Hi Everyone!

They said "if you need more tanks, roll one! lololol", so here I am! (Yeah, I can sense y'all cringing already. )

I've leveled GLA to 25 now and have tanked a few dungeons. The problem I'm having is that my level synced friends often pull hate from me (this happened too when I tanked as my low level MRD alt). I spam Shield Lob, Flash, Savage Blade, Provoke, Show Some Leg and one or more mobs will still go over to nom on the synced dps or healer. I do rotate my single target enmity moves between mobs. I'll have 3 'red' mobs and then suddenly one will turn 'yellow' and run off. I often lose aggro on the other 2 while trying to pull back the one escapee.

I use this to open:
(macro) Shield Lob, Mark 1, /p <Attack> <t>!
Flash x2 (run thru and position mobs if a melee is in the party)
FB, SB shared between mobs
Flash interspersed to keep hate

If you say "Oh, well you're telling them to attack before Flashing", I've already thought of that. I know how long it takes for mages to cast and the close range melee have to run to position. Mind you, I WILL be adjusting the macro to Flash earlier before shouting "Attack this thing". xD

I don't lose hate at the beginning of the fight (unless someone got excited and kept running ahead. :3 ) It's always a handful of steps into the fight that I lose hate.

This does not happen to any party member that is not synced down.

I now tell everyone to help by watching their own enmity if they are synced down. (Even as dps and healer, I was taught to do this long ago but I guess not everyone is familiar with the concept?)

TL;DR Level synced DPS/Healers pull hate from noob tank.

Is this a (generally accepted as part of life) bug? Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance! ^_^