Being kicked from dungeons, not able to complete quest

[ihatevnecks]

i have played an MMORPG for the past 8-9yrs 24/7 , pvp and pve.
i know its me, but does not help when your kicked out without no explanation at all.
it took me ages just to get three player confirms to gain the quest, but its becoming more hard.

gladiator to me is hack n slash and thats what i thought it was.

do i have to delete my gladiator lvl 25 and start all over again ?

If you've been playing MMOs for "8-9 years 24/7 pvp and pve" then you should be able to recognize a tank when you see it. Gladiator is a tank, not a "hack and slash" (you seem to be meaning DPS?) class. That's why they use a shield, and have taunt abilities.

If you don't know how to properly tank, as the amount of dungeon kicks you've gotten seems to suggest, then consider just buying a weapon for one of the other physical DPS classes like Lancer/Archer/Puglist, equip it, and presto - you're now that class instead.

[Erendis]

do i have to delete my gladiator lvl 25 and start all over again ?

If you do not feel like playing a tank, got to a DPS guild and take a quest from the receptionist. Melee DPS classes are Pugilist (in Ul'Dah) and Lancer (in Gridania). Magic DPS classes are Thaumaturge (in Ul'Dah) and Arcanist (in Limsas Lominsa). Arcanist can also learn a healer job later.

If you still would like to learn how play a tank, tank forums are very helpful: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/f...657-Tank-Roles

[Eye_Gore]

For me being a person whom this is their first stab at an MMO. I had no idea what a tank was or how to play it, but I figured it out, with help from people in game and a little research on the side. Like someone said in an early post, if you inform them you are new, most, not all but most people will be glad to help you out. I've only had one bad instance so far, though they didn't kick me and we never wiped the dungeon.

Tanking can be a bit overwhelming at first, but I got through that phase, and now I'm having a blast doing it. Once you figure it out and level up, you can still hack and slash. But you also need to be the leader and protect the party. Which means you need to pay attention to things. Just treat people how you would like to be treated, ask for help, take any and all advice.

If you kicked from a dungeon, oh well. Re-que it in the duty finder and do it again. Practice makes perfect as they say. If tanking isn't right for you, then just switch to a DPS class, and carry on.

[Tamiyacowboy]

thank you everyone.

i played eve online for like 8-9 yrs. the roles are somewhat differnet to those in FFXIV as is the game play style.
will go and find a class i can use and abuse to its full.

it also seems a waste of time keeping the gladiator, i spent two weeks of my months subscription getting to lvl 25.
but now i am going to have to spend another two weeks finding a role i can play, and building lvl up so i can finish the storyline quests.
that has already been started with a different role ie: my gladiator.

i am more worried that i have to start quests all over again, and hope that they are not locked to a role.

[Eye_Gore]

i am more worried that i have to start quests all over again, and hope that they are not locked to a role.

You won't be doing any of them again, once they are done thats it. If you switch classes the game just keeps progressing from where you left off. Unless you create a different character and start a new game.

[Sakuraluna]

The only questline that you'll have to start over are your class quests, since you'd be leveling a different class. So you don't have to worry about your main scenario quests or any non-class related side quests you've done, and since you've already got gladiator leveled a bit, some of its abilities might be available and useful to you cross-class. That and you can always go back and pick it up again from where you left off once you're more familiar with the game.

[PetiteMalFleur]

Are you on console? If so, do you have a USB keyboard? Communication is really key here. Tell people you are learning and ask questions. If you don't want to tank level a dps class and you can always go back to tanking later. You also gain experience faster with a second class so it will be much quicker to level.

[Thaliss]

Maybe just switch to a dps role for starters. And if you do don't choose Marauder (axe guy) it is another tank

To summarize game is around trinity :

Tank (takes damage, hold aggro/enmity on all ennemies) - Blue icon in party list
Healer (keeps team alive) - Green icon in party list
DPS (classes meant mainly for damage and support) - Red icon in party list

In dungeons you get 1 tank, 1 healer, 2 dps

But you could stick with your gladiator.
1/ try to have your equipment up to date with your level, means spending some gil to buy some on the market board
2/ look carefully at explanation of your skills, specially those marked "generate additional enmity", and those that are part of combo (if you do skill A first then when you do Skill B it will have additional effects)
3/ at 1st dungeons try this when you are pulling a group of enemies :
- Target one and use Shield Lob
- Run to the group and when they are near you use Flash Twice
- Try to place yourself so you are facing all enemies because you don't block or parry from behind
- Start using combos Fast Blade then Savage Blade
- Switch between enemies and land combos on them
- use flash from time to time
- use your CDs, at your level it is Rampart, Fight or Flight, Convalescence

This enough for the first dungeons.

[RiverTams]

What server are y

[RiverTams]

What server are you on? If youre hanging around hyperion my fc wont mind giving you a helping hand.