Quote Originally Posted by Alphras View Post
And that is why there are not enough Tanks (and Healers). If a new player picks up a Tank class he will be flamed by the self proclaimed elite and usally switch to dps (or stop playing).
Exactly, a new DPS doesn't get much hate thrown their way for being new..but a new tank? Yes they're suppose to be the leaders but if they're new, they're starting on the same learning curve the others did when they first started. It's a messed up situation right now, you got people who have no time to let a tank learn the run or apply new mechanics to their job. At the same time I've gotten tanks who refuse to take advice or play in a way that harms the party.

Some don't use flash and stay on a single mob causing hate to go everywhere, others don't know how to use combo's correctly and they're trying to tank cutters cry..and even others don't keep their gear up to date or even slotted at all thinking doing a level 40+ run in no accessories and lv25 gear / weapon is acceptable. they get very defensive (pun?) when someone tries to correct them.

In their defense..when people are "correcting" them, over half the time they aren't doing it in the nicest way.