RDM and Diversion/AoE

[Rongway]

Lately when in dungeons, I've noticed RDMs take hate easily yet so few will use Diversion/Lucid Dreaming. Is there a reason for this? I'm almost at the point to where I groan when I see one because I know mobs are going to be bouncing all over.

(The following numbers include traits and stances, and are normalized for tanks whose attack power is 75% of the RDM's attack magic potency, using values from these tables)

Enmity generation per action:


Scatter is 130 potency per target.

Flash is about 900 potency per target.
Shield Oathed Flash is about 2065 potency per target.

Overpower is about 900 potency per target.
Deliveranced Overpower is about 945 potency per target.
Defianced Overpower is about 1944 potency per target.

Unleash is about 900 potency per target.
Gritted Unleash is about 1950 potency per target.
Grit+DarkSide Unleash is about 2330 potency per target.


Diversion shouldn't be needed on Scatter spam.

[Khaidal]

(The following numbers include traits and stances, and are normalized for tanks whose attack power is 75% of the RDM's attack magic potency, using values from these tables)

Enmity generation per action:


Diversion shouldn't be needed on Scatter spam.

Edited for post length.

I see now about Scatter. In that case it's bad tanking. More commonly though I see RDMs doing big bursts on bosses right after shield lob and causing all sorts of issues lol.

[Rongway]

More commonly though I see RDMs doing big bursts on bosses right after shield lob and causing all sorts of issues lol.

Yeah, that's something that can be avoided with Diversion. Since we just established that Diversion shouldn't be necessary on trash, it should almost certainly be available for a boss opener, and RDM can do an absurd amount of damage (about 1500 potency) in the first two seconds after the tank engages.