Why more people should try tanking!

[LeeraSorlan]

Oops. I think I accidentally hijacked this thread. >< So sorry!

I wish I could upvote these more than once. I was going to stop playing GLD, but I'll stick it out. Thank you for the encouragement!

as a side note, i could be wrong here since i havnt checked if they upped the enmity on savage blade in SB.

But flash (used to? still does?) generate more enmity than savage blade does. so flashing on single targets if you are in a dungeon too low to use rage of halone is going to help you keep more enmity than trying to keep it with savage blade.


still thou i could be wrong if they increased savage blades enmity generation, but i dont think i am

[Lynesse]

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I have been known to spam Flash to keep aggro! My level-synced BLM and RDM friends troll me by not using Lucid Dreaming. T_T

There's something about tanking that makes me downright slap-happy. One bad decision sends the entire run spiraling comically out of control. The parties I've been with have laughed right alongside me.

I main WHM. I used to heal for random, barely-geared tanks and I used to get frustrated by them.

But now I'm that tank!

In the end, it's really not so bad. Everyone's super chill. There was one party that pulled everything for me, and I felt like I was being dragged along on a leash, but I understand that they were veteran players. I took it as a challenge to keep up and be a better tank. I thanked them for the fast run, all three commed me, and I left feeling like I learned something.

Hopefully, my experiences convince more people to try this. I'm having a blast now.

[Anienai]

I'm having a blast now.

Wait til you give WARRIOR a shot.

[Gravton]

More people should try tanking because it's a great source of income. Just doing all your hunt bills, your 6 leves, and all the roulettes once a day with the adventurer in need bonus nets you over 100k in gil. That doesn't include materia 6 sales or challenge log.

[Phoenicia]

as a side note, i could be wrong here since i havnt checked if they upped the enmity on savage blade in SB.

They actually are about equal now with Savage Blade being slightly (20 potency) ahead. I would avoid Flash once I'm ahead in enmity because it is a 0 damage GCD. Yes, tanks' main role isn't about damage, but winning is a group responsibility. Just as survival is a group responsibility (tank reducing damage taken, healers heal it back, DPS avoid damage so they don't steal heal casts on the tank), killing things should also be group responsibility as well and tanks' enmity moves all do some form of damage except Flash.

Flash is a 1200 "potency" in threat.

Savage Blade is 210 potency in damage with a x6 multiplier.

I did my own trial-and-error process to figure it out but later found a table online, just google enmity tables for stormblood.

[Raqrie_Tohka]

Back when I played WoW, and first played MMOs, I didn't even touch a tank until my 2nd year in. That's how daunting tanking was.

[ElazulHP]

Just started tanking a week ago. Got my Warrior up to level 58 and i'm having a lot of fun, though I'm not sure i'm liking Warrior. Will with hold final judgement until I hit level 70. Also, I'll probably level Paladin and Dark Knight after this so I can figure out which tank suites my style better. In any case I wish I had tried this sooner.

[Anienai]

though I'm not sure i'm liking Warrior.

sadpanda

[347SPECTRE]

PLD still feels like cold butter on soft bread to me. And they were buffed at the expense of the other two tanks, though with the buffs WAR got it's now only at the expense of DRK.

[Javey]

I started tanking after reading this thread and others in the sub forum so it's kind of an update

I chose DRK because of everyone's love of the story and knowing the current failings. I'm level 50. Once I stopped trying to communicate with parties about pulling more for me, running ahead to aggro, or casting regen before I pull it's gotten tolerable. It's not fun but I'm liking the DRK story a lot.

I go in, get my exp, get out. Instant pops mean I can turn off my mind and emotions and get through it. I definitely appreciate tanks even more now.