People who ask for marks in DF

[Cubester]

Sorry OP, you'll get no sympathy from me. Marking is tanking 101, it does not slow you down as you can mark while running between trash packs. Also, it creates a guideline for single target dps or people who aren't as experienced as you, so they know which enemy gets your focus. And having marks up doesn't mean your dps can't AoE. So really, marking is a win-win technique.

[Ipkonfig]

Meh if you follow the pulling multiple packs and AoEing concept, as a PLD, I have to run in Shield Oath. Or I can run in Sword Oath and focus single targets like the normal way and it's equally fast. I've done it both ways, one with 2 geared BLMs for AoE run, and a MNK + BRD for the ST run they both timed about the same with the marking and FF group being a lot less hectic and dangerous. I haven't tried the AoE method on my WAR but I feel like multiple packs would eat him alive, even with the 7600 HP I have in group.

[silentwindfr]

how can it slow the run to mark the target? you can do it while the GCD... your escuse are.... stupid, you simply don't want to do it. say it like this, don't go try to prouve that it slow down the group, when most people here show and explain you that the inverse.

[Sousoulsu]

Bind mark to ctrl-t or something; and t to "target mark-1".
That's literally all you need to do.

You are a bad tank if you can't handle that - as well as a genuinely bad player.

[Naberrie]

As both WHM and BRD I love it when the tank marks, and it frustrates me when they don't. If you mark I can tell what I need to sleep, or attack first. I don't have to waste time trying to figure out what you're doing so I can tell what I need to do.

[Espi]

Bad tank is bad.

[Bigpurpleharness]

As a tank I never mark mobs, why because they should be aoe-ed down because its faster that way. It bugs me when people ask me to do this. I do not care what mob you are attacking because its not like I am going to lose hate on any of them and if you are single targeting you are making trash pulls take longer. It's very inefficient to focus 1 mob trash mob down in AK vs aoeing them all.

So please stop asking for me to mark mobs.

Hahahahahahahaha.

GG Zumi, I'm sure someone will fall for this. No one can be *this* stupid.

[Stryker]

I don't know what it's like with the new patch. But in CM and Prae if you spam enough Flashes as a PLD in shield oath your hate is rock solid and all the mobs get aoed to death. There's almost no reason to mark in those speed run situations. Only when things get tricky you should mark. Or if you're doing something for the first time through.

You can usually tell what the tank is attacking by looking at the target of his target. Hotkey of T on default I believe.

[Rogziel]

I'm on the side of marking the targets. It takes me clicking Tab a couple times and 3 or 4 mouse clicks. It's not hard and if stuff goes sideways for whatever reason everyone knows to just follow the plan and let you do your job of cleaning up the mess.