[PSA] Don't solo fights as Tank when everyone else is dead at 50%

[Kaurhz]

You also give people a chance to learn.

Personally, I have always asked my group (if I am confident) - Do you want me to solo, or do you want me to sacrifice myself? More oft than not they have been happier with the former since they can just view the mechanics from the outside and learn them.

[Rhysati]

You also give people a chance to learn.

Personally, I have always asked my group (if I am confident) - Do you want me to solo, or do you want me to sacrifice myself? More oft than not they have been happier with the former since they can just view the mechanics from the outside and learn them.

But they aren't learning as much by watching it as they would be doing it. That's the issue. Everyone died on the first boss of the third dungeon in my first run. The tank solo'd the boss from like 85% to 0. It took ages and there is absolutely no way that I'm going to remember the mechanics the next time I have to do it because I just sat there bored watching paint dry.

[Kaurhz]

But they aren't learning as much by watching it as they would be doing it. That's the issue. Everyone died on the first boss of the third dungeon in my first run. The tank solo'd the boss from like 85% to 0. It took ages and there is absolutely no way that I'm going to remember the mechanics the next time I have to do it because I just sat there bored watching paint dry.

You can learn just as much by watching and observing someone execute the mechanics, if I am honest. Not everyone will learn in the same manner.. Personally I learn by banging my head against a wall until it sticks... Some others will learn it with a graph, and others may learn it by just watching someone else clear it.

I simply give people that option on whether they want to watch and learn or whether they want me to off myself into a wall or take all the unavoidable AoEs under the sun to sacrifice myself.