New Tank Help

[Ebonwings]

Well it's not important which class you level first, it what you enjoy playing the most. The only different between a new tank and a new DPS is that, Tank has to be more prepare for dungeons like researching on mechanics.

[Mattelot]

Well it's not important which class you level first, it what you enjoy playing the most. The only different between a new tank and a new DPS is that, Tank has to be more prepare for dungeons like researching on mechanics.

I disagree to an extent. Nobody is required to research anything. Will it help? I'm sure it will but it is not required. Somebody at some point had to figure things out on their own. Also, there is no trigger for doing that.

I'm not trying to be argumentative but that's just a common misconception.

[Kindread]

I disagree to an extent. Nobody is required to research anything. Will it help? I'm sure it will but it is not required. Somebody at some point had to figure things out on their own. Also, there is no trigger for doing that.

I'm not trying to be argumentative but that's just a common misconception.

Thank you for your response. As a career tank this really rings true. I love the start of an expansion when everyone is learning the content, but to start as a tank so late you tend to run into a LOT of people that expect you to not know know the mechanics, but to know them SO well that you can basically carry a group through most content.

[Sarcatica]

If you know how to tank from other games, you just need to do slight adjustments to this game. Aggro for example. Learning is a process, whether you want to ease the groups you are in by reading or not is your choice, you are free to do whatever you want. You just can't expect people to be so understanding, especially for contents that are on the higher tier. Most dungeons for starters should be okay though since the mechanics aren't too complex yet.

[Kindread]

Well it's not important which class you level first, it what you enjoy playing the most. The only different between a new tank and a new DPS is that, Tank has to be more prepare for dungeons like researching on mechanics.

Which is exactly why I was asking. Coming from tanking in other MMOs such as Rift or WoW not knowing dungeon mechanics this late in an expansion, players can be BRUTAL to a new tank, even one that does research and pays attention.

Maybe I just spend too much time reading the forums here and am just catching the ultra negative stuff that happens and should not worry so much about it.