i got a question for you dps..

[JackFross]

^ Pretty much exactly that is how I feel. The game is a team exercise. The tank SHOULD be able to hold hate, yes, but you as a DPS should also know how to NOT pull hate off the tank. Every class has aggro management skills. If you're regularly pulling off your DF tank, just hold quelling and use it during the burst in your opener on the boss. Use Elusive Jump to drop hate. Throw Shadewalker at your tank on the pull. (Purposelyignoresmonkaggroproblems)

Basically, if you ARE a tank, you shouldn't have issues with hate. If your tank DOES have issues, just adjust to play with them. My policy is always strictly DBAA.


Though. I WILL say that the most infuriating situation I have ever encountered was a Warrior who tanked in Deliverance, pulled sub-600, and couldn't hold hate. Like. Your one job as a tank is to hold aggro. If you wanna do DPS, sure, fine, go for it. But if your DPS is nothing to write home about AND you can't hold hate? Just turn on tank stance until you can do what you want to do, basically. From i145 until around i165, I tanked bosses in Shield Oath, because I didn't trust my defense in Sword Oath and was worried I wouldn't be able to hold hate. Gotta know your limits.