Quote Originally Posted by DRKoftheAzure View Post
I don't hate Shirk, in fact more often than not I even forget that it's there in Role Action most of the time because most of the situations don't really call for tanks needing it which especially when you read what it does and and feels more like a DPS Role Action. And given that Provoke now has an AoE variant, which kinda feels pointless to have unless some DPS decided to go Leeroy Jenkins with their AoEs but that's more of a tank complaint really, and Provoke + Aggro combo was already a good way to tank swap so it was really unnecessary to give tanks Shirk and Ultimatum(Ultimatum is better than Shirk on tanks because it's an AoE Provoke)
Ultimatium isn't ranged and for bosses that you want to swap on it's usually only one target, not multiple.
I mean you're usually not going to be ranged either way, but if something goes away from you, you'll want it to hit the target and not just scream around you.

Shirk is fantastic for helping enmity. Even without tank swaps, an off tank can provoke and immediately shirk it off onto the main tank. Meaning less time in tank stance, less worry about an overzealous black mage or something.
For tank swaps it ensures you don't need to stop attacking when swapping off. It means you don't need to use an enmity combo when swapping in. It's all about the damage output.

Someone once said that Provoke is the off tank throwing up their hand for a high five. Shirk is you returning it. Don't leave your tank buddy hanging.