Why Don’t You Tank Poll

[killstein]

i used to be one of those people that had severe tank anxiety when i first started xiv two years ago. war was the second job i ever took up too, but now i tank almost daily (mostly on war) for the purpose of dailies and the enjoyment of it... plus that bear mount! it can be fun; i do find it fun and enjoyable and have virtually no nervousness now bc i just got used to it and found something about it i like. i think it's important to give it a chance and find the positives of tanking, rather than focus on the negative aspects. ovo

[BloodRubyXII]

I'm trying tanking at the moment and liking it, but downsync'd tank is the most boring thing ever.

[HipiraVon-Horrificus]

Are you guys still behind me? I just made a mistake; I ruined the run! I lost aggro on a thing! I can't keep up with you when you run ahead! I missed a stun!

Ack!! That's way too much pressure, man!

[Saccharin]

I'm trying tanking at the moment and liking it, but downsync'd tank is the most boring thing ever.

I think that's the case with most jobs. healing is a snooze as it's cure (or equivalent) spam at lower lkevels. Scholar is much better as fairy can deal with most damage while you at least do some dps.

For 5.0 they should move more abilities to earlier levels. I love sync but synced dungeons are so boring due to a couple of abilities.

[Riko_Futatabi]

I don't mind tanking, but one thing that really irks me the most is when I'm pulling trash mobs and then I need to run and gather some more trash mobs so we can get them all together and go crazy. That's fine but, some DPS(mainly ranged) will go all out on the first couple of mobs and end up pulling aggro on them. If I'm pulling a lot of trash mobs I don't have time to constantly run a little back and do Unmend/Shield Lob/Tomahawk...just chill out for a few seconds and go crazy when they're all gathered!

[SilverObi]

I don't tank often mainly because I do find taking lead of a party a bit stressful, but once I'm in there and pulling I actually quite enjoy myself. I can see why many choose to not tank at all since there's so much more to worry about and focus on if you want to do it right. I guess like anything, you'll get better at it and feel more relaxed the more you do it

[SaitoHikari]

I don't mind tanking, but one thing that really irks me the most is when I'm pulling trash mobs and then I need to run and gather some more trash mobs so we can get them all together and go crazy. That's fine but, some DPS(mainly ranged) will go all out on the first couple of mobs and end up pulling aggro on them. If I'm pulling a lot of trash mobs I don't have time to constantly run a little back and do Unmend/Shield Lob/Tomahawk...just chill out for a few seconds and go crazy when they're all gathered!

To be fair, Bards actually need to throw their DoTs on everything possible while chain pulling so that it results in mass Rain of Death cooldown resets the moment they turn on Mage's Ballad. Not doing so delays their AoE rotation once a tank reaches the final destination by as much as 10 seconds, if not longer due to less DoTs running meaning the RoD resets are more prone to RNG meaning less activations - time a tank and a healer probably can't afford to sacrifice in such a risky situation.

You can tell the difference between Bards that do this and Bards that don't - if done correctly, you'll probably see Rain of Death going off about 20 times during the Mage's Ballad 30 second window. 210 total potency every GCD when combined with Quick Nock, without factoring in autos or double weaving Emperyal on the primary target. The damage is no joke - it's near Black Mage/Summoner AoE level, but requires way more setup and wrestling with the RNG.

Although if they're actually unloading -everything-, then they deserve to get smacked.

[AlyssaWildheart]

I literally almost had an anxiety attack when I was queuing to tank for my first time. I was shaking and I felt like I was going to sick.
"What if I couldnt keep aggro? Or the other players ran ahead...I dont do big pulls...I get lost easily"

My first run went okay, nothing wrong...then I just felt like I was going insane.

Healers that wont heal because I dont pull enough enemies, dps that attack mobs far away, arcanists that use topaz carbuncle in dungeons despite what I say. It just amazes me how err...clueless and rude some players can be, but it's no surprise.
Basically tons of stress. (Would it kill players to just wait, not have attitude,and just cooperate...apparently yes)

I still tank, because I'm not letting bad groups ruin it for me, I find it fun when everything goes smooth.

[Riko_Futatabi]

To be fair, Bards actually need to throw their DoTs on everything possible while chain pulling so that it results in mass Rain of Death cooldown resets the moment they turn on Mage's Ballad. Not doing so delays their AoE rotation once a tank reaches the final destination by as much as 10 seconds, if not longer due to less DoTs running meaning the RoD resets are more prone to RNG meaning less activations - time a tank and a healer probably can't afford to sacrifice in such a risky situation.

You can tell the difference between Bards that do this and Bards that don't - if done correctly, you'll probably see Rain of Death going off about 20 times during the Mage's Ballad 30 second window. 210 total potency every GCD when combined with Quick Nock, without factoring in autos or double weaving Emperyal on the primary target. The damage is no joke - it's near Black Mage/Summoner AoE level, but requires way more setup and wrestling with the RNG.

Although if they're actually unloading -everything-, then they deserve to get smacked.

I haven't played BRD since 2.0. And I know this is the job that has probably went through the most changes. So I have little knowledge of how it plays now, outside of what you just said. If that is the case, that you need to get all these DoTs up ASAP then why the hell isn't an ability like Diversion an option in Role Actions for Bards?! Or any sort of enmity negating/reducing ability...they really have none? Surprising.

Now that I'm remembering BRD in 2.0, I'd use Quelling Strikes to do just what you have said, to apply DoTs early. It's too bad they removed that ability...but why did they remove it and not give BRD a good replacement? Seems like that's the issue here.

[Enla]

It's way too stressful for me honestly... I can tank with friends and have a relatively fun time, but after one disaster of a Void Ark run where I got called out for losing hate to a Savage ranked BLM after /no one/ wanted to MT I've just lost my nerve with it. (For context, straight up people were sitting at the entrance for well over four minutes, the rest of the tanks refusing to budge even though I only clear just made the gear requirement and they had to know that as they constantly had me targeted. I also had the first timer bonus... So that was fun.)