To All the DPS I've Run With

[Jpec07]

Hello,

I am a tank. I'm not the best tank out there, but I like to think I'm okay. But there are times when I mess up. Maybe I'll pull the boss too soon and lock you out. Maybe I'll face the trash the wrong way, or let your AoE get the better of my enmity. Maybe I'll rush headlong into a fight when you don't know how it works yet, assuming you do. Maybe I'll skip a few mobs when you wanted a full clear for the EXP. Or maybe I'm not pulling fast enough for your tastes. But these are all simple mistakes.

But there are times when I'm ugly. There are times when I'll let my humanity get the better of me. I may snark at you, snap, or chew you out over something tiny. I may take an honest mistake personally and make you regret it. My ego may become damaged by a simple request, and I may get on my high horse and make you want to stop playing the game. When this happens, I am toxic. And I know I am, and I hate when this happens.

I hate it because I've had people like you tell me it's okay to not be great. I've had people like you tell me that I'm doing a good job, because we're getting through the content. I've seen people like you do amazing things, and work mechanics for dungeons, trials, and raids in ways that I've never seen to incredible effect. I've seen brilliant people who inspire me to be a better player, and who make me love the community here, despite my poorer nature that gets the better of me.

So, to you DPS whom I have scorned, I am sorry.

To you DPS whom I may have berated for pulling the wrong mobs, I am sorry.

To you DPS whom I let die by not helping you understand the fight, or by not pulling that one mob back off you, I am sorry.

To you DPS whom I have disappointed, through word, action, silence, or inaction, I am sorry.

To you DPS whom I snapped at for a bruised ego, I am sorry.

We tanks are proud; often too proud, and most often, you are the ones who suffer for it. Thank you for your patience, and thank you for making this game great.