Quote Originally Posted by BigRed5392 View Post
except in every dungeon run i've seen, and more so with my g/f. Her being 50%or less, most of the time is laziness for sake of dps. People who claim to "know how to play" in my experience don't Again no hate... just personal experiences. Should put 100% focus on on the group, and pay attention to everything. If your tank is under 50% hp and your doing it wrong. This is just my opinion.

Your job is to keep the groups hp up. attack if no one needs a cure, not arbitrarily make down time but not curing till last min.
Eh sorry but as a tank I can definitely say that this is just completely wrong. Leaving your tank below 50% is absolutely fine as long as they don't die. Tanks are quite sturdy, unless there are certain mechanics or adds that give vuln stacks or do huge dmg spikes they won't die quickly. Letting your tank dip below 50% is pretty common in raids if you know what you're doing (no tank busters coming, for example). In fact topping someone up immediately after they take damage is not always the most efficient use of mp, sometimes you can just give them regen or just let the fairy heal them if you know they won't be taking any big damage soon. Healers' job is NOT to keep the group at near full hp, it is to prevent their hp from reaching 0. As long as nobody dies it's fine. If you or your gf are uncomfortable with your hp below 50% due to anxiety issues, please let the healers know, most of the time I believe they'll comply, especially in casual contents.

Also don't forget that tanks have skills like holmgang, living dead too, which can be used to buy more time for the healers to dps, even in dungeons (though living dead should be coordinated beforehands to let your healers know).