About DF Tanks

[Versiroth]

The only one I bailed on was a troll job. First, one of the DPS pulls Ifrit (HM mode) when we first spawns and we wipe. The person says "Oh, sorry!" and someone else says "LOL, that was awesome". And then on the second attempt, the healer doesn't cast any spells and then claims "My healing spells wouldn't work". I got the impression some FC was trying to have a laugh so I left.

[Dhalmel]

I've only bailed from a party once when when a healer and blm were blatantly causing trouble. The trolls I've encountered are usually french( >_> no offense)

[Dhex]

So, I finished doing stuff on my WHM for a while and rolled an archer/bard. Let me just say that I feel sorry for DPS in DF. Most of the tanks I have dealt with bail as soon as something doesn't go their way, and then they get to pick right back up into another instance faster than we get a new tank. And when we do get a new tank, most of those leave if we're not at the last boss.

I think that I will level a tank. I think that you should be able to passively level alts through whatever role you are playing. I will play a nice tank who helps people, and in return, I get to level my alt jobs so I can enjoy content at higher levels without having to grind with these A-types.

End rant. Just ranting. That's all. If you are one of these tanks, you make me sad.

Why not roll a tank and try doing a few runs in the Duty Finder?

[Zarien]

I'm still learning how to play my role as a tank and because my FC is fairly small (though I'm in a larger LS) I generally run everything through DF. I've had mixed experiences with it, but I've never had people bail on me. There was an instance where someone got loot, and they were unresponsive for quite some time so I proceeded into the boss room. Of course I got slurred at, but hey they didn't say they'd be gone and they were given ample time to switch to the gear they looted if that's what was going on.


In any case, the only time I've ever had to abandon a duty was in learning the fight against Titan. One of our DPS's kind of lost it after the third wipe (despite the fact that we kept getting better with each attempt). We were all learning the fight except for the dps it seemed. Either way the other two players were very nice and understanding of the situation, and actually complemented me on my tanking (which is always a plus).

Despite what I've read in the forums, I make sure that I let people know whether it's my first time running a dungeon or not, and offer whatever help I can for first timers. I find that communicating what the needs of the party are at the beginning help make a dungeon run all the smoother. There are times where there is a language barrier (despite region settings and all that), or some players just aren't inclined to speak much.

Overall I haven't had anything I'd call a bad experience. I always ask if there are ways I can improve, or if I should change the way I currently do things. As a tank it's easy to be versatile and we do kind of set the pace for progression.

TL;DR
It pays to be patient and to communicate.

[Gucci_Charms]

How about:

A) Don't be an ass to your tank.
B) Don't tell them how to play their class.
C) Only explain the instance if it is the tank's first time rather than be an ass to him.

By doing these three things, maybe your DF tank will not leave next time.

Thanks!

[saber_alter]

How about:

A) Don't be an ass to your tank.
B) Don't tell them how to play their class.
C) Only explain the instance if it is the tank's first time rather than be an ass to him.

By doing these three things, maybe your DF tank will not leave next time.

Thanks!

A) I treat others how i want to be treated, unless they want to be treated differently and act like the typical ass-hole tank or act holier-than-thou.
B) Only if they know how to play their class, or are stubborn.
C) good idea.

[Gucci_Charms]

A) I treat others how i want to be treated, unless they want to be treated differently and act like the typical ass-hole tank or act holier-than-thou.
B) Only if they know how to play their class, or are stubborn.
C) good idea.

My hero :3

[Jyoeru]

[QUOTE=Gucci_Charms;1650344]How about:

A) Don't be an ass to your tank.
B) Don't tell them how to play their class.
C) Only explain the instance if it is the tank's first time rather than be an ass to him.

While this does happen I am sure, that has nothing to do with me or my runs. As a healer main, I know all about that type of elitism, and it's usually the tanks who throw that out there. They tend to have WAY more experience than the DD because of their ability to run dungeon after dungeon. I kinda have that experience because I ran them all as a WHM first. In either case, this accusation had nothing to do with my complaint. Thanks for the heads up, though!

[Sunarie]

And as a tank you're going to run into rude DPS who insult you for pulling things not their way, accidentally pulling because you didn't see someone type "afk" right away, losing aggro when they unload into a mob before you've even had a chance to get within melee range, not pulling fast enough, or not pulling slow enough.

As a healer you're going to put up with crap too. There are just some crap attitudes in the duty finder, regardless of which role you fill. I've ran into more jerks on my Tank than I have my DPS. That doesn't prove, or disprove anything other than experiences vary and jerks fill all sorts of shoes.