Tanking skills

[Nilheim]

I wouldn't worry too much, whatever people may say the enmity system in FFXIV can be random and sometimes, no matter what you do, you won't hold hate. They said they'll change that with the battle overhaul.

[WiiSam]

I wouldn't worry too much, whatever people may say the enmity system in FFXIV can be random and sometimes, no matter what you do, you won't hold hate. They said they'll change that with the battle overhaul.

Well in my opinion the hate is NOT random. It is actually fairly accurate. You just need to engage the mob before you voke and then just use guard and phalanx...it will be very difficult for you to lose hate if you do that. All the better with multiple mobs when you get them with war drum, the phalanxs come like rain and you switch between the two mobs.

Dunes run for example, on the two mongrels, i'll hit one to engage, provoke, war drum, guard, then phalanx the 2nd one and keep switching between the two with phalanx. That is all you need to keep hate. Intimidation isn't necessary but of course it helps so get it. It is very easy to obtain.

Those of you who think hate is random are simply just not making enough use of guard and phalanx. Now you can complain if its multiple mobs but then that also means you just aren't very efficient with targeting. And that too is fine because the targeting system does sorta still suck.

The short version: PHALANX IS YOUR BEST FRIEND. Nothing else.