Bards and BLMs ... is hard to control your aggro?

[Darkdrover]

My plan is simple: once my WAR is 50, I will use BRD or SMN to farm Soldiery tomes, this way before I even set foot in a lvl 50 dungeon, I will have all my weathered gear/accessories for tank. So far I have not had any problems holding hate, I keep as much of my gear HQ as possible, and always a up to date weapon. I am only 39 though, so I think I have yet to hit the paces where holding hate is going to be an issue. ilvl72 is good, but if you have another job that can farm tomes, then there should be no reason you cant be 90 or better....and yes, I get it if you want to do lvl 50 dungeons in DL or to get DL, that's fine. just know that most of the time, the DPS are going to be geared to the teeth, and that's not something I care to face...

[Nayto]

My plan is simple: once my WAR is 50, I will use BRD or SMN to farm Soldiery tomes, this way before I even set foot in a lvl 50 dungeon, I will have all my weathered gear/accessories for tank. So far I have not had any problems holding hate, I keep as much of my gear HQ as possible, and always a up to date weapon. I am only 39 though, so I think I have yet to hit the paces where holding hate is going to be an issue. ilvl72 is good, but if you have another job that can farm tomes, then there should be no reason you cant be 90 or better....and yes, I get it if you want to do lvl 50 dungeons in DL or to get DL, that's fine. just know that most of the time, the DPS are going to be geared to the teeth, and that's not something I care to face...

Could always just do CT and be a lolbuttonpusher tank.

[Darkdrover]

Well, with 6 tanks, someone has to push buttons. Whats your point? lol

[Viridiana]

So, it all boils down (to me) to how my gear compares to the tank's. If we're about equal, I'd have to work to steal it. If he outgears me, I'd have to work rather hard to steal it, if at all. If I outgear him by enough, though, then I have to sit on abilities (especially early in an encounter) or pop Quelling. Of course, if we're talking about trash, Quelling won't be up on every group, so I'm going to have to watch it either way.