Low level tanks (pre-tank stance) have a very hard time holding threat after the nerf

[ccrocker58]

Okay, after reading some of your posts op, it seems you don't have a full understanding of the class/role, at least in terms of this game. AoE threat abilities are decidedly not meant to be spammed. Doing so will quickly drain your resources, no matter your level. At that point, yes, holding aggro will likely be an issue.

"Tab" targeting is possible on control, as it has been mentioned, all you need to do is hold L1 and press D-pad up or down and it will cycle through any and all enemies on your enemy list (which should be all as you're opener will likely include an AoE) on the left of your hud, exactly the same as pressing up or down without holding L1 to cycle through the party list. You haven't mentioned how you switch targets, but I will say that clicking the enemy itself is harder and far more prone to error than clicking the enemy name in the list.

Tab targeting is not a sign of a bad tank or one that doesn't know what it's doing, as you stated in one of your replies. It is in fact the exact opposite. Resource management is very important, as I said earlier, and hitting a different enemy with each step of your enmity generation combo is a necessity for maintaining said resources. If you're having issues with DPS being all over the place, utilize marks. Mark the enemy you want the party to focus on and hit it with your ranged enmity first so it has some extra hate, then run through the group and use your AoE twice before doing your tab targeting cycle with your enmity combo. You can even set up a macro that will automatically mark whatever target you use your ranged attack on; this proved to be quite helpful when I started out. This is not a "farce" or even a recommendation really; this is literally how tanking works, and if you would like, thanks to playing on PS4, I can very easily post a run on my GLD or DRK in a low-level dungeon showing how it works. With all this in mind, holding hate will not be a problem, even against AoE heavy DPS.