Tanks

[Grafeit]

Why are Tanks soooo unbeatable? As a DRG, I ran into a DK at a node last night, one on one, I usually win...(except healers).

The DK was NOT losing life, I was, used my self heal, a second DRG ran in to help, the DK killed me, then had the second DRG about 50% and he finally died.

There was a WAR that was harassing MAELSTROM at spawn, he was solo killing player after player...In one instance it was me (DRG), a MNK, and a MCH. We finally got him but only from stun locking him...every experience I've had with tanks, they are unkillable..

I'm aware that this may be my lack of skill/talent, but still, it feels unfair.



Also, do taunts work in PVP? Randomly I'll be harrassing a healer, then the tank somehow snaps my aggro and my target hanged to the tank...Is this a taunt or what?

[bounddreamer]

Taunts do not work in PVP.

[S-snape]

I honestly don't mind tanks as BLM, I'm more annoyed about dragoons, ninjas and smn's

[Grafeit]

It's not that tanks are high damage, 1v1 with anything but a tank is typically a quick fight...1v1 with a tank lasts forever and I'll die because they sustain themselves much better than I DPS..

I see a lot of people whining about tanks not being useful in PvP. I understand they don't create walls or pick enemies off of the healers, but the sustainability and the stuns...they are definitely a force.

[xxczx]

They aren't unbeatable, you just aren't fighting them correctly.

[Dimitrii]

No you cannot solo tanks, especially wars, as a dragoon unless that tank is especially inept and incompetent. The game is not balanced at all for solo pvp so you just have to deal with it. Besides tanks have crap mobility, it's not hard to run from them anyway.

[Atreus]

There's a very loose role-trinity in play. Tanks crush melee. Melee have the ability to crush ranged/casters (gap closers, Weapon Throw, etc.) As Knives said, tanks don't have the greatest mobility, giving ranged/casters an edge on them as long as they don't let the tank get close.

[Vandril]

There's a very loose role-trinity in play. Tanks crush melee. Melee have the ability to crush ranged/casters (gap closers, Weapon Throw, etc.) As Knives said, tanks don't have the greatest mobility, giving ranged/casters an edge on them as long as they don't let the tank get close.

Pretty much my experience, as well. However slight, the trend for this to be true is there.

[Grafeit]

But if the tank closes the gap on the ranged class they dominate ranged classes as well?

[Vandril]

But if the tank closes the gap on the ranged class they dominate ranged classes as well?

Well, yeah, but this is also true for all melee. The only benefit of being a ranged class is the...range. If you take that away, they're at a disadvantage.