How to control NM hate?

[ThugHunter]

I never really played a tank on 11, so never understood how to hold hate. However liked the sound of Gladiator, so decided to give it a try. I found it really hard to hold hate post level 30, as almost any job ability triggered by another party member would pull hate from me instantly. I was chatting to an LS Leader in Mumble and having a moan about holding hate, and he told me that in 11, it was all about damage control, the least amount of damage you take, the more emnity you build up, who knew? SO i dicided to give that a try, spoke to party members at the start of fights that needed a tank, asked them not to engage until i had Taunted.

My method of gaining hate immediately is to run up to the mob, Heavy Strike, Provoke II, Taunt, Instant emnity. The party can now engage, and I never lose the hate. Deflection up to mitigate damage taken, more emnity. Once that wears Aegis Boon II, more emnity. Once that Wears Guard Up with Sentinel, more reduced damage, more emnity. I won't bother to go into all the other abilities equipped as thats down to personal preference, so long as you have those named above you should have no problem.

We fought Haughtpox Bloatbelly (sp) for the first time the other day. 1 Tank, me, I ran in War Drummed, Heavy Stabbed Bloatbelly, Provoked and Taunted. then the Off tank pulled one of the Goblin Braggadocio for the DD's to kill, there were 4 Mages, one to heal me, one to DOT the gobbies and the others healing the rest of the party. going through my routine of war drum, deflection, aegis boon II, guard and sentinel, by the time the DD's had kille dthe first one, the minor gobbies were dead from the DOTs, leaving Haughtpox and 2 Braggadocio. The off tank taunted away a Braggadocio and the DD's proceeded to pound, but it kept returning to me, I had built up so much emnity. In the end the DD's just pounded on the Mobs whilst they were pounding on me. It was awesome and so much fun.

I agree that the only NM thats a pain is Tarbh Uisge with Sonorous Blast, just ask party members before the fight, if sonorous blast procs disengage so you can taunt and provoke and get back hate.