Brand New Gladiator here, tips....go!

[erkhardt]

Greetings Squeenix forums!

So......I just tanked my first party two nights ago, and the first run was horrible. I expected it to be, I told my party this was D-day, and they were very gracious and patient. Subsequent runs I always inform that this is my first run as tank in dungeons where I have not tanked before. I have done every dungeon as healer and dps, so I know mechanics, but....as a tank it is much different ^^.

Being nice and accommodating is something I take pride in when I play, as I do enjoy the randomness of the parties. I believe it makes me a stronger player as a whole when I can right the mistakes that occur in random duties. Now, I can pretty much hold hate, I'm getting the hang of my rotations and I am one level away from Rage of Halone. Thick skin, check. Combos X2 Flash after opening with shield lob? Check.

How do you guys as tanks deal with the players that pull hate from you intentionally? Should I just ignore and keep on trucking? I had a bard last night that kept fighting me for hate.......he would even initiate the pulls and I'm running all over the place while the WHM is using fluid aura on EVERYTHING. I asked the WHM to stop using FA please, he did. I asked the Bard to stop pulling everything, he did not. I asked him if he wanted to tank, he said fine by me. It was a low level dungeon, Halitali, so my toolkit is still quite sparse, mind you. Is it my fault that I can't pull everything back to me instantly, I can't help but feel a bit offended haha. Tips for dealing with these types of people please?