MT etiquitte?

[AskaRay]

So I was just wondering, do all tanks have a psychic link to each other or something? How do people decide who is MT and who is OT, especially in things like CT/other more-than-one-tank situations.

I almost never see any discussions about this in the dungeons.

One day I'm hoping to do some tanking (when it doesn't make me nervous thinking about it) and I'd rather not make myself out to be more of an idiot than I probably already seem.

[2spooky]

I just ask if the other tank wants to be MT/OT.

For my static, I was chosen to be OT because the MT had significantly better left side gear and I had access to i110 crafted dps accessories.

[Trixxy]

Whoever steps forward often signals that they're the one who wants to pull, other tanks see that, step back and await the pull.

[AniCelestine]

Well. Mostly in ST/WoD you see 3 tanks in tanking stance all fighting over the aggro of the boss/trash pull's "boss" and all the adds roam free.

Judging by the way you asked that and the "additional info" you added at the bottom you want to get your stuff done well as a tank in raids (ST/WoD/SCoB/FCoB? If so, I advise to run as dps and pay attention (especially in ST/WoD) when adds spawns and generally what things OT's should do and once you feel comfortable enough to start tanking concentrate on being OT.

Keep in mind though, these are just personal opinions based on how stuff gets done(doesn't get done in the most OT case).

[ItaruKarin]

Simple. If no one says anything, I MT. If another tank starts fighting for aggro, I give it to him. Knock yourself out mate.

[aisustrong]

higher hp/better gear normally

[Ashkendor]

Whoever steps forward often signals that they're the one who wants to pull, other tanks see that, step back and await the pull.

Sometimes this happens. More often, all of the tanks stand around shuffling their feet and avoiding looking at each other until either one of them pulls or a DPS gets sick of waiting and pulls. Then the hate-pong begins. Nobody ever wants to START the fight but by god do they want aggro once someone else gets things going. xD

Jokes aside, it really does come down to whoever pulls first most of the time. If I'm tanking and one of the other two doesn't pull within about 20-30 seconds of the entire alliance arriving, I just go pull myself.

Simple. If no one says anything, I MT. If another tank starts fighting for aggro, I give it to him. Knock yourself out mate.

This is what I do too. I wish more people would. It'd avoid complete disasters where adds run rampant through your party's squishies because the party has nothing but MT's that constantly spin the boss fighting for hate.

Off tank? What the hell is an off tank? :3

[Eye_Gore]

I haven't done many 8 man+ content, working on relic now so getting into it. I am usually vocal at the start of any instance. I always ask the group what they want to do. So if 2 tanks are involved I'll just ask. In general though it usually ends up being the higher of the HP or who runs off first.

[Synestr]

I usually hang back, MT is the "easy" part a lot of times. OT responsibilities can get tedious, and go wrong if the one filling that spot doesn't know what to do and when. So in an attempt to make sure wipes are avoided that is what I prefer to do. We can send /tell in raid now, so I usually pop one to the co-tanks and ask who wants it.

If no one steps up, then I will.

[SpookyGhost]

Speaking solely from personal experience:

CT/ST/WoD: I usually just sit back and wait for another tank to pull. Typically someone steps up, pulls, and then they're the MT for the rest of the fight. During CT the other two tanks would typically fight over aggro because there was a really low barrier of entry for CT, but things were a lot better in ST/WoD. If I went with a premade 8 man then I'd usually be fine with MTing, but I just can't be bothered to trust random healers enough to take on that responsibility.

8man stuff: Usually just ask the other tank if he wants to MT or OT. If he won't choose then I just pull.