Tank mentality.

[mythicrose]

Bad bards are about the only thing that makes me rage. Let me clarify. I should say impatient bards. I mark targets, but it's very annoying for a Bard to go balls to the wall on the target the very moment he/she sees my Tomahock Throw. It's not so bad when they AoE as it gives me time to get in overpowers/flash to establish some emnity. However, when they just go balls to wall single target dps while I try to position mobs and such for overpowers/flash so they don't go straight to the healer....then blame me when they inevitabley pull emnity...while running away from me, continuing to attack, and not using an emnity drop (quelling strikes?). *sigh* Naturally, I'm blamed as being a "suck" tank because the bad bard couldn't be bothered to wait on his dps. Dead Bard is better than a dead healer, though. Again, it's not all Bards...only a few.

Melee dps typically follow me. I have time to build emnity on all targets before they unleash hell. Plus with positioning requirements, they require a little build up time before they really start contending for for emnity. Black mages and Arcanists can be annoying if they spam the crap out of AoE the moment they see a tomack throw akin to aforemention Bard. However, most at least wait until I've got mobs clustered.

[Grogin]

I mark targets, but it's very annoying for a Bard to go balls to the wall on the target the very moment he/she sees my Tomahock Throw.

This really goes for any DPS( I know you addressed this a bit above). I have been running CM to get Philosophy for better gear, with the occasional AK run thrown in. However, a lot of dps think they can go all out as soon as I mark a target in AK or throw a tomahawk. Or they open up with an AOE before the mobs have even gotten close enough for my group hate abilities to be used. I get blamed for not holding hate because people are so impatient to finish these dungeons. Give me literally a second or two once the mobs reach me to cast flash and maybe an overpower to get hate on all mobs. That is really all I ask. I know that with my current gear I am not as good as a tank in full darklight, but I can do my job as long as you LET me do my job.