When should I drop tank stance?

[Lynesse]

Unfortunately you will run into "not so supportive and helpful players" and will take a shot here and there, but mostly I've had average to good responses with players in dungeons and the odd one where my personal favourite impatient DPS come along -_-

But that aside, with Shisui and other SB levelling dungeons one key factor to remember is that it's a sad issue SE still have failed to address outside a band aid at 70 is the main stat issue for tanks, and ideally you should have 270 STR accessories levelling up till you hit 70, since you will be missing a large chunk of STR to deal with the increasing main stat of the DPS and healers, yes there was enmity modifiers changes to accommodate this but, still doesn't address the missing STR, using the VIT accessories from levelling dungeons.

But it becomes a non issue at 70, just a rough road from 60-70, and also with 4.4 around the corner it's a good time to try get some decent gear especially with mendacity unlocking, and new tombstone gear, you'll be geared up in no time which should address any issues on that front. Outside of gear it's just a matter of staying on top of your rotation and aggro management will become a walk in the park for the most part moving forward. ^^

You, sir, have given the best advice in this thread: The 270 STR accessories. I was using VIT accessories. I knew tanks had used them, but I had no idea they helped that much.

Harhar. Finally, someone I can learn from. Very refreshing! C:

270 STR accessories make perfect sense. I wish I hadn't been so timid about getting them. I kept hearing people complain about tanks who used them at the start of SB, so it made me overly cautious.

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Thank you for the input. I've been playing RDM lately, and any tank I outgear has a huge amount of trouble keeping aggro, even when I use Diversion. Today in Kugane, with a tank still using some 290 pieces, I had to lead off with Diversion and use Lucid mid-way into the fight. Me and the other DPS ripped hate during normal pulls, too. I couldn't tell if the tank was doing anything wrong, but he was not the first tank I've had like this -- plenty of tanks in Skalla have had difficulty keeping aggro against me.

It's just the way it is. It's surprising. People said aggro was a team effort, and I didn't believe them until a week or so ago.

I always used Diversion, but I did so more out of etiquette than a true understanding of the system.