Man up Tanks!

[whiskeybravo]

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Are you an economist IRL? I know economics jargon when I see it! Lol

But regarding the OP. I'd say I've seen a fair amount of dropping by all roles, though I may not have had the exposure others have had due to both tanking and healing being my mains. I'll admit that I've dropped a handful of times because of rude players, but I have no issue explaining to newbies - I was there once and I'm always appreciative of others who help/explain mechanics or have patience with newbies as well.

I don't think tanks should be pigeonholed like this, we're not all bad. It's probably more on the player than the role. Someone who is easily frustrated with new players or wiping is going to quit regardless of whether they're tanking healing or DPSing.

[Kitru]

Are you an economist IRL? I know economics jargon when I see it! Lol

Psychologist and computer scientist actually. But I'm really just a massive nerd that likes learning about all kinds of stuff and has excellent memory retention. You'll probably notice that I take a much more "irrational" view of economics than most economists do, thanks largely to the psychologist in me screaming that people aren't rational and follow heuristics as opposed to carefully balanced calculations. I have a *monumental* dislike of homo economicus since it's completely and utterly unrealistic (if you're ever curious about the sheer absurdity of that assumption of human behavior, check out the Pirate logic puzzle).