Why do Tanks get a bad Rep?

[Yutsimaki]

I was recently helping a buddy of mine with an 8 man dungeon because the Tank was being bossy and kicked him. But I usually notice when I DPS the Tanks do act a bit strict? I was also kicked for not listening to Tank!
As a Tank myself I always pull between 6-15 mobs at once to speed things up, while being cheerful and laid back to keep things fun. I also take advice and listen to explanations from DPS.
But sometimes people think I'm here to boss them around!?

[Asierid]

The handful of assholes you run into versus the majority you actually run fine with does not equal a bad rep.

Just sayin. You remember the bad ones.

[Yutsimaki]

The handful of assholes you run into versus the majority you actually run fine with does not equal a bad rep.

Just sayin. You remember the bad ones.

It's been happening nmore recently so I thought Alex or Lizard people DRK had something to do with

[Kaedan94]

You have to give us more context. What instance were you running?

If it's just a dungeon, I would say that it's just a rude, arrogant tank. But if it's Coil, Alexander or an EX fight, there can be justification for "bossing people around". Especially if the DPS aren't taking care of mechanic properly.

[Mhikail]

So you going to explain how the tank was being bossy or are
we going to send all tanks to the stake? >_>

[Asierid]

It's been happening nmore recently so I thought Alex or Lizard people DRK had something to do with

Not anymore than usual.

If it's just a dungeon, I would say that it's just a rude, arrogant tank. But if it's Coil, Alexander or an EX fight, there can be justification for "bossing people around". Especially if the DPS aren't taking care of mechanic properly.

If it is Alex, this is why. The fights hinge on everyone doing their job. Someone isn't doing their job, I'll let them know. The main problem is people hate to admit they are wrong, even if they are actually wrong. So we'll go the next route and get rid of them for someone that can actually listen to directions.

It's a growing trend in this game. I'd say there are more deaf/mad DPS who don't want responsibility than there are asshole tanks.

[Yutsimaki]

Hey!! I just got back from crafting 99 HQ Mythrite nuggets and T9.
But would say FC and friends having bad experiences with Tanks on recent 52-60 dungeons

[Failia]

Honestly, HW brought back a LOT of people, both the good and the bad. Bad tanks give tanks a bad rep in general.

[Hayward]

1) Too many of them (even one is too many for me) Leeroy their way through more enemies than they, healers, and DPS can handle at once.

2) Lately there have been bandwagon tanks trying to be DPS and neglecting the prime reason for being a tank, not to mention being an MP drain on healers.

3) For reasons I can't explain (Psych was not my major in college), tank jobs just attract idiots.

[Kaedan94]

3) For reasons I can't explain (Psych was not my major in college), tank jobs just attract idiots.

Probably linked to lack of patience. A lot of people switch to tank because they are impatient and want shorter queues. Impatient people tend towards being less intelligent than patient ones.