Surrounded - a Tank question

[Daragon]

If you've ever selected your own character or another player, you'll see there is a blue circle around their feet. There is also a 90 degree area where the circle doesn't appear, this is known as being hit in the bad place getting hit there increases damage taken and chances of critical hits from what I've seen, effectively the same as any mob you attack having that same circle with the space. Proper placement and direction of mobs is good practice, proper placement of yourself as a tank should be essential.

[Viviza]

I think most tanks get a sense of this, if only by intuition.

Sometimes it's tricky to space them in front of you. Some mobs, especially large ones, will fan out and flank you regardless because they try not to stand overtop another.

getting hit there increases damage taken and chances of critical hits from what I've seen

I don't think this is the case.

[Daragon]

I don't think this is the case.

you are correct, i've checked it and there's no extra damage taken. I've clearly just been unlucky with critical hits when running through mobs to place recently.

[_slowpoke_]

There is also a 90 degree area where the circle doesn't appear, this is known as being hit in the bad place

Wow, never noticed that before. Nice little UI detail.