what'd i do wrong?

[MateriaZ]

thanks for all the replies. it helps a lot. i use fast blade and savage blade as my primary combo. i only use fast blade and riot blade when i see that my mp is low. i usually run around my target when i fight, i try not to stay directly in front of them. i use fight or flight, and rampart whenever its cooled down. and shield bash is pretty expensive in tp cost so i try to avoid that unless the enemy is casting something.
ive never thought about rotating my attacks tho.. the lock on function on the ps3 is funky sometimes, but it might just be me. i usually focus my attacks on one target unless another one breaks away, then id chase after that one. thanks for the tips everyone!

[Lemon8or]

i usually run around my target when i fight, i try not to stay directly in front of them.

ive never thought about rotating my attacks tho.. the lock on function on the ps3 is funky sometimes, but it might just be me. i usually focus my attacks on one target unless another one breaks away, then id chase after that one. thanks for the tips everyone!

This and this are your problem. The first one, for the reason L'lisc already mentioned. The second one, healing generate threats on all mobs. You need to use your savage blade and later rage of halone on other mobs to keep them aggro'd on you. But I get it, it's harder at lower level than 26 since you don't have the 1-2-3 combo yet and the aggro modifier for that combo is very weighted on Rage of Halone. Still, a Fast Blade on target 1 that you shield lobbed, Savage Blade on target 2, flash, fast blade on target 3, savage blade on target 1 will hold aggro just fine. From there, just watch which mobs the healer is gaining aggro on you and use savage blade on it.