First time tanking fears

[Resolute]

I have tanked for years in other MMOs and I still get a little nervous before doing a new dungeon. Once I know the fights, that feeling tends to go away. The problem is that, especially as you get towards max level, people will tend to be unforgiving of someone who doesn't know exactly what to do. I have had people call me a noob tank because I messed something up on my first run, but then another group I get, after I have learned the fight, says I am great tank.

Unfortunately, there will be people that make a snap judgment of you and, if it is a DF group, you likely will never have the chance to redeem yourself in their eyes. As the default leader of a group (meaning more blame will fall on you), you have to shrug these frustrations off and move on to the next one with the knowledge you gained from the previous attempt.

I always try to research a dungeon before I do it, but I understand totally that this takes the fun out of it for some. But I would rather spoil it for myself than have people get upset. But reading about it or watching a video will teach you much less than actually trying it yourself.