Gladiator/Paladin and Marauder/Warriors are the tanks in this game (and most any other mmo). Your job is to lead the party and to keep all monsters you encounter attacking you. Not everyone is cut out to tank because it is very stressful as people tend to make it all your fault, even when it's not.

You're going to want to hit anything you run into and Flash A LOT. A good rule of thumb is flashing the amount of times as there as mobs; If there's 3 enemies, flash 3 times. If you see someone else taking hate and getting hit, focus on the mob that's attacking them and try to pull it off. Keep watch of the little white bars that appear under the names on your party list. This is the Hate meter and you want yours to be filled up, not anyone else's.


The other problem is sometimes other players just suck at their own role. They are hitting the monsters before you can and the healer may be over-healing which will pull the mobs to them. DPS should be waiting a second for you to hit things first and healers shouldn't be spamming heals like crazy. Alas, there's little you can do when other players suck then want to blame you.