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    Enkidoh's Avatar
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    Enkidoh Roux
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    Paladin Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Steeled View Post
    Some of these awful little tanks (I speak as 50 PLD and 50 MRD) need an instance that teaches them how to hold aoe hate. I've run into several paladins that don't flash at all...ever. Everyone else hate some amount of hate on the entire pack (usually trying to get it off the whm) and the tank literally has none.

    You can't make players better who refuse to be better, but some people are just dumb and would benefit.

    It is true that a sucky tank is more evident than a sucky dps but the group also suffers more due to a sucky tank.

    These guys are such self-important plate-armored divas that they take offense if you try to guide them. I've tried being as nice as I can be and sugar-coating things like "No offense, but please overpower more." (Usually more than 0 times), but they either don't respond or get all uppity.

    And yeah, I've made a similar thread before.

    Before they can queue for dungeons, they need to learn to keep things off some npc healer that won't heal itself but will heal the tank. If healer dies, fail. Can even be nice and put a bard npc in there too with ballad up so they don't run out of mp. A paeon bard for marauders.
    Ironically the lvl 10 GLA class quest actually teaches this very thing - you have to Flash repeatedly to keep the agro off Bruce (the NPC) otherwise he'll get killed and 'Duty Failed' is your only reward. I guess a lot of players must have just fallen asleep though during that lesson and forgotten it though sadly.
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    Claire_Pendragon's Avatar
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    Claire Pendragon
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    Quote Originally Posted by Enkidoh View Post
    Ironically the lvl 10 GLA class quest actually teaches this very thing - you have to Flash repeatedly to keep the agro off Bruce (the NPC) otherwise he'll get killed and 'Duty Failed' is your only reward. I guess a lot of players must have just fallen asleep though during that lesson and forgotten it though sadly.
    lol not for me. I even wondered if i should flash, and tried the fight w/o flashing, and he was overpowered. he didnt get hurt at all, and held all the hate.

    so not sure how come it was so different for me.
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    CLAIRE PENDRAGON