WHy do you tank?

[TruebladeNuke]

I tank because I forgot to use Quelling Strikes.

As someone who's played as all jobs, including the ones with Quelling Strikes available to them and I end up pulling aggro because I forgot to use it, I feel for ya on that... and lol'd. Sadly, I sometimes STILL pull aggro even when I DO use Quelling Strikes. XD

Which actually leads me to my main reason for Tanking. Having personal experience with how fast a squishy mage can die while having the aggro of the boss, it just makes me appreciate good Tanks all that much more. And what better way to make sure the team has a good Tank then by playing as one myself? I'm by no means perfect, but better to have a good Tank on your team then a bad one yes?

That... and I kinda grew into it after initially never liking the idea of being a Tank in MMO's. There's something about being that guy who has the eyes of all the monsters on him, laughing as the enemies try to kill you (assuming your healer is keeping up with you) and protecting your party from attacks that would easily take away about 25%, if not more, of their HP in a single hit... and the DPS in return laughing as the enemies keep trying to kill the guy with the highest defense stat while they tear apart/blow up the enemies in question.

Oh hey, I posted on this forum for the first time in awhile.

[Twilite]

Because 1. It's a little easier than healing. 2. If Anyone dies, it's likely not my fault, and if *I* die it's either my fault or the healer's.

[FridgePanic]

Shorter queues
Doing roulettes is more efficient

[Bashum]

Had a run where the tank (in all str gear) charged right out of the gate without even waiting for protect. He would then try to pull the entire dungeon without using a cooldown during the pull, or after stopping. Then proceeds to tunnel vision in on one mob, using zero AOE enmity abilities, giving me as the healer aggro the instant I cast a cure. Of course we wipe, repeatedly, because he keeps doing it.

Why do I tank? So I don't have to put up with that kind of gong show ever again!

[PenelopeWinn]

I started tanking because turning into a bear, charging my enemies, and ripping their faces off seemed like fun. I continue to tank because I happen to be a control freak.

[Zojha]

Queue times, money and the panther.

When it comes to tanking, I'm a material girl.

[Temaridesertstorm]

Because I want to try everything, solely for the purpose of being able to be called on to fill any role. The perks are nice, and that's part of the reason why I started tanking. The thing that makes me keep tanking is the adrenaline rush of being the only thing between a boss and the party running around like lunatics, as well as the combination of simplicity and complexity in the tank role. Holding the attention of enemies is pretty simple, but you can do so much more, not just to damage enemies, but to help yourself survive. It makes me feel invincible... until healers let me get down into triple digits of HP and I panic.

[VanilleFang]

until healers let me get down into triple digits of HP and I panic.

We're just letting you know who's in charge.

[Twilite]

We're just letting you know who's in charge.

The size of your ego is really beginning to show itself.


I don't panic when low HP at all.. if I die, oh well, but I'm not going to lie, it does piss me off, especially when I've did everything ON MY END to prevent my own death. DF healers - don't trust them. Never have, never will.

[FrejyaAthenes]

The size of your ego is really beginning to show itself.


I don't panic when low HP at all.. if I die, oh well, but I'm not going to lie, it does piss me off, especially when I've did everything ON MY END to prevent my own death. DF healers - don't trust them. Never have, never will.

I think it might just be a healer joke. A friend of mine who mains whm says stuff like that too.