Tank Appreciation Thread

[Iagainsti]

Hail to the King Baby

[bounddreamer]

I tank because I honestly enjoy the job and tend to be the de facto leader anyhow so why not own it and tank? I've played all the other jobs to get a solid understanding of what they all have to deal with and what they need from me as a tank. I feel like the rewards are pretty good and if I'm getting stressed or tired of tanking, I can switch to my dps or healing jobs and that keeps things fresh and interesting. Now that I have my war bear I'll be going for my war panther. I love to main WAR bc I'm good with main or off tank no matter the instance.

To all the other folks out there tanking responsibly, I salute you.

[Jpec07]

I've found the community here to be MUCH more open and inviting to new players, and even other players. I regularly see people apologizing for stuff and people being completely cool with it, and I see people just being accommodating and polite. It's awesome, and definitely leaps and bounds better than what I experienced in WoW. Sure, there's still the occasional jerk who likes to pull ahead, but usually asking nicely will get them to cut it out.

I tank because it gets me the most satisfaction. I love being the person to lead the group into battle, and I love being the person who takes all the hits. In the end, we're just little dogs yapping for the boss' attention, but that mentality of "no, you will focus on ME" is why I love it.

[FallenWings]

Wuh.. W-What is this thread...


I just got used to being abused...

inb4 "the way you play you might as well be a dps :^)"

[Demogulus-Veisef]

Wuh.. W-What is this thread...


I just got used to being abused...

inb4 "the way you play you might as well be a dps :^)"

LOL I had this problem with someone playing in The Aery the astrologian was giving me shit for every little thing and said that straight afterwards, all I could say in the chat was "Don't like the way I play Dark Knight? then you play Dark Knight....... I'm not here to cater to you I am here to have fun kthxbye" then I said no word after.

[Jim_Berry]

+1 for the positive thread.

Playing as a healer and dps, I find myself in queue for a long time, waiting for a tank to queue up. Now attempting to roll as PLD myself, even in dungeons, you get impatient DPS (who either pull for you, or vote-kick you if you are there for experience points) and/or healers who focus too much on dps'ing and you sometimes die.

That said, I now understand why many people who play tanks do NOT jump into content as quick as they use to, especially with random people. One group in "The Aery" was upset because I wasn't wearing DPS accessories, kept calling me a bad tank even though I was ignoring him.

[Demogulus-Veisef]

+1 for the positive thread.

Playing as a healer and dps, I find myself in queue for a long time, waiting for a tank to queue up. Now attempting to roll as PLD myself, even in dungeons, you get impatient DPS (who either pull for you, or vote-kick you if you are there for experience points) and/or healers who focus too much on dps'ing and you sometimes die.

That said, I now understand why many people who play tanks do NOT jump into content as quick as they use to, especially with random people. One group in "The Aery" was upset because I wasn't wearing DPS accessories, kept calling me a bad tank even though I was ignoring him.

THIS^
Is it bad when every time I want to queue up in duty finder that I ALWAYS get a little bit scared of who I'm gonna have in my party? is this normal?

[Kalsam]

THIS^
Is it bad when every time I want to queue up in duty finder that I ALWAYS get a little bit scared of who I'm gonna have in my party? is this normal?

Not at all.
Main thing to keep in mind is that they're the ones with a problem, not you.

Thank you, OP for this thread.
Even when I'm not on my tanks in DF, I'll watch and offer suggestions/tips to tanks whom I notice may not be maximizing what all they can do to make the run smoother for themselves and their group. (Major thing I seem to mention the most is positioning. Waaaaaay too many new-and-upcoming tanks seem to let mobs get behind them. So I politely say something like "Please try to keep everything in front of you. Remember; you cannot dodge, block or parry from behind,")

About 9 out of 10 of those I mention this to, in this method, will thank me and I see them immediately begin being more aware of how they're positioning. The other 1... they're the ones the rest of us are so very sorry that you all have to come across at some point. They disappoint us too.

[Exodus_Kenpachi]

I always seem to get two kinds of parties if I am PUGing my ESO grind:

The ones who LOVE my aggressive tanking as we melt mobs and clear in 15 minutes

Or

The ones who get pissy that I am pulling everything and want me to be in full fending gear and pull small because they are "Not trying to do a Savage Neverreap run"

Typically I get comms and kind words from people who raid. They understand, notice, and appreciate what I am doing and how much of a difference a solid tank makes (usually healers but I get a lot of love from SMNs too). Casual players tend to not notice how much I am actually pushing my class and just enjoy me keeping aggro.

At the end of the day I really don't care what everyone is thinking of me. I run everything to the best of my abilities and attempt to push everyone around me to their playing limits.

Some people like it. Some don't.

[Twilite]

@All you tanks not getting comms. D: Play with me dammit. There's only been one from the forums I met in DF and she sure got one from me hehe.

I always comm the tanks!