Hi folks, I started FFXIV again after quitting two weeks after launch. I came back 2 days after the launch of 1.18 and am having a lot more fun this time around, even got a few real life friends to join me. Anyways, my issue seems to be that I am having trouble tanking, at first I had issues right at the start with the healer pulling aggro immediately but after telling him to use Stoneskin really helped a lot.

Now my issue seems to be that my PLG friend and if they are any archers in the party, I simply cannot hold aggro off of them. If we were in a SP grinding party I would let it go because they tend to die quickly enough as it is, but when we go for NMs I find myself having to tell my PLG friend to hold back at certain times because it seems like even a light strike from him pulls aggro off of me. I was wondering if anyone else could give me some tips on holding aggro better?

I mainly pull via Scourge and follow up with Provoke, Light Stab-->Heavy Slash--->Heavy Stab-->Ferocity--->Onion Cut--->Raging Strike--->Shield Bash and they usually works half the time for my opening but 10-15 seconds later usually a PLG/ARC would pull aggro and I would need to Provoke and use Sentinel/Featherfoot and etc.

Thanks in advance