survival with bad healers, not so bad healers can win on dps.

I'm going to overlook everything else to focus on this statement. CDs aren't something you use "just because" you use them because it increases your survivability. If you roll your CDs properly then you allow your healer more leeway to be able to dps which makes groups of mobs downed faster, which means you take damage for less time. The only time you should not be using your CDs if if you're in a fight were you need it later.

Case in point, running Antitower with a FC healer last night new to the dungeon. I'm rolling my CDs so efficiently that she is able to DPS to the max and I never died. The only time I was in danger of dying was when she got a little overzealous and went OOM from DPSing. What I did was pop my panic button (HG) and I healed myself with Clemency to give her a window to recover some mana and get back to it.

[iAmScallywag]

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Because of the stupid 1000 character limit I had to cut off some of what I wanted to say. Either way, I could have died and we could have blamed her for DPSing and going OOM and not paying attention. OR because I rolled my CDs effectively beforehand, giving myself and her a bigger window of error, while maintaining a panic button just in case.....we can all live...she can learn from the mistake and become a better healer for it. I'll take living and looking like a boss over wiping and getting to blame the healer any day of the week. People need to learn that classes have a basic job that anyone can do. Tanks hold aggro, healers heal, dps do damage. But the truly good tanks, healers, and dps are those that can do that basic function and more. Tanks managing CDs well to take less damage overall and maximize their dps, healers being able to dps, dps being able to....ummmm...do more dps?